Bridge is embracing the digital age, and more players are joining the tables to play online. It’s the same game, but with keyboard shortcuts that would mean nothing if you yelled them out loud at your local bridge club.
With the increase in online players and data flying around, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about digital storage for bridge.
In the earlier days, most of your bridge memories were in hard-copy form. A bridge player’s collection could include photographs, notebooks, correspondence, and books heavy enough to warrant the installation of new shelving (sometimes on a regular basis).
Users don’t store their information exactly the same ways today.
Here’s what users should think about when it comes to digital storage for their bridge stuff.
Why go digital?
Digital information has its advantages.
Data can be copied, shared, or viewed in an instant.
If you wanted to show a bridge player on the other side of the world a photo before the digital age, it was going to take trips to mail several letters back-and-forth.
Going digital cuts out a lot of effort. Data also has the wonderful advantage of being lighter; yes, I love books, but I don’t love carrying books – and I’m sure there are readers who feel the same about their ever-expanding collection.
Digital also allows for hard copy data that you might have to be backed up. Want to share or restore some of grandma’s old bridge snaps? Well, now you can.
What do bridge players store?
That’s up to individual bridge players!
Everyone has different memories or data they might like to hang on to. Clubs will have detailed member information to keep safe, but lone bridge players might worry more about their previous games in .LIN format.
What do YOU need to store or backup when it comes to your bridge game?
The answer might be any of the following:
- Videos of bridge games
- Photographs of bridge events
- Correspondence with other bridge players
- Games saved in digital format
- Scans of bridge notebooks or score sheets
- Member information for bridge clubs
- Contact information for other bridge players
- Backups of your bridge ebooks and articles
- Personal player bridge notes
Thanks to the internet, all these suggestions listed up there don’t have to take up much physical space around your house. There’s no need for it to break your back – and all of it becomes easier to share.
If you haven’t backed up your most treasured bridge memories to the cloud yet, this post might be what prompts you to do it. Dig through your bridge history and you might even find some cool things to share!