Let the Game Begin!

Contract bridge is a fine game. Unlike casino games where betting techniques based on statistics play a great deal, it is a trick-taking game of skill and chance.

A lot has been said about the element of chance but let me add a few things, too. If we compare bridge, for example to chess which is a pure skill game, bridge is practical whereas chess is theoretical. Life is not and can not be a game of chess for the simple reason that there is no uncertainty in chess. Bridge, however, is the life itself. It asks of you to use your skills no matter what the odds are. You have to accept bad luck just like you would accept a rainy day. Bridge is real whereas chess is surreal.

Here in this web log, I will ramble about bidding systems and theory, conventions, carding, declarer and defense play, players, hands, tournaments and events around the world, bridge software and links, you name it. It will be about bridge and only bridge. I do not consider myself an authority but I have degrees at a national level. So, this might comfort you to some extent if you are one those who demand credentials for everything said and written. For the light-hearted, this blog will be another place to spend -hopefully- quality time.

Now, let the game begin!