Beginners Bridge (u3aBD) - the next steps ....
Now that you have completed your MiniBridge Certificates 1 & 2, you are ready for the course of lessons.
We will not be sending out emails; all online events (and logins) will be 'driven' from the events on this page and the Calendar (using reference u3aBD).
MiniBridge Playing Sessions
This is a schedule of the dates that you will be playing MiniBridge on RealBridge.
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Lesson Description |
Commentary ** |
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| 14-Jan |
MiniBridge Familiarisation |
u3aBD01 |
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| 21-Jan |
MiniBridge 1 |
u3aBD01 |
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| 28-Jan |
MiniBridge 2 |
u3aBD02 |
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| 04-Feb |
MiniBridge 3 |
u3aBD03 |
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| 11-Feb |
MiniBridge 4 |
u3aBD04 |
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| 18-Feb |
MiniBridge 5 |
u3aBD05 v2 |
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| 25-Feb |
Defender Play |
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** The Commentary for the MiniBridge session will be available late evening of the playing day
*! - Apologies, but the wrong hands were loaded today - please continue as if they are random hands.
WhatsApp Group.
It's important that you get to know other students in your group and arrange separate playing sessions with them - WhatsApp is a great way to keep in touch...Please fill-in this form if you wish to join other members of your Beginners group.
RealBridge Follow-up Practice Sessions
One of the great features of RealBridge is the ability to return to a previous playing session and continue practicing with hands that you haven't previously played. Click here for further details.
Teaching modules on Nofearbridge
To access the Teaching modules on Nofearbridge (NFB) from w/c 17th Feb 2025, click here
Realbridge Playing Sessions
To support your NFB lessons, we have prepared practice hands for you to play on RealBridge to reinforce those lessons.
Once you have bid a hand at the table, do not continue with the play until one of our Mentors tell you if you made the correct bid; if you do not have a resident Mentor at the table please click on the Director button and a Mentor will attend your table.
These commentaries provide an additional, more detailed explanation of the recommended bidding.
| Module |
Release Date
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ACOL Bidding modules (on NFB) |
RealBridge Playing
Hands |
u3aCommentary |
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| u3aBD07 |
25-Feb |
Introduction to Bidding, Opening 1NT & Responses |
04-Mar |
U3aBD07 v1 |
| u3aBD08 |
04-Mar |
Opening 1 of a Suit and Raising Opener's Major Suit |
11-Mar |
u3aBD08 v1 |
| u3aBD09 |
11-Mar |
Responding to 1 of a Suit Opening Bid and Rebids |
18-Mar |
u3aBD09 v1 |
| u3aBD10 |
18-Mar |
Opening/Re-bidding with a 1-suited or 2-suited hands |
25-Mar |
u3aBD10 v1 |
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Realbridge Reinforcement Sessions
These sessions are in response to student feedback and are available to attend as extra sessions in order to revise cumulative lessons.
| Playing Date |
Modules covered |
Commentary |
| 24-Mar-25 |
u3aBD07_09 |
u3aBDRE1 v1 |
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u3aBD07_12 |
u3aBDRE2 |
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u3aBD07_15 |
u3aBDRE3 |
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u3aBD07_17 |
u3aBDRE4 |
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u3aBD07_20 |
u3aBDRE5 |
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