Canadian cartoonist Bill Buttle passed in January, 2020 at the age of 79. He leaves behind a wonderful legacy of bridge cartoons that will be enjoyed by bridge players for decades more to come. Here’s a brief look at his life and quirky, unforgettable contributions to bridge humour.
Category: Bridge Stories
Tricky Bridge is a new bridge playing app by Forklift Studios with an upcoming release date scheduled for September, 2020 although it’s now in PlayTesting phase. Alex catches up with Scott Hoffer for the story about his company Forklift and their exciting new project.
We got an e-mail from Diyan Danailov, winner of the Cavendish Cup (2017) and the Open Pairs 9th European Open Championship (2019). He’s the face of ProBridgeLessons.com and hopes to bring the game to entirely new players with a level of enthusiasm about the game everyone can admire. Here’s what he had to say about …
When prolific bridge writer Alfred Sheinwold was asked whether he thought men or women were better at bridge, he gave a one-word answer that shouldn’t have been controversial: “Both.”
The Bridge Hackathon was born when Huang couldn’t find an answer on his favorite bridge developer forum to the question, “Can this talented group work together in big teams on a small number of globally-impacting projects?” Read Alex’s interview here.
BridgeBee is a new bridge trainer app with a difference. A hybrid between a bridge lesson and an interactive AI-guided chatbot, this could be one of the best ways to inspire players and hone skills. “The entire design of the app – from registering, to purchasing, to playing – was designed to stand out with …
Since its invention, bridge has become one of the most popular card games in the world; it’s much-loved and played by thousands the world over. But where did it all begin?
Cricket might be a game of gentlemen, but bridge seems to be the game for, well, everyone – it just happens to income some royal and celebrity players, too. Great Bridge Links went and took a look at some royals, presidents and world leaders who also happened to be avid bridge players just like the …
Thumbs up for Facebook’s Ultimate Bridge from our in house writer Alex. With a great interface, little to no lag time & group chat, it’s almost like you’re there in person. Looking for more online play? Read on for more details.
The historical Portland Club is located in London, and attests to being one of the oldest card clubs out there – and you can’t delve into the history of bridge without finding mentions to its name.
