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Short bridge clips (5 minutes or less)

There’s a wealth of many great, longer bridge videos and lengthy lessons available online, but it’s fair to say that most schedules don’t allow for such large chunks of time devoted to viewing.

When you don’t have as much time on your hands, there are just as many excellent shorter videos that can teach something in less.

If all you have is a spare five minutes to spend on a bridge video, take a look at some of these short bridge clubs in five minutes or less.

Work With Your Partner

Partnership playing is an element of the game that cannot be ignored by anyone who wants to become a well-rounded player. This video from Tina McVeigh is part of a series called Common Mistakes, and runs only 4 minutes and 40 seconds in length.

Great tips are included for how to get the most out of your bridge partnership, and how to get along better with your bridge partner.

Introduction ACBL Resource Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTuGq0geCCw

The ACBL Resource Center is where players should go to gain exclusive access to resources you wouldn’t find anywhere else. This includes (but isn’t limited to) lessons and convention details.

If you’re new to the ACBL, take this video tour lasting only 1 minute and 50 seconds.

You’ll be very glad you did!

Bill Gates Encourages Bridge


Gates is a long-time lover of online bridge, and he’s a regular player. He also lends his support to the promotion of the game often – and occasionally, writes about bridge for his personal blog. Here’s his message of encouragement to youth bridgeurs, measuring in at only 30 seconds.

Bridge Bingo

Discovering new forms of bridge, or still finding your way around the website? From BBO, here’s a 1 minute and 32 second video about another cool variety of the game you can play right here on Bridge Base. Related videos will include even more handy resources for the game as you’ll find it on BBO.

How boards are dealt for bridge tournaments

Never been to a bridge tournament and want to have a peek behind the curtain? Well, now you can. Here’s a look at how boards are dealt for bridge tournaments, with a proper explanation of how it’s done in only 2 minutes and 22 seconds worth of viewing time.

ACBL North American Bridge Championships


Here’s media coverage of the ACBL North American Bridge Championships measuring in at 2 minutes and 47 seconds. For a unique look at a great tournament, you’ll want to see this! Unexpectedly, this is the one good news story you might get to see on Fox.

Bermuda Regional Bridge Tournament

The Bermuda Regional also received some great coverage in the media, this time dating from 2015. Have a look at bridge players on the day covered in just 1 minute and 58 seconds (and see related videos for more closer looks at previous games or tournaments).