Minibridge Lesson 3 – No Trump Play
Declaring in a no trump contract has its own challenges. Establishing extra tricks by playing on your long suit is the key to success in no trumps and as ever counting to 13 will be vital if you are to succeed!
Minibridge Lesson 4 – Scoring
Scoring points is the most important part of any game and here we learn how to score as both a declarer and a defender. We concentrate on the different ways you can score points and focus mainly on the bonuses you get for achieving a certain number of tricks.
Minibridge Lesson 5 – Defence
We next look at the vast subject of defence. We learn about the basics of how to defend and what you should be thinking about when you find yourself as a defender. We also learn the meaning of the well known bridge sayings 'third hand high, second hand low'
Minibridge Lesson 6 – The Finesse
Here we learn all about a card play technique known as 'finessing'. A finesse is a declarer technique that looks to make tricks out of honours that are not the bosses in their suit. It is a positional play that hopes a particular opponent holds a particular card, and
Minibridge Hands
Hands with trumps Hand 1 - 10 tricks with spades as trumps Hand 2 - 9 tricks with diamonds as trumps Hand 3 - 8 tricks with hearts as trumps Hand 4 - 10 tricks with spades as trumps Hand 5 - 9 tricks with clubs as trumps Hand
The silly versions of bridge you play being an England international!
One of the best things about going down south to play bridge in the England U25 training weekends was the fun and games that took place when we got home after the long day’s analysis. We tended to go and find some food on the way home and we’d
The Losing Trick Count Answers ♥
The answers to 'The Losing Trick Count' quiz are below. If you have landed here before taking the quiz then go back quickly! If you aren't sure what the losing trick count is then make sure to read all about it in my article here. ♠ AJxx 2 ♥
The Losing Trick Count ♥
Below is a bidding quiz on 'The Losing Trick Count'. If you aren't sure what the losing trick count is then make sure to read all about it in my blog here . The answers to the quiz appear by clicking the link at the bottom, so you can
Opening Leads ♣
Opening leads is our next video lesson. This is the first card that the defenders play that gets the second half of the game started. It is a critical part to the card play but also a difficult position to be as the dummy has yet to be revealed
Pre-emptive Bidding ♣
Opening the bidding at a higher level has not yet been discussed but is of course legal! The idea behind these bids is to disrupt the bidding and consume all of the bidding space. These bids are therefore weak and destructive in nature, very similar to the style of