How To Play Bridge (Complete Tutorial)

[@randylouisxiv2481]

Yes, Bridge is VERY addicting. I have been playing for over 50 years. You will always be learning the game. The important thing is to start now..

[@ניין-י9ש]

50yrs? That's impressive and worrying at the same time

[@feepants4495]

I'd love to but I'm too confused about the rules. I found out about it when i found a point chart in a deck I bought.

[@jenniferw8963]

The rules don't seem very complex? Why will I alwasy be learning the game. This video was great. I don't know what people are talkigna bout saying this game is very hard to learn. I wish I had been taught it years ago. I think I mgith start playign it at the ripe old age of 50 :)

[@randylouisxiv2481]

@@jenniferw8963 Yes, the general rules are simple, BUT there are many bidding conventions that are used in the game that really can complicate the bidding portion of the game. If you are a person that has, what I call, "card sense", you will probably not have a problem with the game, But if you don't have "card sense" you will find it difficult. A challenging game played well. I am 78 and still enjoy the game and play at least once a week and have also played duplicate bridge, the ultimate form of bridge.

[@jenniferw8963]

@@randylouisxiv2481 I wish I had grew up in a family that played bridge.. I know our family used to spend the entire days on the weekend sometimes playing spades. I am sure I would of loved bridge :) Gonna try and get into it now.. What's the best app to play against the computer to learn it?

[@ayalehman410]

thank you for this very helpful video ! my grandmother used to play in bridge tournaments, but she passed before she could teach me. now my partner and I are learning to play with friends and this is a wonderful start !

[@johnworf]

I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@plrc4593]

Good for you. Bridge is an excellent game.

[@geetaandrade368]

Thanks for this. Used to play Bridge weekly with same group (4 of us) and sometimes played all night - before we knew it was morning :) In those days there was no TV.I have forgotten a lot but want to get a group of 'oldies' together to play it again.So this is nice to get my bearings again and teach a little group.

[@kathleenb1947]

Hi Geeta, I don't know if you're interested or not, but there's a site called "Play OK" which has several card games. It's not required that you join and it's free and one of the games is bridge. It might be an easy way for you to sharpen up? I don't play bridge but I'd like to learn. My mother was a tournament bridge master and always tried to get me interested but I was too young and cocky. Yes, we do LEARN through the years! I'm a woman "of a certain age" myself. Best of luck in finding a nice group and maybe the OK site would be a nice diversion from time to time. I play spades there so that's how I know about it. Best to you.

[@emirhernandez5016]

also you can play in Brdge base online, this is an official bridge page and also when you use the part of just play bridge, explains you what are the meanings of each sing

[@patriciajames316]

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[@johnworf]

@@emirhernandez5016 I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@johnworf]

@@patriciajames316 I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@MusicalGirl2311]

I love Agatha Christie's books, I started reading them last year. Right now, I'm reading Cards on the Table, which is centered around Bridge. I couldn't understand much of their jargon, so I came to this video. The scoring is really hard, but now I basically know what they're talking about. Thanks!

[@alysland4340]

I too am a big fan of Agatha Christie's books and how she works a game of cards into the clues. I just got done reading Cards on the Table too.

[@johnfrazerbangonan4141]

Ohmy! Same, I just recently read Agatha Christie and she was amazing, I couldn't help but learn the whatevers in her books!!!!

[@Eunice.Aceto75]

I love the film too, with David Suchet. Veeery well made!

[@Sh3rlock237]

OMG NO WAY! I wanted to play because they were playing bridge in “curtain poirots last case”!

[@merlinsbeard9746]

Lol same currently reading cards on the table 😅😅

[@badasunicorn6870]

Hey this isn't so complicated! I don't know what people are talking ab...(begins talking about points) *brain melts*

[@GenerationNextNextNext]

I think both watching the video and reading sort of helped me. Playing hands on online can help too. www.rpbridge.net/1a00.htm www.arkadium.com/games/bridge/

[@timothyn4699]

The point scoring does seem...unnecessarily obtuse...by several degrees

[@HS-vr7cq]

This is so interesting and very complicated. You need to remember 52 cards, and plus 52 tricks.

[@lafalasidosi3936]

@@timothyn4699 Wait until you get to MPs and IMPs

[@chrissie.0864]

@@GenerationNextNextNext too much advertising on this

[@calbassas87]

Ok I figured out how to play bridge. Now I think I can get to work on splitting an atom.

[@plrc4593]

:) Skat is much, much harder, at least when it comes to the rules.

[@harshitsrivastava7700]

Bro I actually split the atom but I didn't get how to play this game

[@beckyjbarker]

This is easier than pinochle... I thought it would be hard.

[@kimharris2989]

Great instructional video. Will have to watch again (and maybe again and again) but this video explains the game well to someone who has never played.

[@bennyc409]

I've played 500 for years but never played Bridge. The fact that the winner plays their partners hand is strange. In 500 you have that element of guesswork of having to play low and such to figure out your partners hand.This video was great!

[@plrc4593]

Thanks to that bridge is a very stratigic game. You can carefully plan your play. And opponents have precious information to make the declarer to fail.

[@Sharky_0456]

i thought you meant youve played card games for 500 years and i was like "what." lmao

[@greybeardd]

My mother was an avid bridge player while I always found it a confusing mystery, but watching this video, I now think I could learn to play!

[@johnworf]

go for it...i have plenty of free videos on my channel.

[@plrc4593]

Bridge is easy to learn, very hard to master :) But I believe almost everybody can reach a decent level.

[@mafalda594]

Thank you for the video! I found it reasonably straightforward; except for the scoring, that is. I've wanted to learn how to play this game since the first time I read "Cards on the table" some twenty years ago, but never got around to researching it until now. Unfortunately, I think I'll have to do a more in depth research to really understand the premise of the book, but this was a great foundation!

[@guaninlim3929]

That's exactly why I'm watching this video. Tbh, i wasn't too happy with the book since he deduced their psychology from the bridge scores since I don't know how the game works. Plus, there was something cheap about spotting a killer from how they play bridge.

[@johnworf]

good luck - i have a couple of beginner ideos on bidding.

[@Roger__Wilco]

I feel overwhelmed from this video. But sure I'll learn the game someday.

[@chiawildy563]

There is too much jargon in this video. Its easier if this came with a pre-tutorial or some guide on what all these jargons mean. I was 5 minutes into it and I realised its easier to download from app store and just go through the trial by fire. Seems like few (or none) of the bridge tutorials cared enough to coach on the jargons. .... Its very annoying indeed.

[@GeekNArtist]

Me too. This game is way more complicated than algebra, no matter how many tutorials I sit thru. I guess my cognitive impairment (I'm mildly mentally-challenged) makes me unable to understand bridge.

[@tabularasa9576]

@@GeekNArtist you are not retarded you just learn differently ..try playing it since instructions are hard to understand

[@GeekNArtist]

@@tabularasa9576 Aww! Thank you :) You're right. Instructions are quite a challenge. It seems like the only people who understand them are the ones who wrote them. I'm more of a hands-on kind of learner.

[@johnworf]

the earlier you learn it the better - here is some bidding for you:kzbin.info/www/bejne/maGmfX93r9upm6c

[@MegaSquiff]

I bought a book on how to play bridge. I don’t need it after watching this. A big fat thanks to you.!

[@nellikoivu505]

I'm here because they always play bridge in the Hercule Poirot books and movies, and I've always found it interesting!

[@alysland4340]

I too am a fan of Hercule Poirot and his bridge clues to crime.

[@ManishaGeorgina]

I am here because of Cards on the Table.

[@crispywhiskers9365]

@@ManishaGeorgina me too lol

[@susheelveeryawaan2268]

Me too!

[@priyavathana6606]

@@ManishaGeorgina Me too!!!!!

[@chetanamukherjee2424]

I'm definitely gonna come back when I'm high on pot, might just be able to keep track.

[@pkrishna1065]

that'd be something fun to try, to be high and to play bridge XD

[@carolinaherrera2908]

Better start preparing now for when I found my Daoming Si

[@esaaa9805]

sameee

[@mintimin8707]

HAHHAHAHA

[@tye5862]

For reallll 😂

[@keylanevaehlopez9765]

samee

[@azariahwilliams8752]

Yessss Also when I say that name my friends say that I sound Asian lmao 😂😂 too much meteor garden

[@Robbinsffxi]

Here in the Nordic countries we play a game called "Amerikaner" (American), Bridge is a close relative, though a little simpler. 1. Suits Rank and Trump Rank works the same. 2. Card distribution is the same. 3. Keep cards hidden is constant throughout the game. 4. Bidding is a little different. You pick a trump to base the bid on, as well as other strong cards. If you have the highest bid, you play the lowest ranking trump card you have, and ask for the highest trump card you don't have. Everyone need to follow the same suit. The player who had the card you requested becomes your team mate, and the suit is now established as the trump. The other players play solo. When placing a bid, you only say how many tricks you believe you can take. You can gamble to win the bid by getting a good team mate, or you can pass to break down the team who got the bid. The highest bid is "Amerikaner" (American) where you need to win all tricks, which gives 52 points, or negative 52 points if you fail. 5. You do not get bonus points for extra tricks, unless you get them all (13) which result in 25 points. Otherwise you get the amount of points related to the bid. If your team win a bid of 8, you and your teammate get 8 points each. The other players get 1 point for each trick they bring in. If you fail, you get negative points. 6. First player to reach 52 points, win.

[@brian1801]

Excellent Video. Well written, good graphics and voice-over. Thanks, greatly appreciated.

[@baileybuckley4796]

Good graphics?

[@marcuflorentin9235]

To understand any bidding game, learn first SPADES.

[@SugeKnightMista]

Great point. I'd recommend the same

[@btd836]

Or contract wist.

[@DeadnWoon]

@@btd836 Contract (aka bid) whist is the real king!

[@btd836]

@@DeadnWoon I love it. The version I learnt growing up is starting hand has 13 cards each, next hand has 12 working your way down to 1, then back up again. Rotate tricks C, D, H S, no trumps. End on a 13 cards NT. Opportunity for big score with a good hand to pip someone at the post. You can also opt to not the shuffle between hands, just put to the bottom of the deck. Then there's an element of recall with your contract bidding. Will the Queen in your hand be a winner, probably if the ace and King were played within the last hand or two. Worth a try at some point when you play.

[@johnworf]

@@btd836 whist is good to know for bridge for sure - but there are a lot more intricacies in bridge that whist players wouldn't have a clue about.

[@satan_salad]

I gotta prepare now for when I get that joker card this looks so difficult though 😓

[@georgiajeffries5531]

Same though. Gonna start a bridge club of my own in my school.

[@tye5862]

For reallll 😂

[@natsuno.]

This is so confuuuuuuusing

[@narnia_eclipse389]

Damn I hope I can beat Si one day

[@KazuichisRealWife]

LMAOAOAOAJDJWJWJSJSJSBZBWJZB🖐😃😃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ ill kick si then

[@msuae98]

warren buffet brought me here

[@rubelrana304]

mean pls?

[@shersinghusa]

Same here

[@digitalcryptography9938]

hahaha same

[@bombayfanatics]

Same

[@nhlakaniphomathunjwa7610]

Me Bill gates guys, but I’ll come back another time.

[@niklas8523]

Lately there‘s a pretty popular game in german stores called „wizard“ and it‘s basically bridge but with a smaller hand size and no teams. It‘s amazing

[@light_david7]

I don't understand why at 14:12 a heart-card is played by north instead of the three of diamonds. Isn't the value of diamonds worth less, so it's better to use when the trick is already lost to an ace? I just don't get why he wasted the medium high card when he had a three.

[@plrc4593]

Doesn't make a big difference in this case. 8 is rather worthless anyway.

[@PseudonymLoLoL]

R.I.P Otis. He never got to play Bridge on that fateful night at Black Mesa.

[@chinedusamuel7950]

I tried checking how to play bridge from many tutors online and especially youtube; they made it look so so so complicated with little or no breakdowns. For example when you say "no trump", they didnt explain that that means that no suit is allowed to be a trump for the round- they just assumed we knew, and me: i was wondering which card was no trump suit. But GatherTogether explained everything so easily. Thank you guys so much for igniting my bridge career. Its time to try it out...

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

When I was eleven years old I was taught the dominoes game of "42" at a family reunion by my relatives from the New Mexico/Texas border who played it all the time. Once I caught on I loved it immediately, and only wish I had more opportunities to play. But not until watching this video did I realize how similar its rules of play are to the card game of bridge. Sure, bridge has its own more complicated scoring system, and there is no dummy hand in 42, etc, but there are nonetheless major similarities between the two games. Good to know! Thank you, GTG, for this video of explanation.

[@myronachtman4304]

You stated, "The player sitting to the left of the Dealer is first to bid." That's a new one on me! I was taught that the Dealer gets to make the first bid.

[@yabbaguy]

Yep, you're correct (though they correct it on the website, to their credit.)

[@myronachtman4304]

@@yabbaguy So, why not edit the video and correct the confusing mistake?

[@yabbaguy]

@@myronachtman4304 I don't know if they'll revise - creators have to prioritize their content, but I know I wrote a laundry list on here in the comments on ways to improve the video - it makes a few other significant errors, unfortunately. 😔

[@chez14]

Asian Games 2018 brings me here, am i in the right path?

[@aldityaprasetyawan2328]

Same lol

[@nomnom-an]

CEO Djarum bring me here

[@yipyip7834]

Same

[@chez14]

He's super legend indeed xD

[@dolgordoljin2278]

Yeah, I also interested it from Asian games.

[@mrpeel3239]

Bridge is a tall mountain to climb. This vid provides a basic intro. Would be helpful to introduce the bidding over 6 tricks concept earlier, plus include other terms like rubber, ruffing, etc..

[@Steve-wm1ol]

Very good video. I have not played bridge for quite a few decades but I'm going to be called upon to do so in a few months. This is a good memory device for me, though it will take a good deal of concentration to get my creaky knowledge back in condition. This is a good start. Thank you

[@johnworf]

maybe check out some of my videos - here is lesson 1 of how to bid at the one level: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maGmfX93r9upm6c

[@jakuvenky]

Danger! Highly addictive!

[@jollyroger1009]

All modern board gamers and strategic computer gamers need to discover this game!!

[@jenniferw8963]

Wow, bridge isn't all that hard to learn is it? I played Spades for years and it's really similar in a lot of ways. I like the differences in bridge, seems like a fun game! Thanks for making this video!

[@nearcooper7339]

bro what is a trick?..i want to learn this game badly...

[@johnworf]

@@nearcooper7339 hi near it is when all 4 players play 1 card each.

[@cfuentes437]

Meteor Garden (2018) brought me here

[@salzabilamusa775]

SAMEE

[@carolinaherrera2908]

Same

[@Shuru10]

I literally have the bridge match paused on my TV rn while watching this on my phone

[@Emita.aqui.]

Same

[@sugacookie8091]

Mochiyuki ุ SAME THOOO

[@johnw9245]

You mentioned in the video that the player to the left of the dealer has the first bid. Where I play the dealer always has the First bid. I have never played bridge where the dealer does not have the first bid!

[@farhankhalfan9758]

Recommended for game online?

[@yabbaguy]

I've played bridge for a number of years and am annoyed by the inaccuracies/omissions in this tutorial, I'm sorry. Bridge is a very standardized game with very well agreed-upon rules. 1:38 - dealer themselves begins the bidding. 3:32 - the first person of the partnership who bid that trump wins the contract. If I open 1 heart and my partner raises to 4 hearts, I declare because I said hearts first. 9:52 - South is entitled to another call here. A call (including an opening pass - everyone is guaranteed one turn at the auction) needs to be followed by three passes in order for the auction to end. 10:25 - Ticky-tack, but the rules changed a few decades ago to make the 4th non-vul undertrick and beyond change to -300 apiece (avoids absurdly cheap sacrifices against a grand slam) 10:47 - The team that MADE THE ORIGINAL BID can redouble at their turn. Also to note, if your partner doubled/redoubled a bid, you can't double/redouble that same bid. 11:47 - fine for a starter strategy, but be prepared that most American partnerships agree to insist on having 5 hearts or 5 spades to OPEN that suit (responding is different). Makes it easier to find a 5-3 fit in those important suits. To anyone reading this, there's a lot to bidding strategy the video didn't cover, which is fine, but just know you'll need to seek that out elsewhere Another thing is that your scoring explanation gets way into the weeds with bonuses, leaving a lot of this comments section confused. The ONLY part of scoring anyone really needs to know offhand is - *The trick score* (20 for "minor suits", 30 for "major suits", 40/30/30 for NT) - *The fact that 100 points is game* Keep game in mind at all times! If you're the side with good cards, get your money's worth and get to game if you can. A primer on your objectives when bidding, which I wish the video had covered. How to get there is a whole other can of worms. - *HOW HIGH?* Do we have game (or rarely, slam)? Or should we settle for less than game, a part-score? If you haven't scored towards game in a previous hand, a good guideline is 25 or 26 points between you as partners for game in 3NT/4H/4S. (tip: add 1 pt for each 5-card suit you have, 2 pts for each 6 card suit, 3 pts for 7 cards, etc. You'll bid more games and have more fun that way.) - *WHERE?* An 8-card fit in hearts or spades (major suits) is ideal. Otherwise, try No Trump if you're collectively reasonably balanced like in the example. If you're concerned about them taking too many tricks in their suits, settle for a minor suit to protect yourself.

[@yabbaguy]

@@j0habba I wish I understood your question - sorry for the delay. 😔

[@hostdad2186]

@@j0habba The suits are ranked in order as mentioned in the video. The pair who bids to the highest level- in the highest suit- has determined which suit is trump. So, if one pair has found a fit in Clubs, the lowest ranking suit, and the other pair is bidding Hearts, a higher ranking suit, the Heart pair is likely to get the bid thereby naming trump. The Club pair will always have to bid one more to get above the Heart to get the bid. If everyone is bidding that becomes risky. So if my partner and I bid 2 Hearts (meaning we think we can take 8 total tricks provided Hearts are trump) the other pair has to bid 3 Clubs (taking 9 total tricks). Once the bidding has ended by 3 players in row passing, the trump is set.

[@alysland4340]

My grandmother and her Bridge Mafia would play at her house every Friday afternoon. The game moved up and down the street everyday and I was the tea and biscuit girl. I got to hear some of the best gossip about town.

[@Gos1234567]

Haha now i know why older people love bridge,its not the skillz its the juicy gossip!!

[@A1NYCBKLYNGIRL-tc5ot]

Where I'm from gossip draws a lot of attention around here let me tell ya.

[@shaurav8008]

India got Gold at Asian Games 2018, that brought me here! i never knew that it is actually a game!

[@scam6827]

why West go for 3 club after East called for 1 spade? Isn’t it suppose to be 2 club? I am very beginner, only play bridge once...

[@xiaoqilu1353]

Scoring system is so complicated, that it reminds me of Chandler's Cup game.

[@aarshfefar2893]

underrated comment!!

[@leonardosilveira6101]

Players that want to learn Bridge should learn "Spades" first. It has similar mechanics but with a much simpler scoring system.

[@ecraines]

Is there any way that you could do a tutorial on BID WHIST? please and thank you

[@plrc4593]

Does anyone still play bid whist?

[@ThePrinterPaddy]

Ronnies technique for playing those shots along the cushion is to play them with top spin, he’s says he doesn’t know why it works , just he finds it works for him , I now use topspin too when playing those cushion shots and it does seem to work, what do u think ?

[@loriar1027]

2:09 So when you refer to subsequent bids, are you talking about in subsequent rounds when a new hand is dealt or when players lay down cards?

[@mitrisharaiha8916]

If a no trump suit has been chosen, and a king of clubs is played, and the next player has no clubs and play a king of hearts do they win the trick or is it the largest value of the suit played or is the heart ranking preferred a following question is what if an ace was played of another suit?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

If it is no trump suit, the highest ranking card in the lead suit wins. So, if the king of clubs is lead, it will outrank the king of hearts or any ace other than the ace of clubs.

[@midwestmatcha]

Thanks for the video, it cleared things up for me a lot!

[@msirb9859]

I just graduated college and I'm about to go play with my Aunt for the first time! It was too complicated when I was a kid, but this was really clear and thorough, thanks!

[@pato20995]

I'll come back when I'm 70, ain't got time for that

[@vivianwu7993]

Best to learn the game when you are young. Too difficult to learn when you are already 70. This is Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's passion.

[@coolstuff1779]

Great idea. I’m in

[@maryharvey724]

I AM 70, too fussy for me.

[@delta7155]

If you leave it until then you will never learn it, with an old brain!

[@davidmansfield1337]

@@delta7155 You are SO correct. Learn before you turn 40 if you can.

[@b49730]

Learning how to understand bridge. I play pool and one of my teammates happens to be Fred gitelman. Introverted but very nice and respectable!

[@johnworf]

Yes he's an expert player...he is nearly as good as me :-)

[@LiamBuehler]

Great explanation, thank you so much! The example at the end really helped!

[@jonathanwells223]

I see why the four horsemen themselves needed a guidebook to figure this one out.

[@MyLifeOfficial]

This is an excellent video for a novice! Thank you so much for making it!

[@nadahossam3711]

I love this game my friends and I are obsessed 😂😂

[@johnworf]

I could talk about the nuances of the game for the rest of my life without pausing for breath.

[@bridgelessonsby-amhc2075]

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[@bellarose8511]

Always wanted to learn how to play Bridge until now. 🙀

[@sunkatashravankumar5279]

😅😂😂😄👌👌👌👌👌👌😅😅😅

[@kudosbudo]

Its basically top trumps but with two teams and four players with a needlessly complicated points scoring thing.

[@willtowers1532]

@@kudosbudo lol, im still learning the game, and the person teaching me still didnt want to tell us about the scoring for our sake and just to play simplified, after watching this is mourn my innocence

[@rishabhgautam2723]

😂😂😂

[@petershadwell4248]

Amazingly complicated explanation of the game.

[@johnworf]

I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@lolicouldntthinkofaname901]

Meteor Garden making me learn bridge so that I’m always prepared

[@cuba8188]

I've never met anyone that knows how to play this! I've played pinochle spades hearts cribbage poker pineapple speed pretty much everything but this was the one game I always wanted to learn! Thanks for the bid... It's similar to pinochle I think I finally got it... Is it like pinochle where u have to beat your partners card (like pinochle) or can u let him take the trick even though u could take it (like spades)

[@yabbaguy]

Following suit is the only rule. You don't have to overtake like in Pinochle, you don't have breaking suits/lead restrictions like in Hearts or Spades, none of that. Just follow suit. 🙂

[@johnworf]

I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@Rayenn_19]

I have a question at 4:53 Why does west win with 6 of heart? Is 6 of heart higher than 10 of spade?

[@jimmysclips5670]

So basically spade but a different point system?

[@robertcook5403]

You say the person to the left of dealer starts the bid, that is not correct, the dealer is the first to bid. Perhaps I misunderstood, if not you should correct that!

[@fahimshahriyar2801]

i am 50% clear but you lessoning skills are brilliant. i just subscribe and click on the bell !

[@lorricenkus5900]

Seens a lot like a variation of partner Pinochle, with a few different rules and confusing scoring.

[@megkemp9845]

Im here because all my friends at uni love card games and i didnt know how to play, but this also reminds me of F4 meteor garden 😂😂

[@johnworf]

I learnt at uni 30+ years ago...honestly you wont regret it....i teach it now kzbin.info

[@peter9529]

At 12:15, why does West bid 1 Diamond instead of 1 Club if he is stronger in clubs? From my very primitive knowledge of bidding, seems like you would want to A) bid your best suit first and B) bid 1 Club so if North passed, the 1 Diamond option would be available to East, whereas the 1 Club bid would not be available if you bid 1 Diamond first.

[@johnworf]

with 55 you tend to open the higher suit - quality doesn't really matter - you are 55 in both....so you open the higher ranking suit...which is diamonds.

[@hostdad2186]

As john said some people will always bid the higher suit. Also, a very common "convention", aka fake bid, that people use is a short club. With that, if you have opening points but no 5 card suit you can say 1 club with as few as three clubs. To show your partner it is a real 5 card suit you must bid it again at the two level. The difference in the high cards between the club and diamond suit in this case would have me opening 1 club. The reason to open the higher suit first is so your partner can show his support at a lower level. EG. I bid 1 club, my partner bids 1 spade. Now I want to show them I also have a 5 card diamond suit so I bid 2 diamonds. If they decide to support my clubs they have to go to the 3 level to do that. If we reverse it and I bid 1 diamond first, then clubs, they can support my diamonds by staying at the 2 level. Then still staying at the 2 level I can show support of their spade suit, if I have it.

[@timothyn4699]

Interesting, but a bit odd. The East player didn't do anything that round by becoming the dummy hand? Seems less team-y that way

[@hostdad2186]

If you are playing Party Bridge, which this is, that's when you get to get snacks and go pee.

[@Corkoth55]

Oh boy this is way more difficult than I expected

[@GeekNArtist]

I know, right?

[@yingliweng9759]

imaging my final being write a code for this game ugh

[@martinwood744]

I crossed one once. Does that count?

[@4fterthought]

I told that AI generator that was trending to give me a link to a Toad Patrol episode and it gave me the link to this. Nice video!

[@ge0rge222]

when youth and consequences ad comes up for this

[@cormacmoloney7023]

Excellent video, thanks for laying everything out in an easy to understand manner!

[@connerstephen8334]

I don’t understand how you arrive at the bidding numbers, example in example: 3 no trump = 9 tricks ?

[@glaurung-the-green]

Because the tricks are counted starting from the 7th, e.g: If you bid 1 = 7 tricks taken If you bid 2 = 8 tricks taken If you bid 3 = 9 tricks taken. If you can’t take at least one trick above the half (out of 13 tricks in one round), you simply pass.

[@melissaupton9104]

For some reason the vulnerable / not vulnerable designation seems backwards

[@CrackCECKer]

i slept over it and you know what? I finally get it

[@ruzenkaceralova6979]

Great video, thank you! I did not understand, why for winning 4 hearts/spades one gains far more points then for winning 3 hearts/spades. The same for 5 clubs/diamonds and 3 NT. COuld you please explain it?

[@JustinWangxxx]

Hey, these are called "game" contracts. Making game will award bonus points. This is the same for slam (6-7 level)

[@hostdad2186]

In a major suit- hearts and spades- each trick is worth 30 points. 4 tricks x 30 points = 120 points. You need 100 points to get a bonus of 300 points for a game. If you bid 3 hearts that's only 90 points. There are points toward your game score( below the line) and bonus points (above the line) If you bid 3 and made 4 you get 90 towards your 100 needed for game and 30 bonus. The 90 is called a "leg". The problem is that on the next hand the other team could get the bid and make a game bid and cut off your leg. It is always preferable to bid game if you think you will be able to make it. In clubs and diamond- minor suits- the tricks are only worth 20 points each. 5 x 20 =100. No trump is fancy. The first trick is worth 40 points and each subsequent trick is worth 30, 40+30+30=100 Most good bridge players will look for a way to bid 3 No trump if possible. That way you only have to take 9 total tricks instead to 10 or 11. A game bid in a minor suit is tough to make. I hope this helps a bit.

[@freddypro1238]

I’ve heard that bridge is hardest card game ever. When I first saw the tutorial I was shocked. But then I figured out that this game is not diffrient than whist or spades. Basics and bidding are peice of cake and keeping score part was so easy. Kids, dont think that this game was hard. If it’s hard for you whatch the video again and then go to a peaceful place to think about what you watched!

[@FinalDeity]

I've heard that quantum physics is hardest science ever. When I first saw the documentary I was shocked. But then I figured out that this science is no different than Psychology or Biology. Basics and quantum entanglement are peice of cake and keeping track of particles was so easy. Kids, don't think that quantum physics was hard. If it's hard for you whatch the video again and then go to a peaceful place to think about what you watched!

[@karolakkolo123]

@@FinalDeity is that some kind of copypasta?

[@hostdad2186]

Whist was the precursor to bridge. Bridge, like many games, is fairly easy to learn the basic game. The challenge is that there is always more to learn. There are all sorts of odd fake bids, called conventions, where you are telling your partner stuff about your hand without making real bids. I have played for about 45 years and do very well without using all the crazy stuff that's out there.

[@amsa1992]

I played bridge for four years in high school, I even won a few tournaments somehow but I still don't understand the bidding, I never have and I just don't get it! All I remember is something about starting the bidding low with 2 of clubs and go up from there for some reason. I really hope I get it soon.

[@hostdad2186]

I think you are mixing the card game Hearts in there.

[@johnworf]

here is how to do some bidding for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maGmfX93r9upm6c

[@CC-fi3pp]

Best app or site to play bridge?

[@bertholddirke836]

It was beautifuly explained, you have a bew subscriber, eager to see your other videos and checks the other game as well. Keep up the good work

[@delta7155]

Voted: good tutorial. Thank you!

[@Roman-jh8kr]

Fantastic video. But I dont understand why 'West' will start bidding diamond (in the first bid of the 2nd example @12:21) while clubs clearly are his strongest deck?

[@johnworf]

with 55 you tend to open the higher suit - quality doesn't really matter - you are 55 in both.

[@hostdad2186]

As john said some people will always bid the higher suit. Also, a very common "convention", aka fake bid, that people use is a short club. With that, if you have opening points but no 5 card suit you can say 1 club with as few as three clubs. To show your partner it is a real 5 card suit you must bid it again at the two level. The difference in the high cards between the club and diamond suit in this case would have me opening 1 club. The reason to open the higher suit first is so your partner can show his support at a lower level. EG. I bid 1 club, my partner bids 1 spade. Now I want to show them I also have a 5 card diamond suit so I bid 2 diamonds. If they decide to support my clubs they have to go to the 3 level to do that. If we reverse it and I bid 1 diamond first, then clubs, they can support my diamonds by staying at the 2 level. Then still staying at the 2 level I can show support of their spade suit, if I have it.

[@spazjp316]

Just trying to learn. At 14:10 North plays 8 of Hearts. Wouldn't the 3 of Diamonds be a better play?

[@johnworf]

No...you have no chance of winning any trumps in the heart suit - but you have a chance of potentially winning a long diamond trick with Qxxx opposit Kxx. Suppose someone played the Ace of diamonds and continued diamonds...then you would win with the king and then play another diamond to the queen. Now if the diamonds break evenly that 3 of diamonds would now win the last trick if you are playing in No trumps as nobody else has one.

[@hostdad2186]

The reason he didn't play a diamond, in my mind, was that he hoped that as the play went on, the queen of diamonds would set up for a trick. He needed the small diamonds to protect her from the ace and king. After the second round those hearts we good so he should have held on to them. I think a low spade would have been a better choice. He spoiled it by playing the queen as the second hand only to have it lose the its partner's King. There are two sayings, "second hand low" meaning don't play a high card if you suspect your partner will take the trick, and "cover and honor with an honor" meaning if a jack is led and you have the queen you should play it forcing your opponent to then also play an honor to win the trick. This can sometimes then make a 9 or a 10 in your hand good. That's what happened with the heart suit. If he had held on the those hearts, after south won the diamond king, south could have led a heart back. North would then have taken two hearts and the queen of diamonds, if I am recalling correctly. Looking at it again, I think he played it that way to show the bid being made. That hand should have gone down with good players playing defense.

[@samosasnmimosas2055]

in the example (at 12:30) North and East both have a Hand Value of 9... but you said North didn't have a good hand, but East DOES have a good hand. Is it because he has 5 spades??

[@hostdad2186]

No it's because after your partner has opened you need fewer points to respond. This glossed right over how many points are need to open the bidding. Not great.

[@sanaibobbie]

My school used to have a Bridge Club but they got rid of it :(. Such a shame, it was really fun

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Why don't you start another one then?

[@conkpit]

Wow, first time learning this game and I had no idea bridge was played like spades.

[@spartanrh83]

Spades is touch football, Bridge is pro football

[@dressedtosmellgood]

@@spartanrh83 as in, the players are all brain damaged?

[@hostdad2186]

If you are good at spades bridge is a fairly easy leap. If you are good a bridge, you can clean up at spades as long as your partner is also a bridge player. Bridge uses signal cards when you discard to advise your partner of what suit you would like them to play. For instance, if you are out of the suit your partner led, and they are taking the trick, if you slough a higher cared in a suit you are asking for that suit to be led next. In bridge everyone at the table sees these signals and they all know what they mean so it's not cheating. In spades it's a little bit of a gray area, but my wife and I may have played together and done very well.

[@johnworf]

here is some basic bidding theory for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/maGmfX93r9upm6c

[@bimbam5167]

thank you for this, very informational video

[@AngryHatter]

Why or what makes for a NT? I have nothing to bid?

[@Julieann0907]

+taopei96..is this the same game you played last night??

[@iamveryconfusedd]

In the example does west control easts hand for the entire game?

[@johnworf]

yes once his hand has gone down - the dummy....not the bidding phase though.

[@puvendranpillay8802]

I'm reading moonraker by Ian fleming. And I still don't understand

[@elizabethgravett6743]

I hate not being able to ask questions to a person... at any rate.... why if they bid four hearts do they have to win 10 tricks? Is their a specific rule or is it that the winning bidder has to win 10 tricks every time?

[@GatherTogetherGames]

You have to win the amount of tricks bid plus six. So, a bid of five spades would need 11 tricks to win.

[@weasleycharlie16]

Each bid going forward have to be higher than the previous one? Is it applicable for each team or for all players?

[@yabbaguy]

Everyone. You have to bid higher than the last bid made, be it your opponent's obviously, your partner's less obviously...... and even your own (which can happen if your bid gets doubled).

[@johnworf]

I've given away my entire bridge course on how to play bridge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZrLeaKIfptkh9k

[@trojjer]

Who wants to find a grandparent to play this with? I lost all of mine before I was born...

[@LinkinPark4694]

Same, almost. Never got to play cards with a grantparent 😞

[@francescas3282]

I'm learning this to play with my grandad online. Hopefully that will help him stay entertained through the second UK lockdown

[@rhysjonsmusic]

Ouch, my condolences

[@someonerandom745]

In footloose we play bridge, so the bridge club cast is actually gonna learn how to play bridge so we can play it on set

[@pondofdeath]

Awesome channel! And awesome video!

[@samk8005]

I see now why Bridge has such a devoted following. After the 5 years it will take you to learn how to score the game, you really need to keep playing to make your time investment worth it.

[@brendanstack5423]

Just one question. If there is ever a perfect deal which means all 4 players have a full suit each. (13 clubs, 13 diamonds, 13 hearts and 13 spades) Which is unlikely to happen because it is super rare. Does anyone play a card at all or can they just reveal all 4 of there full hands?

[@hostdad2186]

That is statistically nearly impossible. The end result would be the player with spades. Since it is the the highest suit they would end up with the bid. There would still be the initial lead and the after that I would, if it were my hand, lay it down.

[@praloypatra9319]

Plz give me a link for international bridge card games..🙏

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[@soumojitmukhopadhyay264]

Perfectly explained

[@maggienhan8725]

Everyone’s here for something. I’m here because of a book I read in the seventh grade.