October Bridge Letter 2010
www.bridgeevening.com
Welcome once again after a longer than usual break.
So its shoulder to the wheel again!
On a personal note we had an enjoyable few days on the South coast.
We visited a welcoming bridge club in Paignton.
This club meets in a very nice venue.
It is a building which was once the family home of the Singer family.
The painted ceiling and marble halls have to be seen to be believed, truly magnificent.
I hope the council find a way to preserve this national treasure.
Oldway Mansion
www.englishriviera.co.uk
www.torquay.com
The 10 day Guernsey Congress has been taking place. The Senior Pairs Championship was won by
Brian and Carol Varley of Worcestershire.
Welldone!
The men’s Pairs was won by
M.Walsh and G. Horscroft (Norfolk and London).
The women’s pairs was won by
J.Cahm and M.Andree (Surrey).
Congratulations!.
www.visitguernsey.com
www.ebu.co.uk
While surfing the net I came across a delightful custom. Has anyone one heard of it? The beer card??
This is the 7 of diamonds. The story goes hat when the last trick is taken with this card the player has to buy the table a beer.
Apparently it harks back to a Danish game called Tarok or possibly to the Danish form of Skat.
Sometimes some players had side bets between partners.
Another delightful variation of bridge is Honeymoon bridge. This gets its name as it is a variation which can be played by two people, hence its name.
There are several versions but the rules can be found on the Honeymoon Bridge page at
www.pagat.com/boston/bridge.html
The following sites provide bridge on line:
Bridge base on line
www.bridgebase.com
Yahoo! Games
www.games.yahoo.com
Play OK online
www.okbridge.com
Pogo
www.pogo.com
Bidding Quest
www.biddingquest.com
I often use the first and find it is idiot proof, it must be if I have no problems with it.
There is also Lee Edwards Convention Card Editor for Windows.
This is free and allows you to print out stationery.
www.conventioncards.com
Pattie Dupree
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