Introduction – Rookie Bridge and Beyond

Bridge Lessons: Ten Steps to Basic Bridge starts Monday, May 6

To play with a full deck — play Bridge!

“Ten Steps to Basic Bridge” starts Monday, May 6, 2024 and runs on Monday & Thursday evenings through June 10 (no class on May 27). In this lesson series, you’ll learn Bridge from the ground up using Standard American bidding with a couple of modern twists. This fast-paced series appeals to those with at least a little cardplaying experience, as well as players who want to get back into the game using modern methods.

Bridge Lessons: Ten Steps to Basic Bridge starts Monday, January 8

To play with a full deck — play Bridge!

“Ten Steps to Basic Bridge” starts Monday, January 8, 2024 and runs on Monday & Thursday evenings through February 8. In this lesson series, you’ll learn Bridge from the ground up using Standard American bidding with a couple of modern twists. This fast-paced series appeals to those with at least a little cardplaying experience, as well as players who want to get back into the game using modern methods.

Beginning Bridge Lesson Series starts September 19, 2022

“Ten Steps to Basic Bridge,” a series of lessons for beginning Bridge players, starts on Monday evening, September 19, 2022, and meets twice weekly on Monday & Wednesday evenings through October 19, 2022. You’ll learn Bridge from the ground up with Standard American bidding. By the end of the series, you’ll be ready to play in social games and entry-level duplicate games.

Space is limited to 20 students.

Beginning Bridge Lesson Series starts May 11, 2022

“Ten Steps to Basic Bridge,” a series of lessons for beginning Bridge players, starts on Wednesday evening, May 11, 2022, and meets twice weekly on Monday & Wednesday evenings through June 15, 2022. You’ll learn Bridge from the ground up with Standard American bidding. By the end of the series, you’ll be ready to play in social games and entry-level duplicate games.

Space is limited to 20 students.

Beginning Bridge Lesson Series starts March 7, 2022

“Ten Steps to Basic Bridge,” a series of lessons for beginning Bridge players, starts on Monday evening, March 7, 2022, and meets twice weekly on Monday & Wednesday evenings through April 6, 2022. You’ll learn Bridge from the ground up with Standard American bidding. By the end of the series, you’ll be ready to play in social games and entry-level duplicate games.

Space is limited to 20 students.

Beginning Bridge Lesson Series starts September 20, 2021

“Ten Weeks to Basic Bridge,” a series of lessons for beginning Bridge players, starts on Monday evening, September 20, 2021, and meets weekly through November 29, 2021. You’ll learn Bridge from the ground up with Standard American bidding. By the end of the series, you’ll be ready to play in social games and entry-level duplicate games.

Space is limited to 20 students.

Bridge Is Not a Simple Game

Bridge is not a simple game. Let me explain. No, there is too much – let me sum up.

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Welcome to Rookie Bridge!

Welcome to my bridge blog. I teach a beginner bridge lesson series at Seattle Bridge Center. The series is called Ten Weeks to Basic Bridge and a new series will start in September 2017.

I’m an ACBL club-level director and I host a Rookie Duplicate game every Tuesday at the center. It’s free to play if you have fewer than 50 ACBL masterpoints.

I’ve been playing bridge since 2012 and enjoy teaching the game almost as much as playing the game.

I plan to use this blog to explore concepts and questions that come up in my classes and in the Rookie Duplicate games that we might not have time to tackle in person.

The target audience for this blog is people who attend my class. However, I’m happy to take questions from any bridge player as time allows.