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My wife thought it might be fun to learn to play bridge, since it’s such a social game and some of our friends enjoy it. I once tried to learn but failed, so I knew the bare basics of the general idea of bidding to exchange info and to find a makeable contract, and declarer playing his and the dummies hands to win tricks. I knew it was complicated. As I looked into it more (ACBL online tutorial program seems absolutely super), I discovered that it was INCREDIBLY complicated. Even the scoring gave me a headache, and I’m good at math.
I know more about chess and backgammon than about bridge, and it now seems that bridge is even more complicated than either of those games, at least in terms of how to remember all those odd bidding conventions and rules, and in the play of the cards. In chess, you need an overall strategy, but you’re doing well if you can plan a 3 or 4 move tactic. In bridge, you have to plan a 13 move tactic to make your contact.
Is bridge really more complicated than the other games? I guess there’s two questions there:
More complicated to learn?
More complicated to play?
Thanks, K vs. K. Some good thoughts there. There are lots of books on backgammon. I think it’s simpler than chess, but still complex. Many chess players switched to b.g. since they could make more money. Subgoals in b.g. are things like making certain key points, like both your 5 & your opponents 5; blocking in your opponent w/ 6 consecutive points if you can; and clearing your back men at an advantageous time.
