A♥︎♥︎
Ace Skip
The next player skips a turn.
Bridge 125 Rules
Get rid of your cards, dodge the penalties, keep your score low. Here is everything in five minutes.
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- Start
- Exactly 125 → back to 0
- 130+ → game over
Basics
Match the top card
Play a card of the same suit or the same rank. Several cards of one rank can go down together.
Empty your hand
The first player out ends the round. Everyone else counts the points left in their hand.
Stay low
Scores add up over rounds. When anyone reaches 130 the game ends and the lowest score wins.
Goal
Get rid of your cards and collect as few points as possible. When anyone reaches 130, the game ends and the lowest score wins. Land on exactly 125 and your score burns back to 0.
Your turn
Play a card of the same suit or rank as the top card. You may play several cards of the same rank at once. No card? Draw one, then play it or pass.
Special cards
6♦︎♦︎
6 Cover it
Must be covered: play another card on top of it right away. You can’t finish on a 6.
7♣︎♣︎
7 +1
The next player draws 1 card and then plays on.
8♥︎♥︎
8 +2, chain
The next player draws 2 and skips — unless they answer with their own 8, passing on 4, 6 or 8 cards.
9♠︎♠︎
9 Wild
Can be played on anything, but you don’t choose the suit.
J♦︎♦︎
Jack Wild + suit
Plays on anything and lets you choose the suit. Finish the round with 1–4 jacks and opponents’ points are multiplied ×2 to ×5.
Q♠︎♠︎
Queen of spades +5
The next player draws 5 and skips. Hold the 6♠? Answer with it and the following player draws 6 and must cover it.
K♠︎♠︎K♥︎♥︎K♣︎♣︎K♦︎♦︎
Kings Reset
Four kings in a row on the pile reset everyone’s score to zero.
Combos
Q♠︎♠︎6♠︎♠︎+6
Queen of spades, passed on
Hit by Q♠? Answer with the 6♠ and the next player draws 6 instead — and has to cover it.
8♥︎♥︎8♣︎♣︎8♠︎♠︎+6
Chain of eights
Each 8 adds two cards. Answer an 8 with your own and pass on 4, 6 or 8.
J♠︎♠︎J♥︎♥︎J♣︎♣︎J♦︎♦︎×5
Finish with jacks
Go out with 1–4 jacks at once and every opponent’s points are multiplied ×2 to ×5.
Scoring
Points left in hand at the end of a round
- A♠︎♠︎15
- K♥︎♥︎10
- Q♦︎♦︎10
- J♣︎♣︎10
- 10♠︎♠︎10
- 6♠︎♠︎5
- 9♥︎♥︎0
- 8♦︎♦︎0
- 7♣︎♣︎0
- 6♥︎♥︎0
Points
Ace 15 · King, Queen, Jack, 10 — 10 each · 6♠ — 5 · other cards — 0.
Frequently asked questions
How do you win at Bridge 125?
Get rid of your cards and collect as few points as possible. When anyone reaches 130, the game ends and the lowest score wins. Land on exactly 125 and your score burns back to 0.
What does the queen of spades do?
The next player draws 5 and skips. Hold the 6♠? Answer with it and the following player draws 6 and must cover it.
Why finish with jacks?
Plays on anything and lets you choose the suit. Finish the round with 1–4 jacks and opponents’ points are multiplied ×2 to ×5.
What do four kings do?
Four kings in a row on the pile reset everyone’s score to zero.
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