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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Questions about bridge we’ll probably continue to see (answered right here & now)

    The game of bridge is a lot of fun to talk about, and there are thousands of users who do it every day on the forums and message boards of bridge. But some discussions about the game of bridge are almost as old as the game itself. When I used to play guitar, there were…

  • 5 other game-playing bots

    Whenever Bridge Base Online users are playing against the bots, they rely on the skills of a bot known as GIB. Ginsberg’s Intelligent Bridge-player was created to play bridge on a competitive level against human players, and still ranks as one of the most reliable bots ever built for it. But what other artificial intelligence…

  • Why all players need a bridge teacher (& tips to find the best ones)

    I’ve always thought that being self-taught at certain skills is a great thing to be able to say. Self-education holds many advantages: The student learns their chosen skill at their own pace, and gets to pick their skill from a list of thousands. It’s up to you what you would like to learn, and how…

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