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Find people to play Bid Whist.
A partnership bidding game with deep roots in African American communities, played with a full deck plus jokers. Partners learn each other's habits fast, which makes for a lively table.
Bid Whist at game night
Players
Four players, in two partnerships.
Levels welcome
Teach me, Casual or Serious. You'll sit with people at a similar level.
Where you'd play
In public: a board-game café, a library, a coffee shop or a brewery. Your table votes on where.
Bring your partner
Link with the person you play with and sit together, or come alone.
How a Bid Whist table comes together
Tick Bid Whist in the app
Choose Teach me, Casual or Serious.
Sign up for game night
Choose game night on your area's weekly group night. Sign-ups close two days before.
Get your table
Two partnerships. Sign up with your partner and you'll sit together, or come alone and be partnered at the table. Everyone at it fits everyone else as a friend match, and plays at a similar level.
Pick the place and play
Your table votes on where to play, and the app plans the rest. No chat.
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Questions
Can I sign up with my usual partner?
Yes. One of you shows a partner code in the app and sends it to the other, who enters it. When you both sign up for game night, you sit together as partners. Or come alone and you'll be partnered at the table.
I've never played Bid Whist. Can I join?
Yes. Choose Teach me and you'll sit with people who already know it and are happy to show you.
Is it free?
Yes. Joining and game nights are free. The only charge is ID verification, $4.99, before your first meeting. A venue may charge for a table, a drink or the game library.
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Find your Bid Whist table.
Free to join, in your browser or on iPhone. Answer at your own pace, and skip anything with “Rather not say.”