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Hi, I'd like to learn how to play bridge. I've never played, but have long wondered about the game. Can anyone point me to online tutorials, or any other resources that might help me get started?
Many thanks!
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How can I learn to play bridge?
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Posted 2011-April-25, 06:06
a very basic one is here:
http://www.rpbridge.net/bbtc.htm
however most people do learn from face to face teachers. Good luck anyway
http://www.rpbridge.net/bbtc.htm
however most people do learn from face to face teachers. Good luck anyway
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Posted 2011-April-25, 06:17
rpbridge starts with bidding and then proceeds to play. You need to do it the other way.
There is not much point in teaching beginners to bid 3NT with 27 HCPs and avoid it with 22 HCP as long as it will be fairly random whether it makes or not in both cases.
Learn mini bridge (i.e. play only, no bidding) first. Depending on how devoted and how fast-learning you are, and depending on your teacher's approach, it may take from two weeks to half a year before you proceed to bidding.
There is not much point in teaching beginners to bid 3NT with 27 HCPs and avoid it with 22 HCP as long as it will be fairly random whether it makes or not in both cases.
Learn mini bridge (i.e. play only, no bidding) first. Depending on how devoted and how fast-learning you are, and depending on your teacher's approach, it may take from two weeks to half a year before you proceed to bidding.
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Posted 2011-April-25, 16:42
If you're in the UK, a good introduction can be found at http://bridge.uwcs.co.uk/?m=w, (the "quick start bridge" at the bottom)
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Posted 2011-April-26, 01:53
I would recommend very, very strongly the one by ACBL. It explains things in JUST the right order. The person who wrote it understood what is happening in the minds of the beginners reading it. Plus, it has play problems embedded inside it, which help illustrate what it is teaching as it goes along. Learning by doing is best! It is usually impossible to learn by doing from books, so it really is a perfect tutorial.
Also what I like is that it teaches the play FIRST rather than the bidding, and bidding seems very abstract and incomprehensible to beginners if they don't know what the play is about first. Yet most beginner's books talk about the bidding first.
So anyway, download the ACBL 'Learn To Play Bridge' program as fast as possible :-)
Also what I like is that it teaches the play FIRST rather than the bidding, and bidding seems very abstract and incomprehensible to beginners if they don't know what the play is about first. Yet most beginner's books talk about the bidding first.
So anyway, download the ACBL 'Learn To Play Bridge' program as fast as possible :-)
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Posted 2011-April-28, 11:17
helene_t, on 2011-April-25, 06:17, said:
rpbridge starts with bidding and then proceeds to play. You need to do it the other way.
And if your learning bridge in rhyme, you're guaranteed to have a good time.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.
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Posted 2011-May-04, 19:04
kirkmc, on 2011-April-25, 05:21, said:
Hi, I'd like to learn how to play bridge. I've never played, but have long wondered about the game. Can anyone point me to online tutorials, or any other resources that might help me get started?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
Hopefully you're still around. I have a wiki page of resources for the beginner, most are free or low cost. Since it is a wiki page, it can be edited by other people if they want.
DeepGames.info - Bridge study guide
I recommend the free videos, Learn to Play Bridge I & II, and Blue Chip MiniBridge
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Posted 2011-May-06, 11:29
Found this guide online: http://www.jazclass..../bridge/br0.htm
Does anyone know this guide and if it's good?
Does anyone know this guide and if it's good?
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Posted 2011-May-09, 13:12
popovitsj, on 2011-May-06, 11:29, said:
Found this guide online: http://www.jazclass..../bridge/br0.htm
Does anyone know this guide and if it's good?
Does anyone know this guide and if it's good?
I have that on my list. It looks really good, but after a while I realized it's overly focused on bidding. It's definitely the best web page bridge course. I like Learn to Play Bridge I &II as a software course much, much better. And if you have money for a book, I think Beginning Bridge Complete is better than that website.
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