Bid whist is a trick-taking, partnership card game derived from classic whist, distinguished by a competitive bidding phase in which partnerships contend for the right to name trump and the number of tricks they will attempt to win, often assisted by a hidden kitty of extra cards. It is played widely in African American communities in the United States, where it has a strong social and tournament tradition, typically with four players in two fixed partnerships using a standard deck augmented with jokers.
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played widely in African American communities in the United States
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Bid whist is a partnership trick-taking variant of the classic card game whist.
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typically played by four players in two fixed partnerships
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played widely in African American communities in the United States
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