Classes
Learn Bridge in a Day®
When: Sunday, February 2nd. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Deal me in! Learn to play the world’s most popular card game and make instant friends! No previous experience necessary. Students (grade school, high school, college) are FREE. Class includes lesson book, snacks and pizza. To reserve your spot, contact Joe Grill. $40 per person. Preregistration strongly recommended. Cash, check or card at the door.
e-mail: Joe@13TopTricks.com
phone: 425-201-6843
Beginning Bridge with Craig Mills
When: Eight Wednesdays @ 7 pm, starting February 5
Bridge is a fun, social way to meet new people and keep your mind sharp in a friendly, competitive arena. It’s the best card game in the world! Whether you’ve spent your life playing pinochle, spades and hearts, OR whether you’ve never played a hand of cards in your life, this introductory class will teach you everything you need to know to begin bidding and playing bridge.
We will introduce the concepts and process of playing bridge using the modern Standard American bidding system. The class includes a mixture of lecture and discussion, as well as hands-on experience playing bridge!
How much? $150, which includes all the class handouts.
SUMMARY OF Learn to Play Bridge!
All classes 7 pm to 9 pm
February 5: Bridge’s basic concepts: Vocabulary, the deck of cards, what is a trump suit, the auction and the play of each hand. The rank of suits, basic scoring. The goal as declarer, defenders.
February 12: The beginning of the auction: Opening 1 No Trump, 1 of a major (hearts/spades,) 1 of a minor (clubs/diamonds.) Responding to partner’s major or minor opener.
February 19: Continuing the auction’s story: Opener’s rebids and responder’s mission
February 26: Responder’s rebids: Completing the story. Assembling the picture of the hand.
March 5: Competitive auctions: Bidding when your opponents are bidding. Overcalls and advancing an overcall, competitive auctions. Weak 2 openers.
March 12: Takeout doubles: Your opponents have opened the bidding, but you have an opening hand. Advancing partner’s takeout double.
March 19: Introduction to Artificial Bids: 2 clubs as an artificial STRONG opener, ace asking bids (1430 Roman Key Card.)
March 26: Common ways of Responding to 1NT: Stayman, Jacoby transfers.
April 2: Sherpa Game. Play in your first game of bridge with an experienced player to help.
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e-mail: Joe@13TopTricks.com
phone: 425-201-6843
Thinking Bridge with Al Bender.
Wednesdays starting January 8 @ 9 am
Defense.
Every trick is important in Duplicate. You're on defense 50% of the time and this can be one of the most challenging parts of the game. Improve your score by learning new defensive techniques and studying how cards work. In “thinking bridge" we will learn to analyze the clues available to come up the winning defense. Students will be presented with hands to play, playing with 3 robots. After each hand we will analyze and categorize each hand for future reference.
Class begins January 8, 2025, 9AM to 10:30AM Cost = $140 for 8-lessons.
Register here. (Look for 13 Top Tricks)