The Principle of Reverses ♥
In this lesson we talk about what 'reverses' are and why they are played. If the opener has an unbalanced 2-suited hand then the suits can be 'reversed' which leads to tricky auctions!
Responding 1NT – ‘The Dustbin Bid’ ♦
In this improvers class we take a look at responding 1NT to your partner's opening bid. This is often referred to as 'the dustbin bid' because a lot of bad hands get thrown into it!
5 Card Majors ♠
In this advanced lesson we learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the very popular system '5 card majors'. All this essentially means is that when you open 1 of a major it promises 5 cards, but there is more to it than meets the eye!
Hand of the Week #1 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 4♠ P P P East led the ♥Q rather than their singleton club as they had 2 natural trump tricks anyway. Given the club layout, a loser there is inevitable in any case. Thankfully the spades are breaking
Hand of the Week #1 ♥
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♦ P 4♠ P P P North-South bid to a fairly routine, albeit slim, game. On the ♥Q lead you have 4 or more potential losers in your hand. Assuming the spades break you have 2 losers there and you
What is Bridge?
Bridge is a partnership game for 4 players using a standard 52 card deck. You deal all 52 cards out evenly amongst the 4 players, so each player has 13 cards each in their 'hand'. After the deal there are 2 halves to the game of bridge, one is
How to play Minibridge
Minibridge is an adaption of bridge and it allows an easier entry into this complex game. Minibridge bypasses the bidding stage of the game (as described in 'What is Bridge?') and instead the attackers and defenders are decided by the number of 'high card points' each player holds, often
The Bridge Glossary
Learn about all the different terms used in bridge and just exactly what they mean. Term Explanation Bid A bid is an attempt to play the contract as the declarer. Whoever bids the highest 'wins' the right to play the hand in the suit (or NTs) that they bid.
Minibridge Lesson 1 – An Introduction to Minibridge
The very first video lesson on your path to learning the wonderful game of bridge! In this lesson we learn about the fundamentals of how to play Minibridge and the basic rules of the game.
Minibridge Lesson 2 – Playing in a Trump Contract
In this lesson we learn about techniques used to play in trump contracts. When you have elected a trump suit, often (but not always!) it is a good idea to 'draw trumps'. This means that you choose to play the trump suit so that the opponents run out of