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Where would you like to start?
Whether you've never held a hand of cards, you're brushing up after years away, or you already play online and want to bid and play with more confidence, there's a free starting point for you — no account needed.
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Never played bridge?
Don't panic — bridge is easier to start than its reputation suggests, and you can be playing your first hand within the hour.
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Already playing — online or at the club?
Most of our members arrive knowing some bridge. Firm up the foundations, then learn a full bidding system step by step so you know why each bid works.
Practise with a Beginners Hand of the Day Beginning Bridge lessons Standard American bidding Acol bidding -
Coming back to bridge?
Refresh the skills that matter at the table: card play technique, defensive bidding, and the conventions your partners expect you to know.
Card play techniques Bridge conventions Bidding for the defense
Free bridge lessons and references
Try real lessons from every course before you decide anything. We also publish free printable references you can keep beside you while you play.
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Sample every course
Each course page has free interactive lessons covering hand evaluation, opening bids, responses, card play and more — short enough to finish with your morning cup of tea.
Beginning Bridge Standard American Bidding Acol Bidding System Conventions in Bridge Bidding for the Defense Card Play Techniques -
Free printable references
Cheat sheets are completely acceptable at the bridge table — nobody expects a newer player to memorise everything. Print ours and keep them handy.
Bridge Flippers — bidding cheat sheets Bridge score tables How bridge scoring works
What our members say
“I absolutely love this website. I spend hours everyday on it. Helps enormously.”
“I was not really able to accomplish what I wanted until I discovered this site …. Congratulations on being the best site I’ve found so far!”
Ready for more? Try everything free for 30 days
The free lessons are the start. Premium membership unlocks the full teaching system — learn a concept, then immediately practise it against the computer. No charge for your first 30 days.
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Hand of the Day
A fresh guided hand every day, with expert commentary on every bid and card.
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Full interactive courses
Hundreds of step-by-step lessons, from your first trick to conventions and defense.
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Standard American & Acol
Learn the bidding system your friends play — and switch systems anytime.
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Practice without limits
Unlimited random hands, 326 commented practice hands and 230 instant quizzes.
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Daily competition
New hands every day, with results and rankings to see how you compare.
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Live Bridge
Play Contract Bridge or Minibridge live with friends, or against the computer.
Plus an inline bridge glossary throughout — tap any term for a plain-English reminder.
Why learn bridge with 60SecondBridge?
Bridge is the best card game ever invented — endlessly interesting, sociable, and great exercise for the brain. But most people learn it badly: long theory sessions, thick books, and not nearly enough time actually playing cards. We built 60SecondBridge around the opposite idea: short lessons, immediately practised. Read one small idea, then use it in an interactive exercise or a practice hand straight away.
That approach works for complete beginners taking their first trick, for improving players working through Standard American or Acol bidding, and for returning players rebuilding their card play and defense. Wherever you start, you'll spend most of your time doing the thing you're here to do: playing bridge.