Playing Cards "Bridge"
... to perfection, and eventually coming up with the card that were double headed, rounded corners, and varnished sides… the perfect playing card. To go along with this newly perfected card, an array of games were developed among the people of playing cards. One of the more popular games was the game of Whist. Whist was the game that Bridge was based on. Whist which was developed in England during the 1600's, but then later evolved into the American version of Bridge during the 1890's. Also in 1742, a book to the pre-form of Bridge Although there was a frame, the game was finally constructed and completed by Harold S. Vanderbilt in about 1925 and had named the game "Contract Bridge". Today there are many forms of Bridge, there is Contract Bridge, Rubber Bridge, Duplicate Bridge (which can be played in pair or fours), and Chicago Bridge. All these types of Bridge are obviously very closely related, but each game if every complicated to perfect and people that play for years are still learning new techniques and tactics. Even today, Bridge is one of the only card games with official rules. To many this comes as a big surprise because out of popularity, Bridge doesn’t seem to be a very popular high stakes game. Although Bridge isn’t a very high stakes game, it does indeed deserve a nook in the heart of America. Many Americans over time have had their own lick at the game. For instance during his Presidency, President Eisenhower participated in a weekly filling of bridge regularly on Saturday nights with top players of the game. Not only that but the President was well know to att...