In duplicate bridge every table plays the same deals, so your score depends on how you played, not what you were dealt. Here is how it all works.
Milen Milkovski
Jul 19, 2026
4 min read
Plain guides to the rules, bidding, conventions and duplicate scoring, plus advice on learning and teaching bridge online.
In duplicate bridge every table plays the same deals, so your score depends on how you played, not what you were dealt. Here is how it all works.
Jul 19, 2026
Four weeks is enough to go from never having held a bridge hand to sitting down in a club game. This is the plan, with what to read and what to play each week.
Jul 15, 2026
Teaching bridge over video is a different craft from teaching in a room. This is the setup, the lesson plan and the pitfalls, from teachers who made the switch.
Jul 8, 2026
Bridge has four players, 52 cards and one auction. Here is the whole game in the order you meet it at the table, from the deal to the score.
Jul 3, 2026
Bidding is a conversation with a vocabulary of 35 words. Start with point counts, the standard opening bids and the responses that keep partner informed.
Jun 3, 2026
A convention is a bid with an agreed artificial meaning. These are the seven that almost every partnership plays, with the responses spelled out.
Jun 1, 2026
Online lessons range from a private hour over video to a weekly game with a teacher reviewing every board. Here is how to pick the right format and teacher.
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You do not need the whole rulebook to sit down at a bridge table. These twelve rules cover what actually comes up in your first month.
Apr 22, 2026
Bridge needs four players. When you only have one, three robots fill the other seats. Here is how solo four-hand bridge works and where to play it.
Apr 13, 2026
High card points get you started. Shape, the Rule of 20 and the losing trick count tell you when a hand is worth more than its point count says.
Feb 28, 2026