In this course, you will learn the basic structure of bidding in bridge: how to open, respond and rebid with the most common hand types; and what the aim of the whole thing is! You will also get the chance to learn a little bit of competitive bidding: basic overcalls.
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In this course, you will learn the basic structure of bidding in bridge: how to open, respond and rebid with the most common hand types; and what the aim of the whole thing is! You will also get the chance to learn a little bit of competitive bidding: basic overcalls.
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Scoring may not seem to be as fun or interesting as the card play and bidding, but it can be vitally important to our tactics. Knowing the scoring can help us decide whether it's worth bidding higher, may change how we play our contract, and can even help us decide whether it is worth bidding a contract we know will go down!
Bridge is one of the world's greatest games played by millions of people. It combines logic and numeracy skills with great sociability and enjoyment. No knowledge of card games is necessary to join this course and it really is for complete beginners although if you learnt in the distant past you are welcome to join too. I have been teaching bridge for 20 years and will guide you through the game of bridge at a gentle pace, as well as making the course fun and interactive. Once you have started playing bridge there will be no looking back!
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First Steps: How to Play as Declarer in Bridge Once we’ve won the contract and know if we have a trump suit, we have to focus on how we can win as many tricks as possible. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals of declarer play in bridge: Drawing trumps, counting winners and losers, […]