Introduction to Writing Bridge Rules
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The easiest introduction to writing Bridge rules is an example with explanations. And don't worry if you're not a programmer, this is written for any Bridge player to understand.

Suppose you dealt the following hand, would you open the bidding or pass? What thought process would guide your decision? What facts about the hand would you consider; the shape of the hand or the number of points? If you would open, what would be the best suit to bid, what level?
 

S 8
H A Q 8
D K 9 7
C A K 9 5 4 2
A set of rules for bidding a Bridge hand should, in some simple way, mimic the thought process you might use to bid. The set of rules distributed with the game contains the following group of rules for making an opening bid. The rules are displayed here similar to the way they are displayed in the game's built-in editor. Let's step through these rules to see how they bid this hand. Click on "Next" to page through the commentary.


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