I have played club bridge off and on for many years; enjoy reading tournament reports; retired from a government lab; have an IT background; live in Peterborough Ontario.
@Ryerson
I think the pair rating is a feature. It is more meaningful than an individual rating, and adds a dimension that does not compete with masterpoints. Some of us play with several partners and it would be of interest to see the various ratings and how they change over ...
This is great. If implemented, it would give partnerships a tangible measure of progress. A question: do you think the scheme could usefully be extended to include club games?
Also curious how your scheme differs from "Power ratings" for pairs. I get the impression that the PR scheme for a ...
Most of the people at our club are as honest as the day is long. But one consistently psyches in this situation. Our doubles here are responsive but I wonder if we can make them penalty against just him, so documented on the convention card?
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I am following the river
Down the highway
Through the cradle of the civil war
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I think players should be taught techniques for minimizing tells. Foremost is recognizing an upcoming situation of course. If I can decide in advance what to play, I shift that card to the right (I hold my card under the table) to prevent fumbling when the time comes. This also ...
Echoing MC above, there was a humorous article in the Bridge World, “The 1991 Frank Vine Awards”, by Ian Crowe, July 1992 according to TBW website table of contents list. The article was based on actual at-the-table experiences.
One of the winners (can’t remember the category) was dummy while ...
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To bid, or not to bid, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler . . .
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Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment
With this regard their ...
I somewhat disagree. Actual results could be more distraction than improvement, injecting largely irrelevant information into the discussion space I admit I’m often curious about the actual results, because the bidding or lead decisions are usually iffy, but hey, they represent just one possible configuration so I don’t ...