The rules
How it plays
- Four players form North–South and East–West partnerships and receive thirteen cards each.
- Bid a level and strain, pass, double or redouble; three passes after a bid end the auction.
- The first player on the declaring side to name the final strain becomes declarer; their partner becomes dummy.
- Players must follow suit; trump wins, otherwise the highest card of the led suit takes the trick.
- The declaring side scores for making its contract; defenders score penalties when it goes down.
