Author: Alex J Coyne

I don’t remember much of a fuss about card decks while growing up. But like I’d imagine other bridge players can say, we had a couple of Bicycle card decks around the house. With my aunt visiting, we’d play versions of Snap and Go Fish. While my parents weren’t looking, we’d sneak in Poker or…

There’s a large, cumbersome elephant in the card room (and it might be one of the most harmful things to bridge as a whole). I think it could be time to consider mentioning it, before we have a stampede. It’s not cheating. It’s not doping. It’s stereotyping of the bridge player in their various forms.…

Moriarty versus Sherlock. Kaiba versus Yu-Gi. Bond and Blofeld. Adversaries and rivalries drive competition, and inspire story arcs. Almost everyone can name a famous pair, and almost any person can relate to it. Life has a lot of people we don’t get along with. While our reasons and situations differ, just take a moment to…