Bridge Courses: Learn Bridge With a Bridge Course

Considering a Bridge Course? 

If you’ve always been fascinated by one of the world’s most popular card game, the easiest way to learn is by doing a bridge course. Bridge is an excellent hobby to have that will allow you to let loose and have some fun, all the while nourishing your brain and helping you to relieve stress. There are lots of bridge courses currently available for a variety of levels from beginner to intermediate to more advanced courses. Plus, there’s no making excuses that a bridge course cannot fit into your schedule because they are available in part-time and evening class options, in person and online.  

About Bridge 

Bridge is played by millions of people across the globe and most popular among adults. Put simply, it is a trick-talking card game that uses a standard 52 card deck. Unlike other trick-taking games, the aim is not simply to get as many tricks as possible, but for a partnership to successfully predict how many tricks they can take. There is considerable skill involved in bridge, or at least lots of room for continued improvement. However, the game can be enjoyed by beginners too, especially once they have mastered the basics. Bridge is an excellent way to develop and retain memory, tactical, probability and communication skills and is a great social activity for retired individuals.  

History of Bridge 

Bridge was derived from Russian Whist-called Biritch, meaning an announcer, in other words that players ‘announce’ or ‘herald’ their auction. George Washington, the first President of the United States enjoyed playing bridge. In fact, he enjoyed small wagers on the game which apparently made it more exciting. In 1857, the English began playing Whilst in a duplicate method to eliminate most of the luck associated with the deal of the cards. In 1883, American’s began playing inner-club matches. In 1891, a duplicate tray was invented, used to hold the cards separately so players could replay the identical cards.  

The idea was to eliminate chance and provide a true test of skill. The boards were initially called the Kalamazoo tray. Early accounts indicate that in 1903, a number of the British civil servants who were stationed in India created a method of bidding the trump suit called ‘auction bridge’. A later account dates auction bridge back to 1894 with Russian and Turkish origin from Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 to 1878. By 1983, Bridge was introduced in New York, using formal rules that were recently printed by Henry Barbey. In 1925, the American multi-millionaire Harold Vanderbilt, introduced exciting scoring bonuses in Bridge. With this change, auction bridge became known as contact bridge.  

What Will I Learn? 

You can expect to learn about bridge in relation to its history, the objective of the game and the rules of the game. In addition, you will explore what the various cards mean and how to use them to win the game.  

If you’re serious about doing a bridge course, check out courses near you in the Nightcourses.co.uk national course finder.