Now that you have completed your MiniBridge Certificates 1 & 2, you are ready for the formal course of MiniBridge Lessons.
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WhatsApp Group.
It's important that you get to know other students in your group and arrange separate playing sessions with them - WhatsApp is a great way to keep in touch...Please fill-in this form if you wish to join other members of your Beginners group.
Teaching modules on Nofearbridge
To access the Teaching modules on Nofearbridge (NFB) from w/c 20th Jul 2026, click here
Note: The 'Teacher Access Code' and the 'Course Key' can be obtained from your WhatsApp Manager
Realbridge Playing Sessions
To support your NFB lessons, we have prepared practice hands for you to play on RealBridge to reinforce those lessons.
Once you have bid a hand at the table, do not continue with the play until one of our Mentors tell you if you made the correct bid; if you do not have a resident Mentor at the table please click on the Director button and a Mentor will attend your table.
These commentaries provide an additional, more detailed explanation of the recommended bidding.
| Module |
Release Date
(Tuesdays) |
Lesson
Summary
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ACOL Bidding modules (on NFB) |
RealBridge
Playing Date |
Bidding
Commentary |
| u3aBDa06 |
11-Aug |
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ACOL: Introduction to the Bidding (video?) |
18-Aug |
u3aBDa06 v3 |
| u3aBDa07 |
18-Aug |
u3aBDa07 Summary v3 |
Opening 1NT & Responses |
25-Aug |
u3aBDa07 v3 |
| u3aBDa08 |
25-Aug |
u3aBDa08 Summary v3 |
Opening 1 of a Suit and Raising Opener's Major Suit |
01-Sep |
u3aBDa08 v3 |
| u3aBDa09 |
01-Sep |
u3aBDa09 Summary v3 |
Responding to 1 of a Suit Opening Bid and Rebids |
08-Sep |
… |
| u3aBDa10 |
08-Sep |
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Opening/Re-bidding with a 1-suited or 2-suited hands |
15-Sep |
… |
| u3aBDa11 |
15-Sep |
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Responder's 2nd Bid |
22-Sep |
… |
| u3aBDa12 |
22-Sep |
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Stayman |
29-Sep |
… |
| u3aBDa13 |
29-Sep |
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Plan the Play |
06-Oct |
… |
| u3aBDa14 |
06-Oct |
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Overcalling with a suit and Responding |
13-Oct |
… |
| u3aBDa15 |
13-Oct |
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NT Overcalls and Takeout Doubles |
20-Oct |
… |
| u3aBDa16 |
20-Oct |
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More Overcalls, Penalty Doubles & Duplicate Scoring |
27-Oct |
… |
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27-Oct |
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Half Term |
03-Nov |
… |
| u3aBDa17 |
03-Nov |
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Strong Hands |
10-Nov |
… |
| u3aBDa18 |
10-Nov |
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Slam Bidding |
17-Nov |
… |
| u3aBDa19 |
17-Nov |
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Weak Hands - Weak 2s & Pre-empts |
24-Nov |
… |
| u3aBDa20 |
24-Nov |
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Defence - Opening Leads |
01-Dec |
… |
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01-Dec |
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Graduation (Roundup) |
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… |
| u3aBD07_20 |
08-Dec |
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Reinforcement Hands |
08-Dec |
… |
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The Bidding Commentary will normally be released after the Tuesday afternoon Playing Session
Plan/Re-play your RealBridge hands using the ‘My Hands’ option on Nofearbridge.
Nofearbridge has a powerful teaching tool that allows you to re-play your RealBridge hands on Nofearbridge; not only does it instruct you on the mistakes you've made, it also shows you how to 'plan the play' - full details here
Reinforcement Practice Sessions
These sessions on RealBridge, open to present and past students, are in response to student feedback and are available to attend as extra (free) sessions in order to revise cumulative past lessons.
RealBridge
Playing Date |
Modules
Covered |
Commentary |
| 14-Sep |
u3aBD07_09 |
u3aBDRE1 |
| 05-Oct |
u3aBD07_12 |
u3aBDRE2 |
| 26-Oct |
u3aBD07_15 |
u3aBDRE3 |
| 16-Nov |
u3aBD07_17 |
u3aBDRE4 |
| 08-Dec |
u3aBD07_20 |
u3aBDRE5 |
The commentary will be available after the playing session.
£8.50 RealBridge Table Money
We hope that you've enjoyed the first few weeks of Beginners Bridge and wish to continue with the lessons. You may already be aware that we have to pay 'table money' to RealBridge for the online Bridge Sessions. The cost for all the playing sessions is £8.50, could you please arrange to pay this and fill-in this form.
Please note that this cost in non-refundable.
MiniBridge Playing Sessions
This is a schedule of the dates that you will be playing MiniBridge on RealBridge.
The Commentaries for the MiniBridge session will normally be available late evening of the playing day.
| Module |
Lesson Description |
RealBridge |
Commentary |
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Play Date |
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| u3aBDa02. |
MiniBridge Declarer Play - No Trumps |
28-Jul |
u3aBDa02 v2… |
| u3aBDa03. |
MiniBridge Declarer Play - Trumps |
04-Aug |
u3aBDa03 v2 |
| u3aBDa04/05 |
MiniBridge Defender Play |
11-Aug |
u3aBD06 v4. |
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Ad-hoc Playing Opportunities
To support your Ad-hoc playing sessions on RealBridge, these are the Commentaries that will assist you to play the MiniBridge hands
These will normally be released after the Tuesday afternoon Playing Session
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