Getting from here to there on Bridge Base Online (BBO) is a matter of a click of the mouse or a few keystrokes.
In most secondary screens, there is a Back button at the top of your screen. Clicking it takes you to the previous page. If you want to start all over, click the Home button (again at the top of your screen), and that will take you back to the very first page you see when you log on.
You may also see 1 or 2 
selection tools, usually at the top corner of various screens. These provide further options like chatting, logging out, or, when you are at a table, convention card options.
Notice the tabs to the right hand side: Messages, People, History, Account and -- while playing or watching at a table -- Tables.
Finally, the screen is divided vertically and horizontally by two light blue lines. You can click and drag these dividers to adjust the screen to your liking (for instance to make the "History" panel thinner).
Solitaire is where you can get a quick, low-stress game when you have no partner online.
Competitive is where you can find all the Tournaments (ACBL, BBO, etc), Challenges, and Team Matches.
BBO Prime is where you can access BBO Prime membership benefits.
Casual adds more casual games to the mix. This is where you will find game options like "Help me find a game" or "Start a table with 3 robots" or "Main Bridge Club" or the list of all public and private clubs.
Practice allows you to work on your bridge via training tools like "Bidding table", "Teaching table", and "Bridge Master".
The "Featured Areas" are shortcuts to the most popular activities on BBO -- the premium ACBL and Robot games as well as Vugraph where you can watch live broadcast of important international events.
Click here for a playlist of video tutorials showing:
How to adjust your chat font size
How to find a particular table
How to edit profile information
How to see results after playing
When playing, how to chat to table
Some of the games and areas of BBO are not free. Prices for pay games range from 0.25 to 5 BB$.
All such premium tournaments award BBO Points, which are reflected by a symbol in profile.
ACBL sanctioned games, available in ACBL World award both BBO Points and ACBL masterpoints.
BBO Prime membership is reflected by a purple badge in profile.
You will need some Bridge Base Online Dollars (BB$) to access these games and features. Click the BB$ button at the top of the screen, or use this form to purchase BB$.
For help with your BB$ balance, purchases or masterpoints balance you can reach us at accounting@bridgebase.com
BBO is an ACBL-sanctioned bridge club. Our ACBL games issue ACBL Masterpoints.
Only games that have ACBL in the title award ACBL Masterpoints. You can find all ACBL games in ACBL World.
Most ACBL games cost 1.25 BB$. Regular ACBL games award colorless masterpoints, but count for rank advancement the same as any other club points. Occasionally we run events like the NABC Robot Individual that issue red and gold points and have a higher entry fee.
We need to know your ACBL number in order to report any points you may win to the ACBL. You can Update your ACBL number in ACBL World, or by clicking here.
You will need to purchase some Bridge Base Online Dollars (BB$) to pay the entry fees. Click the BB$ button at the top of the screen, or use this form to purchase BB$.
For questions, comments or assistance with ACBL games you can reach us at acbl@bridgebase.com.
This is where you can review your played hands.
Finished a hand or tournament? Access hand records and traveling scoresheet here after your game is completed.
As you review each hand, try tapping the icon to access extra features.
Change your profile details, including pictures and password here. You can also adjust BBO play settings in the Settings section. This includes options like animation, confirm card, picture of cards, sound effects and more.
Convention cards can also be selected or modified here.
Deal Archive is where you create or edit hands and save them in organized folders for easy access.
You are playing and interacting with real life humans.
We ask that you be polite, kind, and treat others as you would wish to be treated.
This is our official Terms and Conditions of membership, and our official Rules of the Site. When in doubt, be nice.
We are committed to protecting your privacy, but still need to collect some of your information in this app.
Here's a link to our Privacy Policy which explains everything we collect and how we use your information.
If you have elected to browse BBO anonymously, your activities are limited only to watching Vugraph and a selection of interesting tables. A larger selection of games and options are available if you register and login with your BBO account.
Registration is always free, as are most games.
Bridge Base Online (BBO) is a free online bridge service for players of all levels and ages.
We are primarily a labor of love. Our members join us in our platform to promote the game of bridge throughout the world.
To learn more about Bridge Base Online, please visit our homepage