盘式桥牌由四名玩家进行，是桥牌的一种形式，常属于联谊性质，但有时也会有赌金。和其他的桌面型游戏一样，运气和技巧都会影响盘式桥牌的结果。在长期下，技巧会比运气有更大的影响。

竞赛的两个配对要各自试着拿到「线下」的分数，以赢得两个局来结束一盘。一局代表借由完成一个或以上的合约，在「线下」拿到 100 分或更多（不可被敌方完成的一局打断）。对无法达成合约的罚分写在敌方的「在线」，在最后会列入计算，但不影响一盘结束前的情况。

理论上，一个盘可以打到无限久，因为拿到较差牌的配对可以牺牲，让他们的对手在「在线」得到高分，但却无法在线下得分而结束一盘。

Rubber bridge is a form of contract bridge, played by two competing teams of two players each. A rubber is a best-of-three competition which is completed when one team is first to win two games. A team wins a game when it is first to score 100 or more contract points; a new game ensues until one team has won two games to conclude the rubber. Owing to the availability of various additional bonus and penalty points in the scoring, it is possible though less common to win the rubber by amassing more total points despite losing two games out of three. Rubber bridge involves a high degree of skill but there is also a fair amount of luck involved in who gets the best cards.