What does bid mean gaming?

(in some card games) a statement, made before play starts, of how many points a player thinks he or she will get in a particular game : The declarer must make as many tricks as his bid has promised.

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2023-04-12 12:11:57

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Who invented the game bid whist?
The card game of whist has been said to originate in Turkey and was brought to the states during slavery, although the Encyclopedia Britannica originates the game of whist to start in Europe in 1529 as the game “Trump”.
2024-02-11 14:25:24

Is 1.30 ghz good for gaming?
The short answer is no, a 1.30 GHz processor is not generally considered to be good for gaming. The processor, or CPU (central processing unit), is an important factor in a computer's performance, and a higher clock speed (measured in GHz) usually means better performance.
2024-02-01 08:31:54

What is a bidding game?
In bidding games, players will use the currency of the game to try to win resources, advantages or victory points. The bidding or auction may form one phase in each round, or alternatively the entire game may be based on bidding.
2023-04-10 15:43:13

What is the card game where you bid how many tricks you will take?
Oh Hell or Contract Whist
Whist
Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for strategic play.
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Whist - Wikipedia
is a trick-taking card game of British origin in which the object is to take exactly the number of tricks bid. Unlike contract bridge
contract bridge
Bridge is a four-player partnership trick-taking game with thirteen tricks per deal. The dominant variations of the game are rubber bridge, more common in social play; and duplicate bridge, which enables comparative scoring in tournament play. Each player is dealt thirteen cards from a standard 52-card deck.
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Contract bridge - Wikipedia
and spades
spades
Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s. It can be played as either a partnership or solo/"cutthroat" game. The object is to take the number of tricks (also known as "books") that were bid before play of the hand began.
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Spades (card game) - Wikipedia
, taking more tricks than bid is a fail. It was first described by B. C. Westall around 1930 and originally called Oh! Well.
2023-04-09 17:10:21

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