Bridge & Humor I

Bridge & Humor: Invasion and more…

Four marines were playing bridge in a hut on a Pacific island.

Bridge & Humor: An Incredible Hand By Jay Becker

I was South. It was the best hand I ever held. Quietly, without fanfare, I opened with seven clubs.

Bridge & Humor: Popular Cards in 1965

You play your cards and know from what you see whether it's a good deal — or bad. But how much do you know about what's on the other side?

Bridge & Humor: Surgeons vs Bridge Players

Duplicate bridge in a club or tournament is considered a competitive sport, it will probably scare all the novices away from the tournament, but this story is often told by duplicate players:

Bridge & Humor: Bombs Spurred Bridge Interest

Alan Truscott learned to play bridge in an English bomb shelter. It was 1941, he was 15 and German bombers ...

Bridge & Humor: A Kibitzer erred…

Dictionaries define the word "kibitzer" as a spectator at a card game who looks at the players cards over their shoulders. In the world of bridge, an extension of the standard definition has been added.

Bridge & Humor: My worst trump fit ever

On a cold February evening, my regular partner Kees and I were at our local Bridge club, RKABC in Alkmaar, The Netherlands.

Bridge & Humor: Fata Morgana By Oren Lidor

A Fata Morgana (Italian: [ˈfaːta morˈɡaːna]) is an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon.

Bridge & Humor: Bridge expert says be bold

There are some who have to train themselves to remember, and then there is Rixi Markus, one of the world's great bridge players, who has to train—herself to forget.

Bridge & Humor: TD Anecdotes

Completely true stories, for those who don't take their bridge too seriously, or those who do but appreciate its lighter moments.

Bridge & Humor: Five Suit Bridge

1938: LIFE on the American Newsfront: Five-Suit bridge looms as a new National fad

Bridge & Humor: The Ace of Trumps Runs Away By Victor Mollo

Papa and the Hideous Hog exchanged hostile glances. They had known in their bones that they would cut together, for it wasn't their lucky day.

Bridge & Humor: The Trial

Oswald Jacoby was surely one of the brightest stars in the history of bridge. However....

Bridge & Humor: It took a blind man to discover an error By Ely Culbertson

It took a blind man to discover an error in the " Culbertson Self-Teacher" which had escaped my notice and that of a half dozen nationally known experts who