BEFORE YOU PLAY FOR THE 1ST TIME please check your computer settings (see at the bottom)
General instructions
- Please log in at least 10 minutes before the start of the tournament
- You can select one of any 9 languages to use the platform, please do this rather than use google translate
- You DO NOT need to prebook to play.
- Doors will be open at 2:00 pm approx.
- Type in your Full Name with leading capitals eg Fred Smith, NOT F Smith FRED SMITH or any other variant.
- ID enter your JBC id.
- If you are colour blind, tick the UI Contrast box
- Click the Login box. This takes you to the lobby.
- Choose a seat, (eg click SIT N) fill up the tables vaguely from the top please.
Alerting
On Real Bridge you alert your partner's bids as if you were in the clubhouse. Club alerting policy applies and no announcements should be made. We expect the same etiquette during play as required during any club tournament.
Undos
UNDO will be accepted during the bidding BUT NOT during play. If you want to minimise your chance of making an error then go into settings by clicking the cog icon and set your input option to double click.
Payment
Liaise with John Hiskey regarding payment for your play. You can also see a tally of the number of times you have played in the member's area under the menu option play frequency on Real Bridge
Post play
You are welcome to stay and chat with other members as well as move around the "room" to other tables to chat with anyone you wish.
Buttons and Controls

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This turns your camera off or on –
so the table can/can’t see you
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This turns your microphone off or on –
so the table can/can’t hear you
(use this to eliminate any background noise in your home)
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This turns off or on your view of everybody else
(they can still see you)
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This refreshes all of your video feeds
(use if they are stuck and every 40 ish minutes)
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This lets you chat at your table.
If you are on a PC, the chat bar is already displayed,
since the window is wider/bigger.
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This lets you adjust a player’s volume for just you
(nobody else is affected).
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Use this button to ask the opponents
to let you change your bid
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Calls for a Director
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Sends you back to the lobby where you can
see all the other tables (the place where you first arrived).
You can then rejoin your table or join another one
to see/chat with other players at their table.
This is a very useful feature as you can join any table
before the game and have a social chat while waiting for your partner to arrive.
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BEFORE YOU PLAY FOR THE 1ST TIME
1. Test you Camera and Microphone - click here
2. Devices Make sure you have a device which will work!
Can Use |
Cannot Use |
Windows laptop
Windows tablet
Windows desktop
MacBook or other Apple laptop
iPad (from 2015 or newer)
iMac or other Apple desktop
Chromebook
Android Tablet
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Smart phone
Old iPads, older than 2015
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3. Browsers
4. How to update your Browser
In Chrome and Edge, you need to click the 3 little dots in the top right corner of the page.
5. Ipad users
Only post 2015 models can be used. Please access Real Bridge via Safari.
6. Information for Mac Users
with the latest version of the operating system, Big Sur, use Chrome (update: It is now possible to use Safari)
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