Bridge Basics: An Introduction
Video Lesson Topics

Lesson 1:
An Introduction to Bridge

This first lesson in the "Introduction to Bridge" series is all about the fundamentals. Bridge is a partnership game. Find out how to communicate with your partner using a bidding conversation. Learn to use a few simple guidelines to help you plan the play of a deal and defend against the opponents’ contract.

This lesson comes with a pre-recorded video with five lesson segments, two quizzes, and four practice deals. There’s also a comprehensive lesson handout that you can download.

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Lesson 2:
Opening Notrump Bids
and the Subsequent Auction

The Focus:

• Know why opening with a suggestion to play in notrump is a priority.
   
• Be aware of the impact an opening notrump bid has on the subsequent bids.

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Lesson 3:
Opening Bids of Hearts or Spades
and the Subsequent Auction

The Focus:

• Hearts and Spades are powerful. They even have a title: the Majors! Know the Jumbo Tips that are the key to their power.
   
• Be ready to go after partner starts with a 1♥ or 1♠ opening bid.

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Lesson 4:
Opening Bids of Clubs
or Diamonds and the
Subsequent Auction

The Focus:

• Know the key to why clubs and diamonds, the Minor Suits, come to the rescue when you simply don’t know what to do.
   
• Make the best use of Minor Suits and be at ease even when faced with potential challenging decisions.

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Lesson 5:
The Concept of Preemptive Bids

The Focus:

• Know the guidelines to deal with a powerful trick-taking hand that has only a few points.
   
• Get your partnership to the best contract and be a formidable opponent.

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Lesson 6:
Overcalls and the Subsequent Auction

In competitive auctions, the goals change and this affects the requirements for making a bid.

• Know the guidelines for making an overcall.
   
• Find the best spot for your partnership or get in the way of your opponents.

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Lesson 7:
Takeout Doubles and
the Subsequent Auction

Double is a flexible call.

• Learn what it takes to make a takeout double after one or both opponents have entered the auction.
   
• Know what to do after partner has a made a takeout double. The guidelines are different than those for responding to an opening bid or advancing an overcall.

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Lesson 8:
The Competitive Auction

The competitive auction creates dilemmas and difficult choices for both partnerships.

• Know the impact on responder after an opponent's overcall.
   
• Learn about the Redouble – a new call available to responder after an opponent's takeout double – and its impact on the auction.
   
• Use the bidding conversations to decide Where and How High your partnership belongs.

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Lesson 9:
Common Conventions –
Stayman and Transfers

There are two conventions that most players use when they play bridge almost regardless of their level of experience: Stayman and Jacoby Transfers.

• Understand when Stayman and Transfers apply after partner opens 1NT.
   
• Use these conventions to get your partnership to the best contract. Do you belong in partscore, game, or slam, and should you be playing in notrump or in a major suit or a minor suit?

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Lesson 10:
Strong Two-Bids and Slam Bidding

There are big bonuses for bidding and making slam contracts.

• Be familiar with the special opening bid of 2♣ to show a powerful hand that is outside the 12-21 point range and the subsequent auction.
   
• Understand the considerations for a slam contract.
   
• Employ the right tools to explore slam for notrump versus suit contracts.

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