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Please note that this page was first written in 2015 and because of the significant changes brought about by COVID-19 it has been updated by new information about playing online.
The internet now offers a world of opportunity to play bridge at home, whether with your usual partner on a night when you can't play at your club, with someone new, or on your own to improve your game.
Below is information on some of the options which are available, in particular those with which the EBU or EBED has a connection. This is by no means an exhaustive list of all options available, and is intended just to give some information to get you started.
Funbridge
www.funbridge.com/
- Play Our Free Online Bridge Game. It's not always easy getting all of your friends together for a game of bridge these days. Thankfully, now you can play bridge online for free any time you want with our meticulously crafted version! Team up with a computerized partner and pit your skills against two clever AI opponents in our free version of.
- Learn To Play Bridge Online. Play Bridge online against the computer or with interactive Bridge lessons. BridgeDoctor is a great way of learning how to play Bridge online and it's available 24/7. No software to install - from sign-up to playing in just 60 seconds! Bridgedoctor can even be played on your Smartphone or Tablet.
Play in EBU competitions
You can play in EBU competitions on Funbridge.
In these competitions you will partner one of Funbridge's 'robots', and play against two other robots. You therefore don't need a 'human partner' to take part, and you can play whenever you wish as you don't need human opponents online at the same time. The competitions consist of 20 boards, and you can play them at any time during the competition period, stopping and restarting as often as you wish. Games take place every day and run until midnight (24 hours). Monday and Friday are scored by IMPs. Other days are scored by matchpoints.
Team up with a computerized partner and pit your Bridge skills against two clever AI opponents in this free version of the classic card game. Whether you want to unwind after a hard day of work or you've got a lunch break to burn, this free online Bridge game is always ready to go. Try it out today!
Acol is one of the bidding systems available for you to choose (which isn't always the case with some online platforms), and you can set which conventions and carding methods you and your robotic partner play.
The games cost €2 (by charging you in Euros we can charge less than £2), and Master Points can be won. There is also a month-long and year-long competition with cash prizes.
The games are open to everyone.
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We hope you will take part. Please see the FAQ for more details on the competitions and for information on how to take part.
Other games on Funbridge
Funbridge also offers other playing opportunities, including competitions, learning activities and quizzes. In all games you play with, and against, robots, so you play your tournaments when you want and at your rhythm, and you can pause a deal at any time to resume it later.
New customers can access some features for free for a limited time. Some features require a subscription.
Funbridge also provides live coverage of some elite competitions.
Help using Funbridge
For help using Funbridge please contact them directly using this form.
Bridge Club Live
www.bridgeclublive.com/
From 2021, BCL will no longer to run any games of its own providing EBU master points. It will instead provide a platform for other affiliated clubs to run their games. BCL members who wish to earn EBU master points (and maintain their EBU membership through the Universal Membership Subscription scheme) can continue to do so by supporting BCL’s “F2F Virtual Sessions”.
Bridge Club Live offers all bridge players:
- Fast, fun and friendly bridge in a format that suits you
- Drop-in Drop-out (DIDO) Match Point Pairs and Social Room
- Individual, Improvers Pairs and IMP Pairs Tourneys and Leagues; Teams Competitions and Leagues
- F2F clubs can set up their club to get special results, grouped for their members plus ease of finding your friends. This is not a dedicated room
- A full range of special competitions, some of which are unique in the world of bridge
- An environment that is virtually free of quitters, rudeness and cheating because of our unique policing policy
- An Incident Reporting system instantly available from the Table
- 24 years professional experience of dealing with all issues whether technical, bridge or behavioural
- Full bidding and play records of every card and deal played
- Simple System Disclosure cards for all partnerships
- Discussion forums on bridge and other matters
- New Teaching Club specifically for approved teachers and their students with dedicated hands uploaded specific to each lesson theme. (June 2020)
- Members reunions annually
A special offer for EBU Members - try BCL for free
Any EBU Members, not already a member of BCL, can enjoy a free trial of BCL for 50 days. Simply complete this form on the BCL website to submit a few details and you can give it a try on the days you're not at your local club.
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Help using Bridge Club Live
For help using Bridge Club Live please contact them directly. Their details are available here.
No Fear Bridge
Supporters of the England U16 squad
No Fear Bridge provides a variety of online learning activities suitable for beginners, improvers and 'advancers' to learn how to play bridge well.
There are minibridge hands for complete beginners, through to exercises for advanced players - the England U16 squad used the site to practice ahead of the 2018 World Youth Team Championships.
There are some elements of the website which are free, and some which require a subscription.
Bridge Base Online
Play or watch VuGraph online
Bridge Base Online (BBO) is a popular website for those wanting to play bridge, but also the method by which the majority of major events are 'broadcast'. Major international and domestic events can be watched, with accompanying expert audio and/or text commentary - there is rarely a time when a high-level match is not being shown from one corner of the globe or another.
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And once you are inspired by the professionals you can play too in the BBO competitions or social rooms. Registration is free, though there are charges for some of their competitions. BBO is also the default option for playing EBU knockout matches online - the Online Knockout itself, and early rounds of some of the other competitions.
You can also use BBO to practice, as you can set certain parameters - for example dealer always has a balanced hand with 12-14 points - and practice bidding with your regular partner.
BBO is not affiliated with the EBU.
Help using Bridge Base Online
For help using Bridge Base Online please contact them directly. Their details are available here.
VuBridge
A great resource for students and teachers
Vu-Bridge is an internet-based software programme which allows bridge students to play set hands designed in such a way as to improve their bidding and play.
In collaboration with Paul Bowyer, Vu-Bridge has created three series of 24 lessons (each with 20 interactive deals and a quiz consisting of 10 bidding questions) known as V-Blue. V-Blue is designed to help teach beginner level students of bridge. The bidding system employed is Bridge for All Acol (with strong two’s, four card majors and a 12-14 weak no trump).
V-Blue provides material covering a three year curriculum corresponding to the three initial years of bridge learning for players who have already have a basic understanding of the game: i.e. the rules of contract bridge and the playing of Minibridge.
The totality of the V-Blue on-line system will consist of 1440 interactive set deals (of which 480 will become available during 2016) plus 720 bidding questions in the form of interactive quizzes.
Free for EBTA members and a reduced price for their students
An agreement has been reached between Vu-Bridge and English Bridge Education & Development to offer access to V-Blue free to EBTA teachers and at a discounted rate to EBU students. EBTA teachers should check the Teacher's Zone of the EBED website for further details.
EBTA Teachers who sign up have full access to V-Blue to assist with their lesson preparation, including pbn files which are available to download from the Teachers’ Zone. Hand narratives are available from the V-Blue site for all the hands. Students who sign up will be able to play many more hands than they would be able to complete during lesson contact time - with expert guidance on bidding and play issues, all arranged by topic with the added benefit of quizzes to test their knowledge. Full guidance on how to use V-Blue is provided on the Vu-Bridge site.
Help using VuBridge
For help using VuBridge please contact them directly via vubridge@gmail.com.
EBU Online Knockout Teams
The EBU's Online Knockout Teams competition runs from January each year, and offers a chance for those who play online to compete in a knockout teams competition. See the event webpage for more details.
Apps
Numerous apps are available for you to play bridge on your phone or tablet, whether you want to compete, practice or learn.
Some of these were reviewed in the August 2019 issue of English Bridge magazine. Previous reviews were also undertaken in the December 2015 issue of English Bridge magazine.
Reviews from other sources are also available here, here and here.
Kripa Panchagnula and Jonathan Clark tested a number of Bridge Playing Apps in the December 2019 issue of English Bridge magazine.
Software
If you are looking for software to install on your computer so you can play against three computer-operated opponents, or so you can practice certain scenarios, then there are a few options. Some of these were reviewed in the October 2015 issue of English Bridge magazine.
Bridge online is an online trick-taking card game, played with the deck of 52 cards. Four players play the game in two teams, i.e. two players in each team. The partners made to sit face to face around a table.
Advantages of Playing Bridge Online
We all should be thankful for the internet. The game which was earlier available only in places like bars and clubs, is now available everywhere, named as bridge online. Now you can even play bridge online, free against computer is you are getting bored. Most of the websites now allow players to play bridge for free.
How to Play Bridge Online?
Each player sitting around the table has to play the card in clockwise order. The next player must also play the card of the same suit. If the player is not having a card of the same suit, he/she can play a card of any other suit. Within the suit, the ace is ranked highest. The person who plays the most top-ranked cards wins the trick and eventually wins the free bridge card game.
Where to Play?
There are too many free bridge card games, available throughout the internet and on Google and Apple play store also. The one you find to be the easiest to play contains the least number of adds, the one which has the best interface; you can choose it to play bridge online. There are a number of people who play these free bridge game just for the sake of entertainment. A few other people play bridge online to make money once they become professional in this. Those who play bridge for free, have better concentration power as well as a faster mindset.
So next time when you are bored, and you want to chill out with your friends, bridge online card games might be a perfect option for you all. The game will help you sharpen up your memory and improve your concentration on any task other than providing you entertainment.
Bridge online is a game that developed around four hundred years ago in Italy and Japan, became a hit across all over the globe, and its popularity is increasing day by day. While you are reading this article, people are still busy playing bridge card games for fun, or they are getting bored. But one thing to note is that one should try bridge online.