# Bridge Content Explained

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**Good to know:** new BMB Members' content is released every Monday before 9am.
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## How do I find the Bridge Content?

You can navigate to the Bridge Content two ways:

1. **When you log-in to BMB you are taken automatically to your 'My Homepage'.** Click **'Bridge Content'** (in the 'Quick Access' box) or scroll down the page and you will see the ‘Bridge Content - New & Archive box’ where you can quickly access all the new and archive Bridge content on the site.<br>

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2. On the Menu bar you will see **‘Bridge Content’** – clicking this brings up a menu page with quick access to all the new and archive Bridge content as well as quick links to access other areas on the site.

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## What bridge content is there on BMB?

## <mark style="color:red;">Live Shows</mark>

There are three live shows every week (apart from when Bernard is on holiday having a well-earned rest!). The three live shows are:

* **Monday Live Show** - a free mini-seminar available to both Members and Non-Members.
* **Teams on BBO** - a Members-only show where Bernard plays live online with commentary.
* **Friday Live Show** - a Members-only mini-seminar on a different topic to the Big Seminar.

## <mark style="color:red;">Quizzes and Hands of the Week</mark>

* **Easier Hand of the Week** - an easier hand to get you thinking.
* **Harder Hand of the Week** - a harder hand to challenge your knowledge.
* **Novice Bidding Quiz** - a bidding quiz designed for those new to bridge.
* **Bidding Quiz** - a bidding quiz for those who have been playing longer.
* **Play Quiz** - decide on your play from an example board.
* **Lead Quiz** - "what card do you lead?"

## <mark style="color:red;">Seminars and Set Hands</mark>

* **Bernard's Monthly Big Seminar** - the long seminar that introduces the topic of the month.
* **Mixed Set Hands** - set hands designed for revision of the topics covered in BMB.

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## Let's look at each of these in more detail...

## <mark style="color:red;">Released Monthly</mark>

### Big Seminar’ with x8 accompanying Set Hands

Every month – Bernard releases a new **‘Big Seminar’** with **x8** accompanying **Set Hands**.\
This is the topic of the month, and stemming from the ‘Big Seminar’ Bernard discusses the topic in each Monday Live throughout the month.\
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There are four options to play or review these Set Hands (**note:** please see the **‘Practice and Play Overview – Playing options’** for full info on these options).

### Mixed Set Hands

Available for the **last one or two weeks** of each month – see the [**BMB Calendar**](https://bernardmageebridge.com/bmb-events/) for the **online playing schedule.**

## <mark style="color:red;">Released Weekly</mark>

### Weekly Live Shows

**Each week Bernard presents 3 live shows – they can be watched live or later at your leisure:**

**11.00am Monday LIVE** (FREE to **ALL** – members & non-members)\
This is based on the topic of the month, extending from the monthly ‘Big Seminar’

**7:30pm Wednesday Teams LIVE** (**members only**)\
Bernard's live Teams shows. Watch Bernard play **live** (or later at your leisure) while he talks through his play. There is an optional **live chat** interaction with fellow viewers and Bernard.

Once a month there is a **Prize Teams** game – winners of the weekly **Lead (Prize) Quiz** play alongside Bernard.

There is sometimes a **Pairs Game** (pre-recorded), in which Bernard will have played in the previous **Monday** BMB evening game alongside fellow BMB members.

**11.00am Friday LIVE** (**members only**)\
This live show includes a **Mini Seminar** that covers a different topic from the **monthly topic** and is often covered over **several weeks**. Delving **more deeply** into subjects.

### Hands of the Week

**Easier Hand (of the week)**\
Easier hands for you to try. Bernard talks through the bidding and play of an easier hand on the **Q-Plus** software.

**Harder Hand (of the week)**\
Harder hands for you to try. Bernard talks through the bidding and play of an harder hand on the **Q-Plus** software.

### BMB Quizzes

**Bidding Quiz**\
Question and Answer presented on video.

**Play Quiz**\
A still image with a written question is followed by Bernard’s video answer.

**Lead (Prize) Quiz**

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The BMB weekly **Lead Quiz**. Also known as the **Prize Quiz**. Try this quiz to see how you score out of 10. Your **Lead Quiz Points** will show in **'Your Activity'** above. If you score **10/10** then you have the opportunity to enter into the **Lead Quiz Prize Draw** to play in the **Prize Teams Game** alongside Bernard.

**Novice Quiz**\
Question and Answer presented on video.

## <mark style="color:red;">Archive</mark>

Access to all the monthly and weekly content above in our archives.

## <mark style="color:red;">Tuition</mark>

* BMB Courses
* Begin Bridge
* Bridge Glossary
* BRIDGE Magazine
* Charity Videos

## <mark style="color:red;">Bridge Chat</mark>

### **New BMB Forums!**

* General Discussions
* Bridge Questions – Ask Julian Pottage
* Laws & Ethics – Ask David Stevenson
* Looking to Play Online
* BMB Novices
* Website Suggestions
* BMB Forums Archive – forums migrated from the old website (no further comments possible – use for reference only).
* Facebook Group (members private group) – click link to take you to the [**Facebook page**](https://www.facebook.com/groups/bernardmageebridgemembersclub).