Meeting Times

• Monday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Description

Bridge is to card games what chess is to board games, as challenging as it is rewarding. If you’ve ever wanted to learn, now is the time and this is the class. We’ll start with the basics: what it means to follow suit, to take a trick, and to play trump. Then we’ll move on to the objectives, including actual scoring based on bidding and making contracts. Lessons will cover fundamental bidding (to reach the best contract) and Play of the Hand (to be able to fulfill that contract).

Required text: Bridge for Everyone, D. W. Crisfield, available on Amazon

Bio: Mike Hess has been mentoring and teaching bridge for over 30 years. He is a Diamond Life Master with over 6,000 masterpoints. In addition to teaching, Mike is a frequent competitor in tournaments and has won a North American championship. He is currently serving a two year term as President of the 2,000 member Connecticut Bridge Association.

Earlier in 2026  Mike wrote an article that was published in the CT Post announcing that "Bridge is good for your brain."

Dates/Times: Mondays - 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 11/16 at 5:00-6:30pm

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