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Author: Alex J Coyne

  • A few types of bridge bids briefly explained

    Bidding is one of the most intricate (and yet one of the most exciting) parts of bridge. It’s what describes your hand, and it’s what sets the bar for the rest of the game ahead. It’s an entire lexicon to bridge players – with discussions, variations and puzzles embracing the intricacy of bridge bidding every…

  • Have YOU Spotted Spam?

    Bill Gates is a worldwide name. People recognize him as the founder of Microsoft, and as a contributing force to pop culture for decades. He’s as well-known of a brand name as Coca-Cola or Escobar in modern times, and perhaps even more. What this apparently means for spam writers is that an email from Mr…

  • 4 things you won’t see in today’s bridge

    Today’s bridge universe is different to what gets imagined as contract bridge in the 20s to 50s. Modern players have access to online bridge, artificial intelligence, instant resources, and even more things that players back then could not have thought of. Progress also means that things have fallen out of fashion, or  faded from popular…