Bridge card game

On Monday, I talked about my hobby of card making . On Wednesday, I explained my sport of choice, ultimate frisbee . Today, I'll talk about my obsession: bridge. Bridge seems to get associated to grandmothers sitting around a kitchen playing cards. I find duplicate bridge to be actually a great mental game. Here's what most people don't realize about duplicate bridge: everyone plays the same hands and your score depends on how you did on that hand compared to how other people did. I suppose I've tried explaining this before , but to me, this is the most important aspect to the game ... Read Full Story

Yesterday was our weekly bridge club. There are four of us in the group. Two have lived in this little town a very long time (one, all her life). Another and I came here five years ago. This is a very easy-going group. We play for the fun of the game and the camaraderie. We rotate between our homes. We start at 9:30 and end around lunchtime. This is something we all look forward to. We are each a different personality type with varied interests but we each enjoy the others' company. We each put in a quarter at the beginning of the session. ... Read Full Story

I'm back from Las Vegas! Why was I there? Nope, it wasn't a sorority sister's bachelorette party. Nor was I there to get hitched or gamble. Instead, I was there for a bridge tournament . Many people think of bridge as the game their grandmother plays in the kitchen with her friends. Some have grandmothers that go to tournaments trying to gain masterpoints and achieve various ranks (I myself am a Life Master). But this game isn't just for LOLs (Little Old Ladies) . This game is also played by Warren Buffett , Bill Gates , James Cayne (goes by Jimmy in the bridge ... Read Full Story

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