Mindsports like Bridge, Poker, and Chess require mental skills and strategic thinking – all skills both men and women can master, still, men are often considered to be “better” bridge, chess and poker players than women. Why?
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Here’s more about Twitch.tv and why bridge broadcasting could be the next big factor in helping bridge reach new audiences all over the world.
Meltdowns and temper tantrums might be something that you would traditionally associate with a poker game – turns out that the same thing takes place at many bridge games. Rudeness and obscenities at the bridge table are nothing new. When the stakes are high and it’s win or lose, stress levels go up and tempers …
Even a few thousand games in, most bridge players will still have fond memories of the first time they picked up some cards. We spoke to some big personalities in bridge about their first impressions, fondest memories and how they got started.
Michael Xu, of Palo Alto CA, first started playing bridge thanks to being invited to a Silicon Valley Youth Bridge party which he says is hosted every month.
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.
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