Card rules · 2026-11-04

Bridge Contract Level: Add Six Before Counting Winners

Bridge contract level counts tricks above a six-trick base. A contract of three does not ask the declaring side to win only three tricks.

Bridge contract level counts tricks above a six-trick base.

A contract of three does not ask the declaring side to win only three tricks.

For 3NT, the target is nine of the thirteen tricks.

Eight winners fall one short; ten winners exceed the requirement by one.

Write “3 + 6 = 9” beside a practice hand before deciding whether the result made the contract.

This Bridge contract level habit prevents an early scoring misunderstanding.

When planning play, compare likely winners with the full target, not just the number spoken in the auction.

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