What Is the Daily Challenge?
Every day, BridgeDummy publishes a fresh set of 20 bridge puzzles for you to solve. The set covers opening leads and bidding, scored in both matchpoints and IMPs.
You unlock the challenge with 10 diamonds, solve all 20 puzzles, and see how your total stars stack up against everyone else on the leaderboard. It resets every day at midnight UTC, so there is always a new one waiting for you.
How the 20 Puzzles Are Structured
Each daily challenge contains exactly 20 puzzles split evenly across four categories: 5 Lead MP, 5 Lead IMP, 5 Bidding MP, and 5 Bidding IMP. The puzzles are interleaved so you alternate between puzzle types as you play.
You solve them in order, one at a time. Each puzzle earns you 1 to 5 stars based on how strong your answer is compared to the simulation results. Your total stars across all 20 puzzles determine your final score, with a maximum of 100 stars possible.
Community Voting and Choice Distribution
After you answer each puzzle, you can see how the rest of the community voted. BridgeDummy shows you a choice distribution that breaks down what percentage of players picked each option, along with the names of recent voters.
Seeing how other players approached the same hand helps you calibrate your thinking. If 80% of the community chose a different card than you did, work out why.
The Leaderboard
Once you finish all 20 puzzles, your total stars are added to the daily leaderboard. The leaderboard is sorted by total stars, then completion time. Players with the same star total can share the same displayed rank.
The top 100 players are displayed, and the top 10 ranked finishers earn bonus Challenge ELO points as a reward. Higher ranks earn larger bonuses.
Reviewing Past Challenges
You can review recent past challenges, puzzle by puzzle. Each review shows you the hand, the full results table, your chosen answer, and the updated community vote distribution.
You can also compare your results side by side with other players who completed the same challenge. Use it to spot where your decisions differ from those of stronger players.
Why the Daily Challenge Makes You Better
Because the challenge covers leads and bidding in both MP and IMP scoring, each day's set gives you practice in all four puzzle categories.
BridgeDummy tracks your streaks, achievements, and category progress over time, so you can see whether your lead play is improving faster than your bidding or vice versa.