Where do I start?
Before you try a hand, we just want to make sure you know how this works. So just select the right start point based on your experience of card games and go from there.
- Step 1 Select the right start point for you
- Step 2 Watch the short video (or videos) to take you through the explanations
- Step 3 Try your first hands, with and without trumps
- Step 4 Move on to understanding contracts – a key aspect of bridge
Choose an option that suits you best
Never played card games?
Watch this very short video to get to know the pack of cards. Once you've got this, find out how to take tricks by watching the next video.
Meet the Deck video
Played card games, but not trick-taking games?
Watch this little video to see how the card play works, then you'll be ready to watch the final video, where we explain the aspect of card play that makes bridge unique.
Taking Tricks video
Already familiar with trick-taking games?
Watch the video to see the special way in which the card play works in bridge, then you're all set to try some hands.
Declarer and Dummy video
I'm ready to play a hand
See how you get on with playing one or more of these hands. Two are in notrumps and two have a trump suit.
Once you are happy with how the play works, head to Understanding Contracts to discover how we set the targets that form a key part of the game.
