Skills Not Gender in Gaming

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Skills Not Gender in Gaming - Great Bridge Links
Games like Bridge, Poker, Chess and even video games all require mental skills and strategic thinking and are not dependent on formal education or physical strength. Gaming has the potential of being a gender free arena, where men and women compete against each other based on skills alone. It should be an easy task to finally end the gender battle and exclude sexism from gaming. So why do we continue to ask who is a better bridge player?
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Rage at the Table

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Rage at the Table - Great Bridge Links
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 can flare. But the ACBL is clamping down on bad behaviour. Read about it here.
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In Their Own Words: Stories of Starting Bridge

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Stories of Starting Bridge - Great Bridge Links
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.
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