For people who assumed bridge wasn't for them.

Learn bridge the way tournament players actually play it.

Bridge is the chess of card games, played in pairs, which is where it gets interesting. Tracey Bauer is a two-time international champion, and she teaches it to people with day jobs.

Two-time World Bridge Federation Women's Spring Festival Champion Lifetime Platinum Member 50 Conventions in 50 Days
Hi, I'm Tracey. Pull up a chair and I'll deal. Before you reach the bottom of this page you'll have bid a hand.
Tracey Bauer, illustrated, holding a fan of playing cards
♣ Ten myths

Ten things people say about bridge.

All ten are wrong. Tap a card to see why.

I hear number 10 every week. It lasts about one session. The free kit below is where I'd start you.

Get the free Starter Kit

♠ Free Starter Kit

What you need before your first hand.

Read it on the train, print the cheat sheets, and sit down at the table without that lost feeling.

  • Cheat sheets for bidding and scoring, print them and keep them by your elbow
  • The unwritten rules of the table, the things regulars assume you already know
  • Then the first 10 conventions of 50 Conventions in 50 Days, one email a day, short enough for the commute
Send me the kit
Free. Stop the emails whenever you like.
♦ On YouTube

Watch world champions think out loud.

Long interviews, a series that puts bridge next to pop culture, and shorts for when you've got a minute.

Masters of the Game, contract bridge interviews

Masters of the Game

Long conversations with world-class players about how they think at the table.

Browse interviews →
Mind Meld, pop culture and bridge series

Mind Meld

Bridge explained through the pop culture you already know. Stranger than it sounds, and it sticks.

Watch the series →
Bridge Unleashed YouTube Shorts

Shorts

A single idea in about a minute, while the coffee brews.

See shorts →
♠ VIP Community

Find your table, keep your seat, and miss nothing.

Live convention workshops, every replay for the nights when work wins, and a private community you can search instead of asking twice. New courses join the library as they launch, and your membership already covers them.

This is the table. My members play together here, and you can reach me between sessions.
  • Live workshops on the conventions tournament players use
  • Every replay, organized and searchable
  • A private community of players at your level
  • Ask questions and get answers inside the community
$79 a month, or $750 for the year. Your membership renews automatically until you cancel.

Join the VIP Community

♥ The series

50 Conventions in 50 Days

One convention a day for fifty days, each one a few minutes to read and ready to use at the table that night. By Day 50 the auction stops being a guess.

Day 1of 50. Keep scrolling.
Phase 1The Survival Kit: Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Keycard Blackwood
Phase 2The Club Regular: 2/1 Game Force, Jacoby 2NT, Splinters
Phase 3The Competitive Warrior: Lebensohl, Inverted Minors, Bergen Raises
Phase 4The Slam Specialist: Control Bids, Exclusion Blackwood, Smolen
Phase 5The Master Class: XYZ, Fit Jumps, Ogust
♦ Try one

I'll deal. You bid.

You're the dealer. Nobody has bid yet. What's your opening bid?

A K 7 4
K Q 6 2
8 3
Q J 5
15 high card points, balanced
Take your time. There's no clock at this table.

Get the Series for $15

Five phases, from the Survival Kit to the Master Class, one email a day for fifty days. The quiz above was the warm-up.

One-time payment. Secure checkout via Stripe.
Tracey Bauer, illustrated, with a tote of bridge books and a fan of cards
Bridge UnleashedYour host

I'm Tracey. I learned this game in my 30s.

I came to bridge from Spades, in my 30s, and only because I married into it. The first time I sat down I got it. There was far more going on than it looked like, and the partnership was the point. I'm a two-time World Bridge Federation (WBF) Women's Spring Festival Champion (2020 and 2022) and a Lifetime Platinum Member. I built Bridge Unleashed because I wanted the game taught the way tournament players play it, in plain English, without the club politics. If you've ever been told you ask too many questions, you'll be fine here.

WBF Women's Spring Festival Champion, 2020 and 2022
LifetimePlatinum Member, over 200 platinum points
2007Playing online on BBO (Bridge Base Online) since

Curious about Bridge?

Dive deeper into the game with our blogs—packed with tips, strategies, and stories
to get you inspired

Garbage Stayman in Bridge: Bidding 2♣ With a Weak Hand

Garbage Stayman in Bridge: Bidding 2♣ With a Weak Hand

Garbage Stayman lets you bid 2♣ on a weak hand and pass any answer. Learn the shape it needs, the two classic hands, and when to pass 1NT instead. ...more

Bridge Conventions

August 17, 2026

Jump Start Bridge: Patty Tucker on Bridge in Schools

Jump Start Bridge: Patty Tucker on Bridge in Schools

Patty Tucker has registered 29,531 students in 42 states for free bridge in schools. She explains the school calendar lag, the teacher shortage, and her one rule for new teachers. ...more

Learn Bridge

August 15, 20268 min read

Bridge Partner Tips: Build a Partnership That Works

Bridge Partner Tips: Build a Partnership That Works

Practical bridge partner tips: the agreements to settle before the first board, what the laws say about tempo and alerts, and how to review a session without blame. ...more

Learn Bridge

August 12, 2026

♣ The newsletter

Stay in touch between games.

A bidding idea you can try at your next game, and now and then a story from inside the tournament world. When a new workshop or video goes up, you hear first.

  • Strategy. One hand, and what the tournament player does with it.
  • Stories. What didn't make the YouTube cut, and the rivalries behind the legends.
  • Early access. New videos, workshops and community events, before everyone else.
One idea and one hand to think about on the way home. That's it.

No spam. Unsubscribe any time, no hard feelings.