July 24, 2026
Airport Bridge
Joan Heming (BBO: floral1930)
"Anyone here play bridge?" I called out.
July 17, 2026
A Memorable Hand
Brian Rowarth (BBO: BushbyBry)
"I picked up a hand with 34 points and didn't really have much idea what to bid"
July 10, 2026
Behind the Screen
Art Seelen (BBO: Artie2t)
"When we first entered the duplicate bridge room, we saw bridge tables with strange-looking wooden structures"
July 3, 2026
A Nervous Opening
Cindy Holden (BBO: scuffy510)
"My first night, and the opponents called the director."
June 26, 2026
The Four-Way Phone Call
Mara Schanfield (BBO: whodeltmrs)
" The experience includes a carefully managed four-way speakerphone call to prevent table talk while still allowing for some lighthearted banter."
June 19, 2026
A Lucky Start
Keith Newell (BBO: keithx1)
"I protested that we had benefited from our substitute, but Bob whispered that sometimes you just get lucky"
June 12, 2026
Post-Match Calls
Cheryl Kaplan (BBO: brocdoc)
"Eileen was an educator and always wanted to find "the lesson." What did we do wrong? "
June 5, 2026
Partner in the ER
Amit Vijay (BBO: av1967)
"My second innings started by accident at a hospital casualty ward"
May 29, 2026
Challenge Accepted
Ila Shah (BBO: purnimasha)
"When I wanted to go to sectional and regional games, my husband said, 'We can never be Life Masters,' but I took that as a challenge.
May 22, 2026
66 Years at the Table
Edward Brennan (BBO: edward235)
"So as of today, I have been playing bridge for some 66 years, and I would do it again in a flash"
May 15, 2026
A Quarter at a Time
Marie Berg (BBO: dutcan)
"The idea was that we would save enough in a year to go out for dinner."
May 8, 2026
Bridge Covered the Cost
Marco (BBO: bhoko)
" I had to learn bridge and join the university’s bridge program."
May 1, 2026
Deal and Redeal
"The director approached our table and said we had played the same board twice."
April 24, 2026
The Extra Ace
Neil (BBO: covid2030)
"I stifled a laugh, realizing that I was attempting to play the ace of spades twice"
April 17, 2026
A Game of Mistakes
Steve Moore (BBO: Stevenator)
“Do not worry, you cannot make any mistakes that I have not already perfected.”
April 10, 2026
The Unknown Game
Romit Rajpara (BBO: rajpararb)
"I did not know about the game because it is not popular in Gujarat."
April 3, 2026
Bridge Bug
Mike Davidson (Gator411)
"That was my first exposure to bridge, and after “playing” a little each day at lunchtime, the “bridge bug” got me."
March 27, 2026
Step One: Be Confident
Young (BBO: yourong85)
“You need to have confidence first.”
March 20, 2026
The Table We Shared
Ugur Degmez (BBO: ugu679)
"Mahnur was not only a good bridge partner, but also a kind and thoughtful friend"
March 13, 2026
King for a Day
Jack Beeleer (BBO: kardzRus)
“Gee, I eat their food, enjoy their company, have a great time at the tables, and I go home five dollars richer than when I arrived! Will they ever invite me back?!”
