Auction Bridge (Noun)
Meaning
A variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Auction bridge is an older version of the card game bridge, popular before the 1930s.
- At the weekly social club, members gathered to play a lively game of auction bridge.
- Many consider auction bridge a transitional game, marking the evolution from whist to contract bridge.
- My grandparents met at a local bridge tournament where they were both playing auction bridge.
- Their interest in card games led them to create an online platform dedicated to preserving auction bridge rules.