32 Card Bridge
Published by Pellenc Software

Age Group: Age 8 and Up
Type: Board/Card Games
License: Demo
 
Description:

32 CARD BRIDGE is a simple form of Bridge (both in bidding and play) and is a very popular card game in France. I have often played a similar card game, called Five Hundred. There is a tutorial to get you started, and detailed help and hints. The shareware version is limited to the Novice skill level in computer players.

Aside from using only 32 cards and a simplified bidding, the main difference from regular bridge is in the ranking of cards. In whichever suite ends up as trump the cards rank in order (highest first): Jack, 9, Ace, 10, King, Queen, 8, 7. In other suites the ranking is: A, 10, K, Q, J, 9, 8.

Four players (North/South vs East/West) play for 3000 points. Each player is dealt 8 cards from a 32 card deck including: 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the 4 suites. As in regular Bridge, each deal is divided into bidding and play. In the bidding phase, each player can either pass or bid an amount followed by a suite, e.g. '80 Spades'. This means that the player expects to win 80 points with Spades as trump. Each bid must be a multiple of 10 and higher than the last one. The last bid becomes the contract.

In the play phase, try to make the contract with your partner's help, and with the usual Bridge rules. That is, if you have a void in a suite played, it can be trumped. One very useful feature of the program is that it can give hints about what to bid or play, and can explain the reasons for the computer's bid or play.

Ready to try a card game that's a little harder than Hearts, but without the high learning curve of Bridge? Have a go at 32 Card Bridge, take the tutorial and use the hints to learn how to bid and play the game!

Download Details

Requires:
Windows 95/98

Filename: 32bridge.exe

Filesize: 683 K

Download Sites:

France : 32 Card Bridge

France : Belote Bridgee (French version), 1.6 Mb