Auction Bridge and International Bridge (IB): A Bridge Variant

Auction Bridge and International Bridge (IB) represents a significant stage in the evolution of bridge, stemming from bridge whist and preceding contract bridge. Unlike contract bridge, Auction Bridge & IB features distinct scoring systems for tricks, bonuses, and penalties, and lacks the concept of vulnerability.

While trump selection shares similarities with contract bridge, the latter employs a more intricate process. Gameplay and rules, however, remain largely consistent.

The dealer initiates trump selection, committing to winning at least the odd trick in a chosen trump suit or no-trump. The winning bid is determined by point value (excluding doubles), prioritizing point totals over trick counts. For instance, 3 Spades (27 points) surpasses 4 Clubs (24 points).

Trick scoring beyond six tricks is as follows:

• No-trump: 10 points
• Spades: 9 points
• Hearts: 8 points
• Diamonds: 7 points
• Clubs: 6 points

A game is achieved at 30 points.

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