The Killenard Bridge Club recently held their 28th annual dinner.
The dinner was held in Portarlington Golf Club and was extremely well attended.
Bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck.
In its basic format, it is played by four players in two competing partnerships, with partners sitting opposite each other around a table.
Millions of people play bridge worldwide in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world’s most popular card games, particularly among seniors.
The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body for international competitive bridge, with numerous other bodies governing bridge at the regional level.
The game consists of several deals, each progressing through four phases.
The cards are dealt to the players, and then the players auction or bid to take the contract, specifying how many tricks the partnership receiving the contract (the declaring side) needs to take to receive points for the deal.
During the auction, partners communicate information about their hand, including its overall strength and the length of its suits, although conventions for use during play also exist.
The cards are then played, the declaring side trying to fulfill the contract, and the defenders trying to stop the declaring side from achieving its goal.
The deal is scored based on the number of tricks taken, the contract, and various other factors which depend to some extent on the variation of the game being played.
Alf Harvey was there to photograph the event.
You can check out his pictures below:
Picture: Alf Harvey.
Picture: Alf Harvey.
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