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Your seat.
Your next book.
Your game.

Meet Bid Whist Academy—the partnership card game that helps you learn as you play. Start with a lesson, practice against computer players, or bring three friends to an online table.

Start playing ↗Learn the basics →

Play in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. No app-store download required.

Learn. Play. Grow.

FOUR SEATS · TWO PARTNERSHIPS · ONE TABLE

HANDS-ON LESSONSCOMPUTER MATCHESONLINE WITH FRIENDSSHARED TV TABLE

Choose your table

Start where you are.
Play your way.

Brand new to the game or ready for another match? A clear starting point gets you to the right table.

Learn & practice

Understand the essentials one decision at a time, then build confidence in a full game with three computer players.

Try a guided hand →

Play with friends

Create a room, share the invite and choose partner seats. Four people play a complete match together online.

Open an online table →

Bring it to the TV

Give everyone a shared view of the action. The TV shows the table while players keep their hands private on their phones.

Open TV Table →

Inside Bid Whist Academy

More than a deal.
A place to get better.

Learning tools, complete matches and a shared table experience—all built around making the next move easier to understand.

LEARN THE FOUNDATIONS

Lessons that let you try.

Five interactive lessons: following suit, uptown, trump, downtown and bidding.
Tap-to-answer card choices with written explanations and a retry when you need it.
A bidding workshop with four example hands.
A learning path that remembers completed lessons and workshop progress on your device.

PRACTICE WITH GUIDANCE

Help at the moment it matters.

Guided hands, card suggestions and explanations of legal plays.
Contextual coaching, hand recaps and suggested practice activities.
Card-ranking references for high, low and no-trump play.
Optional spoken explanations with device voices and speed controls, where your browser supports speech.
Optional follow-suit practice streaks that can be hidden.

PLAY AGAINST COMPUTERS

A full match, at your pace.

You and a computer partner face two computer opponents.
Beginner, Standard and Challenging computer settings.
Slow learning, normal and instant play-speed options.
Uptown, downtown and no-trump bidding, kitty pickup, six-card discards and full scoring.
House-rule presets for equal-bid priority and single or double no-trump scoring.
Custom team names and mottos, an animated dealer, and saved matches on the same browser.

UNDERSTAND EACH HAND

See what happened—and why.

Computer-match replay of completed books with winning-card explanations; review up to 20 completed hands within a match.
Written book history, match score history and end-of-hand recaps in computer play.
Copy or share a computer-game hand summary using supported device sharing.
Online and TV score breakdowns show books earned, the kitty book, points gained or lost, no-trump multipliers and the updated team total.
Online and TV last-book review highlights the winning card and explains the result.

FOUR-PLAYER ONLINE TABLES

Your friends. Your partnership.

Room-code invites, a copyable join link and an available-seat check.
South + North and West + East partnerships, with taken seats clearly marked.
A ready check before the host deals each hand.
Shared bids, turns, played cards and scores update automatically.
Private player hands, enforced turn order and follow-suit rules.
A named reconnect shortcut restores your saved seat on the original browser.

TV TABLE MODE

Big-screen game night.

A read-only shared table showing player names, bids, played cards, scores and turn prompts.
A room QR invite for phones, plus the room code and join link.
A full-screen control where supported and a layout designed for the big screen.
Private hands and player controls stay on phones; the TV screen receives no private cards.
Review the last book and the hand’s score together.

Same table. Another screen.

Make game night
a shared experience.

TV Table works as a browser display. Mirror a dedicated tablet or computer screen to a compatible TV while all four players use their phones.

Compatible Roku and Apple TV setups can display a mirrored iPhone or iPad screen through AirPlay. Compatibility depends on your model and network. This is browser-based TV Table mode; dedicated Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV apps are not available.

Set up TV Table →

Create an online table.One player opens Play Online, enters a name and creates the room.
Connect the shared screen.Open TV Table on a separate display device and enter the same room code, then mirror that screen to the TV.
Join from each phone.Use the room invite or scan the TV QR code. Choose an open seat; keep your cards on your phone.
Ready up and play.Everyone taps Ready. The host deals, and the TV follows the table.

Find the right mode

Know what to expect.

Features vary by play mode.
Experience	Computer play	Online table	TV Table
Who plays?	You + 3 computer players	4 people on their own devices	View only; takes no player seat
Coaching & settings	Guidance, difficulty, voice and house-rule presets	Standard online table rules	Shared prompts and review
Cards shown	Your hand + played cards	Your own hand + played cards	Played cards only
Return to play	Saved match on this browser	Saved seat on the original browser	Reconnect using the room code

Before your first deal

A few helpful answers.

Do I need to know how to play Bid Whist?

No. Start with the short lessons, try the bidding workshop, then move into a guided hand. Written explanations help you learn the rules as you go.

Can I play without finding three friends?

Yes. Play Now gives you three computer players. Online tables currently require four people and do not substitute computer players for empty or disconnected seats.

What happens if an online player disconnects?

Play waits for that player. Reopen the game in the original browser and use the saved-room reconnect button. Seats are saved on that browser, so switching devices or clearing browser storage can prevent recovery.

Who can use a room invite?

Anyone who has the room code can watch TV Table or join an available seat before play starts. Share your code with the people you want at the table. Rooms become unavailable after 24 hours without a game-state update.

Does my progress follow me to another device?

Lesson progress, computer matches and preferences are stored on the browser you use. There is currently no account-based progress sync between devices.

Is this an app-store or TV-channel download?

The current release opens in a browser. Dedicated iPhone, Android, Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV store apps are not available. TV Table can be displayed through a compatible screen-mirroring setup.

Are all Bid Whist house rules supported?

The game uses the rules described at its tables. Computer play includes selected house-rule presets; online rooms use a fixed standard ruleset. Check the table rules before playing with a group.