Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Weird things people do for luck at cards (& what luck really means)
Luck is a concept that some people seem to believe in, and other people manage to ignore. The idea of luck has been with us for centuries. When you’re lucky, you believe that you can perform an action (or sometimes carry an object) which entitles you to better odds in probability than those around you.…
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BBO Prime bidders challenge: all results – June
Want to know how you got on? Check the table below to find out. MARKS: HAND 1: 4♥ 10, 2♣/4♣/3NT 8, 5♣ 7, 3♣ 5, 2♦, 4, 2♥/2♠ 3, 3♥/4♠ 2, Pass/3♦/4♦ 1 HAND 2: 4NT 10, Pass 9, 5♣ 7 HAND 3: 1♦ 10, 4NT 7, 3♣/4♣ 6, Dbl 4, 1♥ 2 HAND 4:…
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Online bridge tricks that’ll make your play faster
If you wanted to play a faster game at the bridge tables, I would advise you to spot distributions and high-card points on sight – and then learn how to do it at a faster pace from there. But when it comes to online bridge, there are other tricks that might improve your bridge playing…
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