The beer card or the 7 of diamonds is a card in a card game resembling bridge. This game is not bridge but is based on it. It is played commonly in universities and some schools in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The basic rule which differentiates the game from bridge is that, if a player wins the last trick of the hand with the 7 of diamonds, his partner must buy him a pint of beer.

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  • The beer card or the 7 of diamonds is a card in a card game resembling bridge. This game is not bridge but is based on it. It is played commonly in universities and some schools in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The basic rule which differentiates the game from bridge is that, if a player wins the last trick of the hand with the 7 of diamonds, his partner must buy him a pint of beer. The additional requirements vary depending whether the beer card trick winner is the declarer or one of the defenders. For the declarer, the requirements are generally that: He must make contract, He must win last trick with the ♦7, Diamonds must not be trumps (though some people play that only diamond part scores are excluded), He must take a justifiable line on the contract to win as many tricks as possible (i.e. not lose tricks to set up the beer or in order to keep the 7 until the last trick), For a defender, the requirements are generally that: Contract must be defeated He must win last trick with the beer card Diamonds must not be trumps He must try to win as many tricks as possible (i.e. not lose tricks to set up the beer or in order to keep the 7 until the last trick) If the contract is doubled then two beers are earned. If the contract is redoubled then four beers are earned.
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  • The beer card or the 7 of diamonds is a card in a card game resembling bridge. This game is not bridge but is based on it. It is played commonly in universities and some schools in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. The basic rule which differentiates the game from bridge is that, if a player wins the last trick of the hand with the 7 of diamonds, his partner must buy him a pint of beer.
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