Whether your bridge-playing family or friends have convinced you to take up the mantle, or whether bridge’s brain benefits or some other reason have motivated you to learn the game, you’re about to embark on one of the toughest and most rewarding journeys of your life.
Category: Bridge Stories
The 43rd World Bridge Championships are taking place between the 12th to 26th of August 2017 in Lyon, France. Excited yet? We took a closer look at the World Bridge Championships and what you should know.
Remember when you were a couple years (or decades) younger and things just seemed easier? Well, this is as close as you’re going to get to a time-machine: Fire up your old DOS PC or download an emulator like DOSBox (with detailed usage instructions on its website)and let’s play some retro bridge games.
Can you remember the first time you spotted a deck of cards as a kid and thought, wow that looks really cool? Check out some of the world’s most successful young card players.
AI has come a long way since Deep Blue beat chess player Garry Kasparov in 1996, but research shows that AI isn’t quite as close to matching up with real-life Bridge players as we thought. Here’s how far we’ve come with Bridge AI so far and what could still be holding it back.
Bridge is always an exciting game to play with friends or relatives. Whether you’re playing the game online or spending the night to get a few rounds in, the game is a great way to blow off steam while having fun at the same time. And Bridge is not the only card game that has …
Bridge has a lengthy, multi-layered history, but the version we play today evolved from the game whist. In whist, actual gameplay was almost identical, but there was no betting beforehand, and thus no trump suit. In addition, the scoring was vastly simplified.
Setting up a bridge room for games at home (or on behalf of your bridge club) seems like a major hassle and a lot of work: But it shouldn’t have to be. Here’s everything you’ll need to set up your basic bridge room and just where to get it.
You might’ve heard the talk in Bridge circles about something called ‘The Common Game’. But just what the heck is it about? Great Bridge Link’s Alex J. Coyne did some investigating.
Bridge is a game enjoyed by many all over the world. But doesn’t it seem odd that even though it can be played for money in the same way that poker and blackjack are, you’re unable to play bridge through casino websites?
