How Bridge Unlocked works.

From your very first trick to full deals at the table, one small step at a time.

Start with a real lesson, not a signup form.

Your first lesson, The Game of Bridge, is free and open right now. No account, no card details, nothing to remember. Play it card by card; if you like how it feels, save your progress with your email at the end. That's the whole deal.

Try the first lesson free
A lesson card from The Game of Bridge with a Continue button
Choosing between ACOL and Strong No-Trump with 5-card majors, with a comparison link

Tell us where you're starting from.

A few friendly questions set you up: have you played before, and which style of bridge suits you. Clubs here and in the UK mostly play ACOL, so that's our suggestion in Ireland; if you'll play online with the wider world, Strong No-Trump with 5-card majors might fit better. Not sure? There's a 30-second comparison, and you can change any time in Settings without losing a thing.

One idea per card, then a question.

Lessons come as short cards: an idea, an example hand, then a question to check it stuck. Get it wrong and nothing bad happens; you get a kind, specific explanation and carry on. Every topic ends with a short test, and you can review any lesson again without touching your record.

A lesson question with multiple choice answers
A full deal in play on the Bridge Unlocked table, cards face up in the centre

Real hands, then real deals.

Practice modules drill each topic with real hands: bid them, play them, and get a plain review afterwards. When you're ready, sit at the full table and play complete deals, auction and card play, against the computer. Large, clear cards; no clock, no pressure; step back and replay whenever you like.

Two minutes a day keeps it fresh.

The Daily Deal is one short, taught deal every day. It builds a streak if you keep at it, and the streak is kind: one missed day is forgiven automatically, and earlier deals wait in the library rather than nagging from your inbox. Reminders are off unless you switch them on.

The Bridge Unlocked home screen: continue learning card, Daily Deal and progress

Checked by machine, taught by a person.

Bridge has rules, and computers are very good at rules. Before anything reaches you, it runs a gauntlet: every deal machine-checked against the rules of bridge, 38,000+ automated checks. Legal auctions, correct counts, sound leads. The teaching voice is Naomi's; the safety net is automatic. If a lesson tells you a line works, the cards agree.

Lessons

342

Practice hands

1,468

Daily Deals

204

Automated checks

38,000+

The free plan is a real plan.

Free gets you the Bridge Basics course and the first topic, in both systems, today's Daily Deal plus the last seven days, starter practice modules, three full deals a day at the table, and the starter quiz. Plus opens everything. You'll see exactly where the line is before you ever pay, and your progress is yours either way.

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See for yourself.

The first lesson takes about five minutes.