INTRODUCTION
Hopefully, using this set of
lessons, you will be able to get an idea of how Bridge is played. Each
lesson will take from 15-30 minutes, depending on how quickly you can understand
the concepts. If you already know about some of these aspects of Bridge,
skip over them and go on to something you are uncertain about. I
am not claiming that what I suggest for ways to bid and play are the absolute
and only way of doing it. The beauty of Bridge is the endless variety there
is within each hand, and it may well be that you will find an even better
way of bidding or leading than the ones I suggest. That is fine. These
are my ideas on the subject.
It will save you time, when you
are playing out hands, if you have a pack of card handy already separated
into suits. You might find it helpful to print out the set hands, and work
from them off line - and then go back to the lesson after you have tried
out each hand. Do whatever works best for you. Good luck.
BRIDGE: STAGE 1
Lesson
1. Analysing Your Hand in Order to Bid
Lesson
2. The Play of the Cards
Lesson
3. Bidding and Playing in No Trump
Lesson
4. Overcall Bids
Lesson
5. Scoring
Lesson
6. More About Response Bids
Lesson
7. Rebids
Lesson
8. Rebids by Overcall Bidders
Lesson
9. Pre-emptive Bids
Lesson
10. 2 No Trump Opening Bids
Lesson
11. Bids Starting with Two Diamonds, Hearts or Spades
Lesson
12. 2 Club Opening Bids
Summary
BRIDGE: STAGE 2
Lesson 13. Losing Trick Count
Lesson 14. Review of Playing
Techniques
Lesson 15. Review of Opening
Leads
Lesson 16. Defense Techniques
Lesson 17. Stayman Convention
Lesson 18. Transfer Bids
Lesson 19. Gerber Convention
Lesson 20. Ladder Bidding of
Slams
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