Classes

A Taste of Bridge: Part 3

Mondays, July 6 to August 31. 7 pm to 9 pm

Ready to take the next step?

In Parts 1 and 2, students learned the fundamentals of card play, hand evaluation, opening bids, major-suit fits, and basic bidding conversations. In Part 3, we'll continue building the skills needed to confidently play duplicate bridge.

Topics include:

July 6th: Opener Rebids after a Major Opening
July 13th: No Class. (Joe’s in Minneapolis.)
July 20th: Minor Suit Openings and Responses
July 27th: Opener Rebids after a Minor Opening
August 3rd: The Competitive Auction: Overcalls
August 10th: Bidding after an Overcall
August 17th: No Class. (Joe’s on vacation.)
August 24th: The Takeout Double
August 31st: Fun Bridge!

As always, the focus is on understanding why we bid, not just memorizing rules. Each lesson includes guided instruction followed by supervised play designed to reinforce the concepts covered in class.

Whether your goal is to play more confidently at club games or simply understand what experienced players are talking about at the bridge table, Part 3 will help you continue developing a solid foundation in modern bridge bidding.

Classes meet Mondays from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm and include plenty of opportunities to ask questions, practice new skills, and play bridge in a friendly, supportive environment.

By the end of the course, you’ll understand how the bidding works and feel confident joining regular games and following the action at the table. Cost is $90 for all 6 lessons plus Fun Bridge. For Fun Bridge you'll play real hands against the other students in the class.

Reserve your spot: HERE

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Play of the Hand
Mondays 7 pm – 9 pm

Bidding gets you to the contract—but card play determines whether you make it! This eight-week Play of the Hand course will teach you how to look at dummy, make a plan, and give yourself the best chance of taking the tricks you need. We’ll cover the essential techniques every bridge player should know, including developing tricks through promotion and length, finessing, trumping losers, managing entries, watching what the opponents are doing, and handling suits effectively. Most importantly, you’ll learn to stop playing one card at a time and start thinking about the entire hand. If you frequently find yourself in a perfectly good contract wondering, “Now what?”—this class is for you.

September 14: Making a Plan

September 21: Promotion and Length

September 28: The Finesse

October 5: Trumping and Discarding

October 12: Watching Out for Entries

October 19: Watching Out for Opponents

October 26: Managing the Suit

November 2: Putting it All Together

BEST VALUE! All eight lessons with textbook included: $150

Individual lessons: $20 per class

Play of the Hand in the 21st Century Textbook: $25

Defense Decisions
Wednesdays 7 pm – 9 pm

Defense is where partnerships win—or give away—the most tricks. Defense Decisions is a practical course focused on the choices you face when declarer has the contract: What should you lead? What is partner trying to tell you? Should you continue a suit or switch? When should you play aggressively, and when should you sit back and wait? This course will help you learn to think like a defender, using the auction, dummy, partner’s signals, and declarer’s play to work out what is happening around the table. Good defense isn’t about memorizing endless rules—it’s about gathering clues and making better decisions.

September 2, September 9, September 16, September 23 and September 30