kirkmc Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 https://web.acbl.org/LearnToPlayBridge/ This program seems really good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant590 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quantumcat Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 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 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlarsen Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 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! 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 guideI recommend the free videos, Learn to Play Bridge I & II, and Blue Chip MiniBridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popovitsj Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Found this guide online: http://www.jazclass.aust.com/bridge/br0.htm Does anyone know this guide and if it's good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlarsen Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Found this guide online: http://www.jazclass..../bridge/br0.htm 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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