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A Century of Strategy

Bridge is more than a game; it is a mental discipline that keeps the mind sharp at any age.

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The King of Card Games

Played by four players in two competing partnerships, bridge is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52-card deck. It is one of the three disciplines contested at the World Mind Sports Championships (along with Chess and Go).

Millions of people play bridge in clubs, tournaments, online and with friends at home, making it one of the world's most popular card games. Bridge is a game of skill and is unlike any other card game. Indeed, comparing bridge to other card games is like calling chess a board game, and comparing it with something like Monopoly. There really is no comparison.

The game consists of two main parts: the Bidding (or Auction) and the Play. In the bidding, players compete to name the "contract" — how many tricks the winning partnership needs and which suit will be trumps.

Language Without Words

Your bids are a secret code shared with your partner. Master the system to dominate the table.

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Why Learn Bridge?

Mental Fitness: Bridge helps the development of the young mind by presenting a multitude of mental challenges. The partnership nature of the game also teaches players important life skills. As players age, playing the game helps to slow the deterioration of mental capacity. Studies suggest that bridge can help keep the brain sharp and may even boost the immune system.

Social Connection: Bridge is the ultimate social game. Whether you play at a local club or in a high-level tournament, you will meet people from all walks of life who share your passion. Wherever in the world you find yourself, there will be a bridge game at which you are guaranteed to find new friends.

Infinite Complexity: No two hands of bridge are ever the same. Every new deal reveals a different puzzle to be solved. You can play every day for 50 years and still discover new situations that challenge your powers of logic and deduction.

Modern Bridge Lessons

We use state-of-the-art interactive tools like BBO to provide world-class remote coaching.

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Learn How to Become a Difficult Opponent

The bidding is often where the game is won or lost. It is a dialogue between you and your partner to find the best possible contract. Standard American 2/1 is the most common system used in my lessons, but I also adapt to those who began learning Acol, Precision or any other basic system. I will not teach you how to bid a particular hand (since you will never see that hand again), but how to think logically. Giving a man a fish feeds him that day, but teaching him to fish enables him to eat for the rest of his life. The same principle applies to learning to think about a bridge hand.

My students learn a sound grounding in the most useful bidding conventions. My book, “25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know”, the best-selling bridge book since Goren, is the definitive work on the subject. Beyond the basics, you will learn how to evaluate your hand, taking account not only of high-card strength but also distributional values. The intricacies of accurate slam bidding remain a mystery forever to some players, but not to my students. I also teach you how to compete effectively in contested auctions. You will become the opponent that others consider difficult to play against.

The books I have written, alone or in collaboration with the world’s most respected bridge writers, are aimed at players who want to take their game to the next level. Whether via books or classes, your scores are certain to improve, but that’s not the only thing… Playing the game will also be even more fun.

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