Discover the essentials of bridge.
Learn the game your way.
Seeing the game in action makes the basics easier to understand. These short, easy-to-follow videos give you a clear introduction to how bridge works and what makes it such a fascinating game.
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Learn the basic rules of bridge
The following videos provide an introduction to bridge, teach the basic rules and terms, and showcase the lessons included in our beginner’s courses. Advanced and expert lessons follow each of the beginner courses.
These lessons are presented by Milan Macura, a world-class player and a Funbridge ambassador and streamer who also coached the Czech national youth teams.
https://milanbridge.com/
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Milan Macura
Introduction to bridge_ Learn to play bridge
Bridge is a mind sport where players must use logic, strategize, and communicate with their partner. Various trick-taking games…
Bridge Basics_ Tricks
A trick is a set of 4 cards, one from each player's hand, placed face up on the table. There are 13…
Bridge basics_ Trumps
Players can choose one of the suits as trumps in the bidding. This is suit beats all other suits, e.g.,…
Bridge Basics_ Contract
The contract determines the type of the game (trumps or no-trumps) and the contract level. The contract level determines the number of tricks…
Bridge Basics_ Bidding
The first phase of the game is called the "bidding". Players exchange information about their hands and set up…
Bridge Basics_ Contract Scoring
The final score consists of "trick points" and a "contract bonus". The trick points change according to the type of the…
