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How many points were required to win a game in bridge whist?
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Men playing whist, watercolour on paper by Mary Ellen Best, c. mid-19th century; in the York Art Gallery, England.
In bridge whist, the first side to score 30 or more points won a game.1
Once a game was won, a fresh game would begin, and the first side to win two games won the rubber, which included a 100-point bonus.1