Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Last week, we left the first heat of the monthly Alt ‘NewCo’ (or New Competition) with two matches to play. To remind you, in this first heat, the field is divided into three divisions. Group 1A and Group 1B, each consisting of six selected teams, are playing a complete double round robin of ten 16-board…

Bidding has been called the language of bridge in more articles and books about the game than I could think to list in a single post. If you don’t know how to bid, your cards aren’t speaking to your partner – and you’re going to play a confusing game with the 13 cards you have.…

Whist is the predecessor to the game of contract bridge we all get together for today. While a few game elements evolved when it turned into bridge, the essential core of the game (and many of the rules) stayed the same over time. For both bridge and whist, bidding and tricks remain a part of…