January 16, 2026
Favorite Bridge Books
David Strauss (BBO: DJS11)
"I won’t tell you how the story ends — you will have to read it for yourself"
January 9, 2026
Another Second Place
Tim Jackson (BBO: gane32000)
"Dr. Tom said I had made a good bid and that we were on our way to winning."
January 2, 2026
Sorry, Mom!
Hilary Bobker (BBO: HilaryB46)
"One might think that should be the end of the story. I mean, I have been playing for over 60 years. I should know how to play, right?"
December 26, 2025
Teaching My Bride to Bid
Ashok (BBO: ashok1966)
"She would often fall asleep reading them"
December 19, 2025
My Mistress, Bridge
Barry Scott Boring (BBO: bscotyb)
"Shhh!!! Don’t tell anyone, but I’m off to meet my mistress at 1:00 today."
December 12, 2025
Too Soon to Teach
Denise Miller (BBO: dellla88)
“Are you balanced?” I asked David. “No,” he replied, “I am confused.”
December 5, 2025
A Thank You to the BBO Community
Maureen Hall (BBO: Hallway)
"I was there on the days the number online on BBO struggled to tick over 100. Oh the jubilation. Then it was 1000, 10,000 and so on."
November 27, 2025
Finding My Parents’ Game
Story by Cindy Miller (BBO: cindymille)
"I found bridge right before COVID found the world, but let me begin at the beginning..."
November 21, 2025
My friend: Bridge
Beverly Weiss (BBO: natasha11)
"My first encounter with bridge was at 16. Shortly after seeing Dr. Zhivago 2x and falling in love with Omar Sharif, I read a"
November 14, 2025
New Addiction
Stephanie Parks (BBO: Phanya2024)
"Bridge solved both my problems: it gave me something to do and provided a sober community with a whole different set of problems to spend time with. It probably saved my life and my sanity."
November 7, 2025
Touring 50 States from Maine
Paul Johnson (BBO: machiasme)
"All of the directors and players were very welcoming to us. Their friendliness inspired us to keep going."
October 31, 2025
A Gang of Beginners
Bruce Neiger (BBO: zorch11)
"We walked into a room of generally middle aged folks looking like a local biker gang"
October 24, 2025
Never Giving Up the Game
Therese (Sullivan) West (BBO: grammaw)
"I grew up in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada. I am one of 15 children. Yes, that’s fifteen! "
October 17, 2025
Retirement Reimagined
Peter Noronha (BBO: pnoronha)
" As a group, we may not be Gorens or Sharifs, and probably would not even make a neighborhood competition, but in our homes, around our tables, or at our laptops, we are the very best."
October 10, 2025
A Little White Lie
Judy Daniel (BBO: Judi44dan)
"Whenever anyone asked if I knew how to play, I’d reply, 'No, but I’d love to learn.' Unfortunately, they also wanted to learn and were looking for someone who could already play."
October 3, 2025
Come Back in a Year
Story by Daniel Dworkin (BBO: taniela)
"He gave me a copy of Goren's book, Point Count Bidding, told me to read and outline it"
September 26, 2025
Te Aroha Memories
Joachim (BBO: joachim99)
"The Te Aroha bridge club was polite enough not to tell us that we were not experienced enough to participate"
September 18, 2025
Elevator Advice
Jennifer James (BBO: Daisy90)
"Thanks to Omar I met the love of my life to whom I am now married."
September 12, 2025
They Needed a Fourth
Melissa Steele (BBO: Happydazej)
"Sadly, I was five-years-old and in fact couldn't yet add."
September 5, 2025
The Way He Was
Harvey Bernstein (BBO: hjb0416)
"When he set his mind on something, he just kept at it until he got where he wanted to be."
