Bridge-type card game for three persons

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for playing a bridge game with three players utilizing a standard four-suit bridge deck of fifty-two cards, comprising the steps of dealing a thirteen-card hand to each of the three players; dealing a thirteen-card hand to a fourth non-player (the “Dummy”) with some of the cards dealt face up and some of the cards dealt face down (the “blind”); contract bidding for the Dummy hand by each bidding player without dependence on a conventional partner-to-partner bidding system by combining the specific strength of the bidding player's hand with the known strength of the face-up cards of the Dummy hand along with a reasonable guess as to the contents of the blind; enabling the highest bidder to partner with the Dummy hand; and playing the remaining part of the game in the same manner as conventional contract bridge.

1 . A method for playing a bridge game with three players utilizing a standard four suit bridge deck of fifty-two cards, comprising the steps of:
 dealing a thirteen-card hand to each of the three players;   dealing a thirteen-card hand to a fourth non-player (the “Dummy”) with some of the cards dealt face up and some of the cards dealt face down (the “blind”);   contract bidding for the Dummy hand by each bidding player without dependence on a conventional partner-to-partner bidding system by combining the specific strength of the bidding player's hand with the known strength of the face-up cards of the Dummy hand along with a reasonable guess as to the contents of the blind;   enabling the highest bidder to partner with the Dummy hand; and   playing the remaining part of the game in the same manner as conventional contract bridge.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein between two and six cards are dealt face-down to the Dummy. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein three cards are dealt face-down to the Dummy.