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1+1=2pairs of partners
competing (4 players total)
number of cards, 13 for each player
potential combinations of
bridge hands
What is bridge?
Founded in 1937, the ACBL is a
not-for-profit organization
that sanctions bridge play in
the United States, Canada,
Mexico and Bermuda with the mission to grow, promote and sustain the game of bridge.
Biddingpart of the game where
partners communicate to determine the strength of
their combined hands
Playpart of the game when
partners try to win a certain amount of tricks or stop their
opponents from doing so
Scoringpartners are compared against
other pairs who played the exact same hand to determine their score against the field of competitors, eliminating the
element of chance from success.
162,500Members
1100tournaments
sanctioned at the local level with games for all
experience levels
average age of
member
10,000new
members annually
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) held annually
2900graduates
Learn Bridge in A Day?®
programs supported by the ACBL
average number of bridge players
who attend each NABC
2600 bridge clubs with
sanctioned with a focus on learning
and playing
The ACBL also supports and promotes bridge education for players of all ages.
60%members who are
female
Bridge classes in schools
throughout the United States
and Canada with active bridge
programs
4000 youth who
learn annually
$38,000scholarship
money awarded annually to
youth and Junior bridgesdc
playerscdascc
A Spirit of GivingIn 2019, ACBL members raised nearly $1.6 million through charity games to benefit Alzheimer’s disease research, hurricane relief e�orts and the ACBL Charity Foundation.