Though not knowledgeable on card games or game theory, I've just learnt the rules of bridge, and I'm starting to wonder whether it can be proven that bridge is a fair game.
Of course, to give an answer, one must specify a scoring system, or else simplify the game (e.g. determining the trump by a die toss and aiming to win as many tricks as possible, instead of the messy business of bidding). And of course I ignore the 'trivial' symmetry which randomly determines who sits where and who leads - one wants to know whether bridge is fair after all that.
But if anyone could provide me references or heuristics in relation to the fairness of bridge, I would be grateful!