How To Play Bridge (Complete Tutorial)

This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of Bridge and is followed by the more detailed features of the game. The video concludes with an example involving all the lessons learned about Bridge. This tutorial is perfect for beginning players and experienced players that need a refresher.

After watching, you will know the basics of how to play the card game Bridge. All that is left to do is grab some friends and start playing!

This Bridge tutorial will cover the following topics:
- The deal
- The objective
- Card rank
- Bidding
- Game play
- Keeping score
- Rules review
- Strategy
- Example

Please leave a comment below if you need any additional information about the card game Bridge, if you have any questions about the game, or if any aspect of the game was not clear in the video.

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[geetaandrade]

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.

[MusicalGirl]

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!

[randylouisxiv]

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..

[ayalehman]

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 !

[kimharris]

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.

[badasunicorn]

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

[calbassas]

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

[bennyc]

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!

[mafalda]

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!

[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!

[Roger__Wilco]

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

[MegaSquiff]

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

[nellikoivu]

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

[chetanamukherjee]

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

[brian]

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

[carolinaherrera]

Better start preparing now for when I found my Daoming Si

[niklas]

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

[satan_salad]

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

[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.

[LiamBuehler]

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