Category: Vugraph

The smartphone can be called one of the wonders of the internet world. It’s right alongside online bridge, and the ability to order exactly one onion right to your front door via an app. Smartphones can also turn out to be a lot of other things. Sometimes, the modern smartphone is frustrating. I accidentally set…

Marc Smith visits the first heat of the 2021 Alt NewCo tournament This week sees the first heat of a brand new Alt tournament. Simply called ‘NewCo’ (or New Competition), this is an event that will run over 12 heats, played once a month throughout the year. In this first heat, the field is divided…

I don’t mean for the title of this column entry to make it seem like online bridge is an endeavour that’s free of mistakes and mishaps. Not even the business of travelling to-and-from outer space is flawless – and that literally involves rocket science. But online and face-to-face bridge have at least a handful of…