Author: Alex J Coyne

I’ve been a bridge writer, and I’ve been a fiction writer. Bridge fiction writing is where the two markets happen to meet. At this point in time, I have no doubt that there are many bridge players who have great ideas for themed fiction that uses the game as a vehicle to convey a plot…

Other than first-person shooter deathmatches or capturing of flags, bridge was the first team or partnership game I really started playing. A much (and much) later time into being a bridge player, and I realize that I’ve learned a lot about partnerships and teamwork through cards. Any business, bridge game, band or collective brainstorming venture…

I’m a big advocate of using quick quizzes and practice drills as an easier way to learn bridge. While memorization might help to get the initial information into the brain device humans use to think, it’s putting the same information into practical use that helps us to cement it. We remember things, because we regularly…