Learn bridge bidding. One of the fundamental skills a beginning bridge players need to master is the bidding. Acol bridge bidding takes practice but the basics are easy to learn with a bit of online bridge bidding practice
If you are just starting to learn to play bridge, you might want to find a local bridge course for beginners. It’s a sociable and fun way to learn to play and your class will be full of beginners just like you so there will no need to feel embarrassed by your lack of bridge skills.… Read the rest
Bridge flash cards are a fun and easy way to practice bridge bidding topics and help you to learn to play bridge online.
Each card has just one question on front. You can take as long as you need to work out your answer. … Read the rest
You are South and you hold this hand:
K Q J 7 A Q 6 5 K 10 9 3Your partner has bid 1S. As this is a minimum bid (at the one level) your partner could have a weak hand.… Read the rest
The Rule of 20 is one of the techniques you will learn when learning how to bid in bridge. It is used in just one situation – when deciding if your hand is suitable for opening the bidding. As a general rule, a hand should contain 12 or more high card points (HCP) if you are going to open the bidding. … Read the rest
What is a Slam?There are two types of slam – a small slam and a grand slam.
A small slam means you bid for and win 12 out of the 13 available tricks.
A grand slam means you bid for and win all 13 tricks.… Read the rest
It is a more accurate way of valuing an unbalanced hand when you know you have an eight card fit. Without using this method you will probably have used shortage points when valuing a hand with a known eight card fit.… Read the rest
Learning to play bridge is great way to meet people and keep your brain active and alert. But learning to play bridge can seem like a daunting task for a beginner, especially if you are older and don’t feel you can learn as quickly as you once did.… Read the rest
How to play bridge card game
Bridge is a game for 4 players. It is played using a standard pack of playing cards.
The players play as two pairs or partners – generally referred to as North & South and East & West. … Read the rest
Bridge is a very popular game. If you are a bridge player you are guaranteed a full and active social life.
I remember when I moved into my second flat. One of my neighbours stopped me in the hall way and asked if I played bridge.… Read the rest
If your partner has opened with a bid of 1NT you know they hold 12-14 points (in acol bridge) or 15 – 17 points (in American Standard bridge) and have a balanced hand.
How you respond, depends on the number of points in your own hand and the type of hand you hold.… Read the rest
One of the first thing a beginning bridge player learns is an opening bid of 1 NT.
Remember the opening bid is made by the first person to have 12 or more points in their hand.
You should make an opening bid of 1NT when you
a) have 12 – 14 points in your hand (if you are playing Acol bridge) or 15 – 17 points (if you are playing American Standard Bridge) AND
b) you have a balanced hand (no void, no singleton and no more than one doubleton)
A void = no cards in that suit, a doubleton = only two cards in that suit.… Read the rest
