[Free] Bridge Game - Wk 0/7: Introduction
Game, tournaments, terminology, scoring, rules and ethics. – Free Course
What you’ll learn
- General information about bridge game
- Basic terms
- Bridge equipment
- Tournament setup
- Scoring
Requirements
- No requirement or prerequisite necessary for this course. A deck of game cards may be useful for practice.
Description
Target of the course “Bridge Game” is to provide the correct process for beginners in order to play in tournaments, to compete with intermediate level players, to be competitive and successful amongst them and to qualify to higher levels in shortest time. Information covered is enough for beginners to become an advanced player in time. Of course, that requires a lot of practice. Quizzes throughout the courses will help practicing bidding, examples and advices will help improving card playing skills. However, best way to practice the card game is playing in tournaments, thankfully it is fun. You can start playing bridge with friends when you finish the lectures of WEEK2 and start joining bridge tournaments when you finish the lectures of WEEK 4. The course is designed for 7 weeks and includes examples of advanced and expert card playing techniques, i.e. eliminations, coups and squeezes, to help improve card playing skills after reaching intermediate or advanced level. Beginners will not need them until having several years of tournament experience and can simply skip them for now. Here is an overview of “Bridge Game”.WEEK0: Introduction
– Bridge Game
-Basic Terms
– Bridge Equipment
– Tournament Setup
– Scoring
WEEK1: Basic Bidding I
– Hand Evaluation
– Target of the Game
– Standard Opening
– Responses
– Opener’s Rebids
– Responder’s Rebids
– Responses to 1NTOpening
WEEK 2: Card Game I (Basic +Intermediate)
– Game Plan For Suit Contracts
– Game Plan For NTContracts
– Card Plays For Declarer
– Card Plays For Defense
– Opening Leads
– Discards
– Other Signals
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WEEK 3: Basic Bidding II
– Responses to 2NTOpening
– 2Cl Opening and Responses
– Namyats Opening and Responses
– Weak Openings and Responses
– 1 Level Suit Overcalls and Responses
– Takeout Double and Responses
– Other Overcalls and Responses
WEEK4:Intermediate Bidding
– Splinter
– 3NTMajor Support
– Gambling Major Support
– Control Bids
– Keycard Asking
– Trial Bid
– Inverted Minors
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WEEK5:Advanced Bidding
– 3rd Suit Forcing
– 4th Suit Forcing
– Checkback Stayman
– Responses to 1NT After Overcall
– Minor Transfers (Over 1NTOpening)
– Double &Redouble
– Sacrifice
WEEK 6:Card Game II(Advanced +Expert)
– Card Plays For Declarer
– Coup Examples
– Squeeze Examples I
– Squeeze Examples II
– Card Plays For Defense
WEEK 7:Expert Bidding
– Double &Redouble (Supplementary)
– Bidding Systems
– Alternative Conventions I
– Alternative Conventions II
– Alternative Conventions III
Author(s): Emrah AHISKALIOGLU
