Category: Vugraph

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…

I once asked bridge legend Zia Mahmood about distractions from the game for an interview. His response mentioned a game in Russia, toothache and the lack of a nearby dentist as a distraction that stood out to him most over years of professional, serious bridge playing. I’ve found toothache similarly distracting during bridge and board…