Austega's Bridge Services

Bridge Services and Resources

Austega's David Farmer offers a range duplicate bridge related services in Sydney's north east, including:

• Teaching beginner and/or improver players in groups or on a private basis (generally using the Standard American bidding system common to Australia)
• Directing bridge tournaments (including teams and Swiss Pairs) or regular club sessions (David has C2 "congress" accreditation and is experienced with Bridgepads and Bridgemate devices)
• Advising or assisting with club management issues such as bridge technology, masterpoints, marketing etc 

Austega has also made available a small number of bridge learning resources on this site:

• Which suit to lead?
• Which card to lead?
• Declarer strategy toolkit
• Card play tips

Card play tips

This article covers a range of important tips on card play in Bridge. Initially it relied heavily on Card Play Technique by Victor Mollo and Nico Gardener. I recommend this book for any aspiring bridge player even though it was first published in 1955, and some of its jargon is a little dated. In time I expect this page will evolve to be less reliant on this first source.

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What suit to lead?

In the game of Duplicate Bridge the defence's leads, particularly the opening lead of a hand, are often critical. Here we explore some guidelines as to what suit to lead. Separately we explore the more straight-forward question: the choice of card once the suit has been chosen - see What card to lead.

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Declarer strategy toolkit

THIS TABLE provides a very brief summary of various declarer card-play strategies that can be tried in various situations. Hope it helps!

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What card to lead?

In the game of Duplicate Bridge the defence's first lead of a suit, particularly the opening lead of a hand, is often critical. Below we explore some guidelines that help the defence maximise their chances and avoid the worst mistakes. You can try this quiz before or after you read below.

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