Learning Bridge and Improving Your Game
The basic objective of the TBA is to promote and foster interest in the game of Bridge in Tasmania. We offer a range of options for players at all levels to learn and improve their game.
These very popular six week courses are ideal for people just starting in this wonderful game. They are taught by our ABF accredited bridge teacher Sue Falkingham.
The next set of courses will be starting on Monday February 24th and Tuesday 25th February 2025. Sessions are held on Monday afternoons (1:00pm to 3:00pm) and Tuesday evenings (7:00pm to 9:00pm) at the TBA clubrooms.
The courses cost $120 per person. Register by emailing tba@tasbridge.com.au or calling Sue on 0411 646 888
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These very popular lessons for improvers are taught by our ABF accredited bridge teacher Sue Falkingham.
These lessons run from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm on selected Saturday mornings at the TBA clubrooms.
The cost is $20 per person. Details of dates and subjects are here
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The Monday morning sessions (10:00am-12:30pm) are a mix of teaching and supervised play. Ideal for novice players wanting to practice and learn in a friendly atmosphere. A great next step from the six week beginners' course. Players are welcome with or without partners. Normal TBA table money applies.
Contact Sue Falkingham: 0411 646 888.
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Supervised play is a useful option for newer players. The TBA offers the following sessions with supervised sections:
- Monday mornings, lesson and supervised play
- Tuesday evenings, preceeded by a 15 minute lesson
- Wednesday evenings (fully supervised session)
Partners are not required. See the Sessions page for full session details.
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The TBA is in the process of developing some simple introductory guides to various aspects of the game. The currently available guides are:
If you see any errors in these documents, have any questions, or would like to suggest a topic please email the TBA.
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The TBA periodically runs director training sessions. See the calendar for any upcoming sessions.
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The TBA has an extensive library of bridge books. The library has books suitable for players of all levels. The library is located in the Vera Houdek room.
The library is for the use of the members. Books can be borrowed, but please read and promptly return your loans so that others can enjoy them. 2/3 weeks is a reasonable loan period.
A synopsis of the latest additions to the library is here. A full list of all 410 titles in the library, including commentary, is here.
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Liam Milne is a professional bridge player and teacher. He is originally from New Zealand but now lives in Sydney.
He ran a very successful training weekend for the Tasmanian State teams for this year's ANC.
One of the interesting suggestions that he made for improving partnership bidding system and understanding was
to try using an app called Cuebids. This is available for both Apple and Android devices.
The app allows you to bid sets of hands with your partner against robot opponents. You do not play the hands at all
but the app determines various scores for the contracts reached. It rates the contract out of three stars. It gives you an Expected Value (EV)
for the contract - this is what you might expect to score on average. It also gives you a percentage which is a measure of how
well you have done compared with other pairs who have bid this hand on the app.
The basic functionality can be accessed for free. There are various subscription levels that give you access to more advanced features.
Several of the pairs in the teams have used the app and have generally found it to be very useful. Tania and Hugh have bid over 3,000
hands on it since the training weekend!
If you want any more information about Cuebids talk to Hugh or just download it and give it a try!
