Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

“Chasing an opponent around the board” is a maxim that players will often hear applied to wargames such as chess, backgammon, and checkers. While it might be the fact that I haven’t had a night’s sleep to speak of in three days, I don’t think that I’ve heard people repeat the maxim nearly as often…

Online bridge can be played from the comfort of your home – or sometimes, from any other place that you might wish to that has a still-standing smartphone and internet connection. Playing at home can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Working from home is a lot of the same. See, our home are where we…

While I don’t endorse the idea of insults flying about at the bridge table, I will readily admit that I have had the occasional laugh at many bridge-related pokes and stabs. Disappointed bridge partners and angry opponents are known to lash out. When they lose, usually, or when the game didn’t go the way they…