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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @navin4313
    @navin4313 Год назад +26

    Absolutely by far the best bridge lesson I have come across in my life . Bar none.

  • @twiggypodge9857
    @twiggypodge9857 Месяц назад +6

    It's November 2024, this is where my journey to playing bridge started. Fascinating!! Moved over to other videos of beginners bridge and then bought a pack of cards. I'm 3 months in and now playing on App bridge base online (BBO) still at practice stage but loving every minute. It takes my mind of stress and helps me relax. Why don't you give learning bridge a try yourself? Best of luck to you all🙂

  • @negrochifladorivera1008
    @negrochifladorivera1008 Год назад +31

    One of the best ASMR videos out there.

  • @DougWIngate
    @DougWIngate 2 года назад +56

    the reason this is such an effective introduction to the game is that Shaw takes us through the entire game from the very beginning. As a huge tabletop game player, I see so many 'how to play' videos completely fail at this by just relaying a bunch of rules about the game in completely scattered order, rather than actually showing you the step by step process of how a game is actually played

  • @HT0008
    @HT0008 Год назад +16

    This is undoubtedly the best Contract Bridge Tutorial ever!

  • @ethanculbreth2466
    @ethanculbreth2466 8 лет назад +125

    don't waste time anywhere else. this is by far the best bridge instructional video i've come across.

    • @behindbars1659
      @behindbars1659 4 года назад +2

      It's limited they should play Jacoby bid the diamonds force partner in hearts

    • @RB747domme
      @RB747domme 4 года назад +2

      @@behindbars1659 snap. I came to the comments to see if someone had said this. My wife and I were demons at Bridge.

    • @jaykumar7704
      @jaykumar7704 4 года назад +3

      Long time I have been looking for a Bridge instructor, got one ,in these times of covid 19 ,this is the best gental man's game, . Thanks jay I

    • @Pokarface7
      @Pokarface7 4 года назад +1

      @@jaykumar7704 How did you convinced 3 people to learn Bridge with you? My group of friends all play Hold'em, which is good, but I want to add variety. I know Cribbage can be played with 2 or 3 players.

    • @user-jh3cl1cx9k
      @user-jh3cl1cx9k 2 года назад

      @@behindbars1659 ,,hgx⁵

  • @bettorapetto
    @bettorapetto 2 года назад +54

    11:09 The point count system of bidding (Honor and Distribution)
    21:40 Basic Play
    30:27 Scoring Points
    32:44 Biddable and Rebiddable Suits
    42:45 Vulnerability and a No Trump contract
    54:40 Responders first bid and Limit Raises
    1:13:59 The penalty double
    1:16:25 Responses to 1-NT opening
    1:23:25 The Stayman - Two Club convention
    1:28:70 The penalty double and the Finesse in action
    1:40:15 The Take-out or Informative Double
    1:57:58 The Overcall
    2:01:45 Probable distributions
    2:02:59 Entries and Re-entries
    2:04:16 Opening 2 bids
    2:26:01 Opening Leads and the rule of eleven

    • @fiona4228
      @fiona4228 Год назад +2

      Thank you. This is so helpful!

    • @marthacornish
      @marthacornish Год назад +2

      ah thanks :)

    • @trilogytrilogy9703
      @trilogytrilogy9703 Год назад +1

      I am so new to bridge. This is a wonderful tutorial. This reinforces what I am learning in my classes. Some of the point system is different from the US but that does not matter. Everything is so well explained that I am loving this. I review the segments more then once. Thank you so much

    • @minui8758
      @minui8758 Месяц назад

      Hero we all need

  • @joshuacaulfield8558
    @joshuacaulfield8558 7 лет назад +141

    My greatest achievement in life is watching the whole thing.

    • @ВенциславПейчев
      @ВенциславПейчев 5 лет назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @farhadinho9
      @farhadinho9 4 года назад +2

      Well done. Very well done indeed.👍🏽

    • @bakusification
      @bakusification 4 года назад +3

      Ahahahaha.

    • @nbp10000
      @nbp10000 3 года назад +1

      Are you still alive?

    • @michaelkingsbury4305
      @michaelkingsbury4305 2 года назад +2

      I watched it several times before I quite understood everything they were talking about. I went online and found out it's not quite everything you need to know to play bridge today. Those 75-year-old ladies are at the senior center are not interested in playing with you unless you can help them win!

  • @darthkahn45
    @darthkahn45 3 месяца назад +3

    I could listen to all 4 talk for hours. You'd never see anything this pleasantly British on UK television today. Almost feels like a time capsule of something forever lost.

    • @zeddeka
      @zeddeka Месяц назад +1

      The three actors were pretty twee, even for the time: very stereotypical of minor theatrical types in the early to mid 80s.

  • @amalienoether7902
    @amalienoether7902 4 года назад +42

    For those who want to review a particular section:
    0:00:00 Introduction/basics
    0:06:13 1st bidding
    0:11:09 *the point count system of bidding*
    0:13:52 1st bidding w/ point system
    0:18:37 point system recap
    0:21:38 *basic play*
    0:21:45 1st game
    0:30:26 *scoring*
    0:32:44 *biddable and re-biddable suits*
    0:33:40 practice hands
    0:38:17 buildable and re-biddable Recap
    0:39:35 more practice hands (1NT)
    0:41:50 1 no trump opening
    0:42:43 *vulnerability and a no trump contract*
    0:44:25 2nd bidding
    0:47:57 scoring recap
    0:48:44 2nd game
    0:54:37 *responders first bid and limit raise*
    0:57:33 practice hands
    1:02:00 responders bid recap
    1:03:34 3rd bidding
    1:07:48 3rd game
    1:13:55 *the penalty double*
    1:16:22 *responses to a 1 no trump opening*
    1:17:58 practice hands
    1:23:26 *the stayman 2 club convention*
    1:28:39 *the penalty double and the finesse action*
    1:28:39 4th bidding
    1:34:08 4th game
    1:40:16 *the take-out or informative double*
    1:45:48 informative double recap
    1:48:14 5th bidding
    1:51:15 5th game
    1:57:56 *the overcall*
    2:01:43 *probable distributions*
    2:02:58 *entries and re-entries*
    2:04:12 *opening two bids*
    2:07:30 practice hands
    2:09:27 opening two bids recap
    2:16:29 6th bidding
    2:19:05 6th game
    2:26:00 *opening leads and the rule of eleven*
    2:29:46 *the blackwood convention*
    2:32:27 7th bidding
    2:36:10 7th game
    2:43:27 extra bonus points
    2:44:04 8th bidding
    2:47:51 8th game

  • @ArsLonga1967
    @ArsLonga1967 3 года назад +5

    This is such a brilliant, informative and instructional video in Bridge. As a beginner I've found it most helpful. Thank you so much for posting.

  • @MrVoayer
    @MrVoayer 7 лет назад +28

    Terrific video on all accounts. Lessons given, rules of Bridge, illustrative examples, playing of the hands, rules, presentation and acting - all truly remarkable. Of course, rules have changed and points count adjusted since 1982, but this remains a video that could be watched numerous times, no matter how high the ladder of Bridge knowledge you are. Many thanks to Shaw and his team. Thank you, Daniel Woodhouse, for sharing it with the rest of the world.

    • @jackmallory7996
      @jackmallory7996 5 лет назад +1

      It's 'on all counts' not 'on all accounts.' Just being annoying and pedantic.

  • @BrandonOsborn404
    @BrandonOsborn404 9 лет назад +63

    I've decided to learn Bridge - this video is, by far, the most helpful introduction I have seen; very clear, comprehensive, and I am enjoying the humour. ;)

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 7 лет назад +8

      ITV needs to produce an updated version for the new rule changes.

    • @richardmessina9475
      @richardmessina9475 6 лет назад +1

      b dog did you ever go forward with your desire to learn Bridge? It is a wonderful game 😁

    • @stephenhu2000
      @stephenhu2000 6 лет назад +4

      What's different in this video from the modern rules?

    • @Dr.Logistik
      @Dr.Logistik 6 лет назад

      I will play with you on BBO if you wish. I am new

    • @jackmallory7996
      @jackmallory7996 5 лет назад

      No need for commas around 'by far.'

  • @amiyachakrabortty3503
    @amiyachakrabortty3503 Год назад +5

    Saw the video with rapt attention. Extremely benefited. Grateful to Mr. Shaw Tailor .

  • @JohnColapinto
    @JohnColapinto 9 лет назад +32

    I like watching this simply for the Steed-like suavity of Shaw and his impeccable actor's diction.

  • @ButOneThingIsNeedful
    @ButOneThingIsNeedful 2 года назад +16

    Shaw Taylor and his supporting cast do quite an admirable job indeed sharing the game of bridge with interested uninitiates (like myself) in an engaging and helpful manner. The major disappointment I have as a learner (certainly no fault of Shaw's) concerns the various differing bidding systems used and preferred in different parts of the world, which keep players from being universally united under a common approach to the game. Here in America, for example, five-card majors systems predominate, but in this lovely video Taylor teaches the UK's standard Acol method of bidding (four-card majors). Pity we can't all just be on the same page at the outset.

    • @Gos1234567
      @Gos1234567 Год назад +1

      Im learning and even i see that this video seems way outdated as modern Acol doesnt give points for extra hand lenght.
      Seems to be too many different bidding systems and im confused af

    • @ignaciodonalvillalon4069
      @ignaciodonalvillalon4069 Год назад

      Indubitably

  • @mrpeel3239
    @mrpeel3239 3 года назад +7

    This excellent video works best as a reinforcement tutorial, especially after reading up on the basics from a Bridge primer.

  • @phil2u48
    @phil2u48 9 лет назад +8

    This is an excellent video. I have been teaching basic bridge to a group of friends and this totally reinforces what we have been talking about. Thanks so much.

  • @juliamcgrath3364
    @juliamcgrath3364 3 месяца назад

    This is fantastic way to learn. Talking and guiding through it. Being able to see what they’re talking about.

  • @mikeyveyette8072
    @mikeyveyette8072 2 года назад +13

    Such an in depth analysis of a game of bridge.

    • @michaelkingsbury4305
      @michaelkingsbury4305 2 года назад +2

      It just scratches the surface really but ramps up from beginning play to intermediate in 2 hours!

  • @LogoMan7777
    @LogoMan7777 10 лет назад +50

    Shaw Taylor and his gang sure know how to turn a game of bridge into a life-or-death battle. You'd think James Bond and Sir Hugo Drax were lying in wait.

    • @jamesedgewood4643
      @jamesedgewood4643 Год назад +1

      I was reading Moonraker today and it got me curious as to what Bridge was..... I am now fascinated and found that I had already played a variation of this game when I was a student...and have another way to while away the time.

  • @jordancollier6716
    @jordancollier6716 10 лет назад +19

    WONDERFUL VIDEO! Finally scoring explained well, and now thanks to this video my mind is mush

  • @gmadiva
    @gmadiva 9 лет назад +9

    Happened upon this when I decided to relearn Bridge after 40 years. So well done! Now to rewatch and take lots of notes, then hope I can find some people to watch/play with. Thanks for making this! Really great job!!!

    • @richardbuxton3546
      @richardbuxton3546 9 лет назад +1

      +gmadiva You can watch or join in with thousands of players 24 hours a day and completely free. Bridge Base Online of *BBO*
      From raw beginner up to world class and World Champion - just now 8200 players are online.
      Watching is an excellent way to get the feel of the modern game - you are allowed to ask questions of other people watching (kibitzers) - but it is not polite to talk to the players.

    • @addicktedtocharlton1167
      @addicktedtocharlton1167 2 года назад +1

      @gmadiva did you actually get to play? I hope so, bridge is a great social game.

  • @caitbonar7868
    @caitbonar7868 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is my third time watching them and the reaction with all of them is great- very easy to follow

  • @victorseal9047
    @victorseal9047 7 лет назад +2

    I am trying to learn bridge with a group of French speaking québécois, not the easiest way to learn ! With French being my second language, this video is clarifying many of the points that were causing me to be confused. An excellent tutorial.

  • @jenniep.3792
    @jenniep.3792 3 года назад +19

    It's taken all week but I've made it to the end. I feel like I'm saying goodbye to old friends.

    • @lartensgrill6106
      @lartensgrill6106 3 года назад

      😁🤣

    • @dartme18
      @dartme18 2 года назад +2

      Join your local bridge club and say, "Hello," to some new ones! 😀

  • @taratalwar3438
    @taratalwar3438 Год назад +3

    Love the way you explain, thank you very much.

    • @Crazy1Clive
      @Crazy1Clive 10 месяцев назад

      Unfortunately, I think our Uncle Shaw is a bit too late to discover this, given that he's, well you know...

  • @varadamunshi2547
    @varadamunshi2547 8 лет назад +2

    I am a learner in Bridge, enjoying the video, watched several times and learnt a lot ! Excellent presentation,very clear speech
    and could follow well, being an Indian could understand English well, Thanks !!!

  • @elguiridelondres6
    @elguiridelondres6 7 лет назад +7

    Brilliant! Good old Shaw Taylor. If anyone cheated him at Bridge they'd be on Police 5 the next week. Keep 'em peeled.

  • @tanayagarwal9573
    @tanayagarwal9573 4 года назад +1

    Great tutorial... I was a beginner and now a mastermind in bridge by the help of this video

  • @OlleForsberg
    @OlleForsberg 8 лет назад +118

    Holy shit, I don't understand a thing of what's going on, but now I've been watching this for an hour straight.

    • @mikekulesza3024
      @mikekulesza3024 6 лет назад +15

      I guess you'd be a perfect dummy.

    • @Dr.Logistik
      @Dr.Logistik 6 лет назад +4

      Want to play on BBO?
      I really have no idea what I am doing

    • @danwoodhouse9290
      @danwoodhouse9290 5 лет назад +5

      Keep watching son - you'll get there

    • @johnworf
      @johnworf 2 года назад

      @@Dr.Logistik watch my vids...you might learn something

    • @johnworf
      @johnworf 2 года назад +1

      you should watch me play online then

  • @flashtheoriginal
    @flashtheoriginal 8 лет назад +16

    Ah! This is more like it. I'm a complete beginner and am keen to gain knowledge. I will study this and go from there. Well done Shaw, a good Englishman.
    Btw ... Amanda. I would

    • @christopherkett2414
      @christopherkett2414 8 лет назад +2

      Exactly what I was thinking, and I'm not talking about the card play or Mr Taylor's English-ness ;-)

    • @pmwaring
      @pmwaring 8 лет назад +5

      This programme is from 1982!

  • @JN52890
    @JN52890 4 месяца назад +1

    I’m actually starting to understand it! I’m new to Bridge, but this video is great. 🎉

    • @minui8758
      @minui8758 20 дней назад

      Suddenly clicks one day. It’s about two months of vague but very weak faith you might be able to then the right tutor or book comes along and it clicks

  • @metacomputer
    @metacomputer 6 лет назад +2

    Best overall introduction to Bridge if you really want to understand the system of Bridge.

  • @nathenialsplaceofficial
    @nathenialsplaceofficial 7 месяцев назад +3

    What I wouldn't give for Tessa's assured inner voice. 🤣

  • @Therradican
    @Therradican 4 года назад +2

    I agree this is the best instructions I have ever watched

  • @ravithejamavuri4757
    @ravithejamavuri4757 6 лет назад +4

    best bridge tutorial! surprisingly watched for 3 hrs. I don't even watch a 20 min video complete but this one is amazing

  • @feliciamorrison6977
    @feliciamorrison6977 9 лет назад +2

    Very helpful. I will watch this video many times. Thanks so much.

  • @kylelooper2156
    @kylelooper2156 4 года назад +6

    Teaching the strong 2 bid (other than 2 clubs, which remains artificial and showing 22-24 high card points) is old fashioned. Most players play opening 2D, 2H, and 2S as weak and preemptive, showing 8-11 points, and a six+ card suit containing 3 honors. Opening at the 3 level shows the same values but a longer suit. The idea is to stop the opponents from finding their fit by squeezing space out of the auction. It's better to play in two or three spades down one than in 4H making for the opponents.
    Also, today most teams play 5-card majors, which means that you can't open a major with a four card hand and 5-card majors aren't rebiddable. Rebidding a major suit promises 6.
    That's because most major suit fits are 5-3. Partner knows immediately that she has a major suit fit if she has 3+ of the bid major.
    Overall, in spite of being old-fashioned, this is a great tutorial, very systematic and understandable.
    It's definitely enough to get you going in the game of bridge.

    • @exilenm2
      @exilenm2 3 года назад +3

      They don't play 5 card majors if using Acol, which most UK players still do.

  • @greenbank4800
    @greenbank4800 9 лет назад

    Best video to date, lots of information and explanations for a beginner. Well worth several watches taking notes.

  • @chandrachudnanduri9653
    @chandrachudnanduri9653 9 лет назад +2

    amazing video ... clear and crisp teaching

  • @sangeetatalwar8963
    @sangeetatalwar8963 8 лет назад +3

    A really nice way to teach the game! thanks

  • @camtothemax
    @camtothemax 8 лет назад +66

    This is incredibly pleasant to watch, though I don't understand any of it.

    • @markusskenins
      @markusskenins 7 лет назад +2

      Chris Hartwig As a Bridge player, the game goes much diffrently! This feels like a show instead of an actual game...

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 7 лет назад

      Oh really? How would this match play out in an actual game?

    • @mikeharvey2629
      @mikeharvey2629 7 лет назад +1

      Yeah, it's nice to listen to the voices

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 7 лет назад

      Are you following 1987 rules?

    • @MisterMcGuinness
      @MisterMcGuinness 4 года назад +2

      @@LogoMan7777 you wouldnt have a TV camera rudely pointing over your shoulder at your cards for a start. Nor would there be an attractive brunette with a clip-board saying "cut" at regular intervals. It would also be frowned upon for one of the players to have rigged the deal, and be smugly commenting throughout the play. Not quite sure what Markuss means either but the answer Ive provided is hopefully a a start.

  • @Charlottemadeleinec
    @Charlottemadeleinec 8 лет назад +3

    Are there anymore of these videos somewhere. I adore this so much and I feel so sad having watched this whole this and having nowhere to turn.

    • @lylabowser2858
      @lylabowser2858 8 лет назад +1

      after an hour in I went to an online bridge game site where there's only computer players. I think I could actually play the game with real ppl that knew what they were doing but not keep score by any means.

  • @michaelkingsbury4305
    @michaelkingsbury4305 Год назад +3

    I watched this, and then watched it ten more times until it made sense. Too late I'm hooked. Bridge is not the king of card games it's the crack of card games, be forewarned!

  • @crimsonkhan3815
    @crimsonkhan3815 5 лет назад +5

    man! i love 80s..everything in that time but ....everything ...was simple, beautiful and elegant..speech, behavior, and...of course...the ladies...i missed those days^^ can someone please crack the code of a time machine in my life time....please!!!

    • @zeddeka
      @zeddeka 8 месяцев назад

      You clearly weren't there because it really, really wasn't. The 80s were mostly grim. Mass unemployment, AIDS, threat of imminent nuclear war, riots, football hooligans, and murder rate that was significantly higher than today.

  • @Drakub
    @Drakub 8 лет назад +6

    I used to have those exact same chairs in my house in the 80's lol

  • @DrASiddiqui
    @DrASiddiqui 6 лет назад +3

    2:53 SAVAGE!!! Amanda was seething!
    Omar Sharif's birthday Google Doodle bought me here.

  • @rosemarysutherland7025
    @rosemarysutherland7025 4 года назад +1

    a wonderful video really finding it excellent Are there any more ?

    • @rosemarysutherland7025
      @rosemarysutherland7025 4 года назад +1

      Have just ascertained that Shaw died a few years ago he was a famous BBC actor as well as a bridge player

    • @minui8758
      @minui8758 20 дней назад

      @@rosemarysutherland7025more of a presenter than an actor and ITV rather than the Beeb

  • @VijuKurian
    @VijuKurian 5 лет назад +9

    This is the only video in RUclips where are you actually going to learn Bridge.

  • @Wattingers
    @Wattingers 10 лет назад +5

    Brilliant post. Thank you.

  • @mickmcknight162
    @mickmcknight162 5 лет назад +1

    What a great game, and well explained by these guys. Thanks for showing this.

  • @JanetHanna-y7x
    @JanetHanna-y7x 11 месяцев назад +1

    This the best bridge video.

  • @Melvis0
    @Melvis0 4 года назад

    Groovy retro music! I'm hooked.

    • @Crazy1Clive
      @Crazy1Clive 10 месяцев назад

      Definitely library music, but I'm buggered if I know what it is.

  • @mr606neil
    @mr606neil 7 лет назад +1

    I'm giving myself 2 months to learn the basics. This is pleasant and painless!

  • @vikrammgokhale
    @vikrammgokhale 5 лет назад +3

    I don't use ACOL - I much prefer Strong Club (based on Precision), which is a lot better at finding the precise level of contract, although it is tedious for beginners. Nevertheless, I found this video to be exceptionally well made, for a variety of reasons. As a matter of fact, it's not really for the novice (actually this starts simple, but gets pretty complicated for a newbie), but this certainly goes a long way in reinforcing the fundamentals of bidding. Add to this the enjoyable and well thought-out commentary, and this is a defiinite must-see for the avid Bridge player, who wants to improve his/her game...

  • @badblonde3
    @badblonde3 2 года назад +2

    How many of these are they, and how do I find them...? thnx

  • @FelixFelisis
    @FelixFelisis 8 лет назад +48

    These are probably the most British-y people I've ever seen.

    • @FelixFelisis
      @FelixFelisis 8 лет назад +5

      flashtheoriginal All English people are British.

    • @FelixFelisis
      @FelixFelisis 8 лет назад +4

      flashtheoriginal I didn't say all British people are English, dingaling. I said all English people are British.

    • @FelixFelisis
      @FelixFelisis 8 лет назад +7

      flashtheoriginal I'm British.

    • @Byronn1991
      @Byronn1991 8 лет назад +2

      +flashtheoriginal What the hell are you talking about? I'm English AND British, and so is anyone else born in England, it's not a matter of opinion. What does your passport say on it? Mine says British.

    • @Byronn1991
      @Byronn1991 8 лет назад

      flashtheoriginal English GCSE is the study of the language, not of the country, and really has no relation to anything I said.
      Not once did I say that I'm not English, or that I consider myself British above all else. I am English, and quite happy about it, but I am also British, as are you, and as is every Scottish, Welsh, English, and Northern Irish person. Whether you like it or not is a different matter, but it doesn't change the fact that you are.
      Yes you're right, there's no such thing as a British accent, a lot of people mistakenly think a British accent is synonymous to an English accent. But I think we're all guilty of generalising accents to an extent, I'm sure people from Germany would disagree with us generalising that there is a universal German accent, for example.
      And yes your passport will say European Union on the front cover, but if you take a moment to open it up and look at the identification page, under Nationality it will say "British" or "British Citizen".

  • @Donax313
    @Donax313 8 лет назад +16

    With the way he speaks and looks to the camera, I thought i was watching an episode of House of Cards, except for once there were real cards on the table

  • @edward4828
    @edward4828 6 лет назад +7

    This is hilarious 😂😂😂
    The little insights into what they're thinking have got me howling 😂😂

  • @knnthcv
    @knnthcv 2 года назад +6

    Does anyone know if these were actors or professional bridge players.Or what became of them

    • @michaelkingsbury4305
      @michaelkingsbury4305 Год назад +3

      Shaw had a popular true crime show I believe on the BBC. It was about crimes being sold by witnesses, and had the tagline " Keep em peeled," ie keep on the lookout for suspicious behaviors. I recognize one of the two ladies as an actress from that time.

    • @Crazy1Clive
      @Crazy1Clive Месяц назад

      @@michaelkingsbury4305 On ITV, not BBC. Taylor started out as an announcer on ATV in the 1950s and worked from there.

  • @caitbonar7868
    @caitbonar7868 5 месяцев назад

    Brilliant and enjoyable thank you

  • @MartinInBC
    @MartinInBC 5 месяцев назад +1

    At 25:40, the defender could have saved an overtrick by rising with the AH instead of JH! Then leading a spade, partner ruffs with the KH and you later make the JH. Not a very likely play, I'll admit ... but it works! ;-)

  • @Savoy1984
    @Savoy1984 8 лет назад +6

    At 21 seconds I know this will be one of my favourite videos on RUclips, and I don't mean in soon cool ironic way either.

  • @pagu_
    @pagu_ 7 лет назад +12

    4:34 am, what i'm doing here?

  • @RobertMaxwellMediaCorp
    @RobertMaxwellMediaCorp 7 лет назад +11

    I think I understand most of the game, but I have one question: why would a player need to whisper inside their own head?

  • @ritacairncross9076
    @ritacairncross9076 2 года назад +4

    Very helpful, Thank you 😊

  • @billfrug
    @billfrug 9 месяцев назад

    How long does it take to get to this level?

  • @k-leb4671
    @k-leb4671 8 лет назад +13

    I thought this was going to be a heavily Americanized video based on the music and people, but instead it's one of the most British videos I've seen.

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 8 лет назад +1

      Also, I can't believe this lasts 3 hours. I'm ~45 minutes in and I have no idea what could fill in more than the next quarter of the video.

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 2 года назад +1

      @@k-leb4671 This was cut into several 30 minute episodes, I imagine.

  • @dianaashton2512
    @dianaashton2512 Год назад

    I wish I could watch this same or similar bidding set up about 10 times. Feel I would really learn bridge that way.

  • @deborahberry3162
    @deborahberry3162 6 лет назад +3

    The wonderful world of bridge. Try it. It’s addictive.

  • @duftyr37
    @duftyr37 8 лет назад

    With the honour system while bidding, are all the point values (13-19 points to start bidding, 6-9 to respond with a no trump, etc.) set rules or just guidelines?

    • @kevinrosenberg4368
      @kevinrosenberg4368 8 лет назад

      guidelines

    • @duftyr37
      @duftyr37 8 лет назад

      Thanks

    • @BEstudent
      @BEstudent 8 лет назад

      Guidelines..... imagine you have all 13 cards of 1 suit....that's only 10 points but a slam in that suit is easy.
      Strength = points + distribution

  • @GB-pn5vx
    @GB-pn5vx 8 лет назад +1

    so they are playing acol bridge. right?

  • @shaeslate7176
    @shaeslate7176 2 года назад +6

    There was a magic in this

  • @GusLibby
    @GusLibby 9 лет назад +1

    hey would it be possible if i could burn a couple of dvd's for public distribution
    thanks ;)

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 9 лет назад

      +Gus Libby You might have to take it up with ITV Studios.

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 7 лет назад

      And even if you did, the rules changed 5 or so years after this show was first released.

  • @jbr84tx
    @jbr84tx 2 года назад +1

    It's too bad there's no captioning with this. I'm hard of hearing and can't make out much of what is said. Is it possible to get a captioned version?

    • @redblade8160
      @redblade8160 Год назад +1

      Johnny Red
      Captioning would be even harder to hear, as it makes no sound!

    • @jbr84tx
      @jbr84tx Год назад

      @@redblade8160 I mean captioning in addition to the sound.

    • @redblade8160
      @redblade8160 Год назад

      @@jbr84tx
      Lay back, I know what you meant.

  • @bobpendragon5380
    @bobpendragon5380 9 лет назад +1

    Does anyone know what their bidding system is called?

    • @drzen3
      @drzen3 9 лет назад +1

      bob pendragon Is called "Acol" (from Acol street in London) system. I'm not sure if it is the same with 4card Major which Americans used to play before introduce the New Standard American otherwise 5card Major system.

  • @bensirach3586
    @bensirach3586 6 лет назад +3

    I think a person who wants to learn Bridge should also learn Spades and Whist since they have techniques and concepts that are used in Bridge.

  • @flewintopylon
    @flewintopylon 5 лет назад +2

    I love this!

  • @QuantExp
    @QuantExp 8 месяцев назад +1

    God bless sir Shaw Taylor 🫡

  • @MrMarkhall1
    @MrMarkhall1 6 лет назад +1

    This is enthralling.

  • @Charlottemadeleinec
    @Charlottemadeleinec 8 лет назад

    At around 1:19 what does Shaw mean by being unable to bid after the bid of 2 hearts?

    • @danielwang4022
      @danielwang4022 8 лет назад +1

      He seems to explain it rather well, but it's part of the bidding system they use (Acol). The logic behind it is simple enough: Shaw has already described his hand precisely, and it's up to his partner to combine that information with what she knows about her own hand and decide on the contract.

  • @blueshells50
    @blueshells50 Год назад

    Does this video ever show final scoring with bonus points

  • @MonacoLager1
    @MonacoLager1 8 лет назад +35

    Finally found a game more confusing than cricket.

    • @justinwarthen
      @justinwarthen 8 лет назад +1

      Look up Go

    • @JohnnyWishbone85
      @JohnnyWishbone85 8 лет назад +4

      WTF are you talking about? Go is incredibly simple. There are only two rules.

    • @k-leb4671
      @k-leb4671 7 лет назад +4

      JohnnyWishbone85
      1. Two men enter.
      2. One man leaves.

    • @Dr.Logistik
      @Dr.Logistik 6 лет назад

      SIXER!!!!!

    • @BarerMender
      @BarerMender 5 лет назад

      @@justinwarthen Go and bridge are two of the three great games, the other being poker. Chess? Nah. I got to about 1700 rating, even won money in a tournament, but quit out of boredom. Shogi? Never played, but it's a form of chess, so heck with it.

  • @brendanstack5423
    @brendanstack5423 2 года назад +1

    2:30, what would be the bidding strategy if this was ever dealt. The dealer deals themselves all 13 spades and they deal to there partner all 13 hearts and they deal to the opponents all 13 clubs and all 13 diamonds. Known as the perfect deal. Of course that could be unlikely to happen because it is super rare but what can they do after this bidding. Do they play the cards out or have everyone reveal their whole hands? I have not been able to find an answer for this.

    • @magicmerl7749
      @magicmerl7749 2 года назад

      When you think you can take every trick you can attempt to claim everything else revealing your hand, but if the opposition requests you play it out you do so.

    • @brendanstack5423
      @brendanstack5423 2 года назад

      Fair enough what should I bid first if that was dealt and what can my partner respond with if I have all 13 spades and they have all 13 hearts? And what will the opponents bid with 13 clubs and 13 diamonds?

    • @magicmerl7749
      @magicmerl7749 2 года назад +1

      @@brendanstack5423 Whoever has spades bids 7 spades and feels really lucky.

    • @brendanstack5423
      @brendanstack5423 2 года назад

      Great

    • @michaelkingsbury4305
      @michaelkingsbury4305 2 года назад

      Does anyone chicken out on the bidding? Spades hearts diamonds clubs.

  • @DDoom33
    @DDoom33 4 года назад +2

    This video is so good 😂 WTH.

  • @loombaron
    @loombaron Год назад

    2:54 when your sick sister joins you for a game

  • @grahamhansford2055
    @grahamhansford2055 10 лет назад +7

    bridge is a life-or-death battle!

    • @tabithaschultz6308
      @tabithaschultz6308 9 лет назад +2

      +Graham Hansford Especially in duplicate! XD

    • @jaykumar7704
      @jaykumar7704 4 года назад

      Yes ,but for those who play,... And learn

  • @sangam175
    @sangam175 7 лет назад +1

    Great play nice to watch

  • @InterCultComm
    @InterCultComm 8 лет назад +2

    Where Bridge was a complete mystery to me, after seeing thi video, I see there is order and logic to it. That said, I shall have to most definitely watch the video a few times round before I get a sense of the whole thing.....playing the game is still a bit of a way off for me.....but this is a fine introduction!

  • @WillieCleo
    @WillieCleo 8 лет назад +1

    Great teaching.

  • @Monish2211
    @Monish2211 5 месяцев назад

    Which bridge game is this .. anyone???

    • @minui8758
      @minui8758 20 дней назад

      Rubber Bridge - it’s basically a course in how not to look out of place in a 20th cent middle class UK house party. Good overall points for a Yank or Ozzie but they’d need to look up Chicago and Duplicate Bridge to understand the game played in their own nations or how it’s played in tournaments here

  • @nathenialsplaceofficial
    @nathenialsplaceofficial 7 месяцев назад

    I'm here because I have had for a while the notion that Bridge is going to be a big part of my life. But I know nothing about Bridge. 😂

  • @trains4george
    @trains4george 4 года назад

    At 1.56 the look Amanda gives Peter makes me want to shout out 7 no trumps!

  • @sandhyakale6377
    @sandhyakale6377 7 месяцев назад

    very informative, down to the point. bridge lesson. sk

  • @raymurrayie
    @raymurrayie 5 лет назад +1

    While this video is a reasonable intro to bridge care should be taken by new learners that some of the bids have slightly different points ranges nowadays, Eg strong NT is normally 15 to 17 points and weak NT is normally 12 to 14.
    Secondly sometimes as a defender you have to hope for a distribution that will allow you to defeat a contract and play accordingly , for example at 52.03 the defender leads a spade to dummies ace allowing her to cash 2 diamonds, but the only entry to dummy was that Ace and if declarer did not have a spade left there would be no way for her to enter dummy, also the ace and king of hearts were missing, what if partner has the heart ace and declarer the king, Lead the queen of hearts to the king and ace partner returns a heart and you get to cash the rest of the hearts , declarer 2 down and all you need is for partner to have the ace and another heart.

  • @njbklonez
    @njbklonez 6 лет назад +1

    Can't believe I'm watching this till the end like watching infinity war. Even though i didn't get what is going on...

  • @angelaripolles1623
    @angelaripolles1623 2 года назад +1

    No hay en español ?

    • @LogoMan7777
      @LogoMan7777 2 года назад +1

      It's taped in England.

  • @duftyr37
    @duftyr37 8 лет назад +3

    Fantastic guide!!!

  • @joeskis
    @joeskis 3 года назад +5

    This host is impressive. A very well scripted tutorial.