Just Play: Enjoy These Bare Bones Online Games with No Hassle

Bare bones online game play hassle free
So many online games require me to jump through hoops: set up accounts, log in, remember passwords, answer questions, make choices as to the type of game, download an app, dig out my credit card, etc. Sometimes, I just want to open my phone and play a game without dealing with all that.
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Have You Heard Of HOOL?

HOOL board game card game
Hool is bridge-lite. It contains a kernel of the traditional game, but it breaks down the bidding into two phases: information sharing followed by selecting a contract. In HOOL, players are allowed to give two clues about their hands – high-card points, pattern or length in one suit – after which the contract is selected. Play follows just like in the traditional version.
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Bridge History: The Hammond Electric Bridge Table

Hammond Electric Bridge Table - Gifts for Card Players
We love things made by companies that are usually known for making other things. One example relevant to bridge is the Hammond Electric Bridge Table, made by the Hammond Clock Company.
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The Bridge Diary – How I knew exactly what you meant by that bid.

The Bridge Diary - How I knew exactly what you meant by that bid.

The Bridge Diary

by Jude Goodwin

Many famous people kept journals or diaries. Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and perhaps most famous, Leonardo Da Vinci. Journals can leave a chronicle of thoughts and agreements as well as document successes, events and help you remember important dates. The bridge player’s diary is no different.

Primarily the bridge diary, or duplicate players logbook as it is often called,

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Talking Truth about Tables

Talking Truth about Card Tables
No bridge or card room is complete without a proper table. It’s more than a functional piece – it’s a functional centerpiece and sets the tone of the entire room around it. You’ve got to think about beauty, practicality, comfort and space all at the same time. Alex shares some of the coolest tables money can buy.
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How to improve your focus at the card table

How to improve your focus at the bridge table

Believe it or not you don’t have to have a good memory to be a bridge expert

by Jude Goodwin
With shout outs to The Bridge Guys, and BridgeWinners.

When I first took up the game of bridge I spent hours trying to discover ways to improve my memory, tricks to help me remember the cards, the conventions, the odds involved in the game. But after a few years of this diligence,

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Sitting won’t kill you

Sitting won't kill you

But movement is still key.

A recent 16 year study of 3720 men and 1412 women published in the International Journal of Epidemiology concluded that sitting, in any setting, does not increase the risk of an early death.

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What to offer guests at your next card party

Great snacks for the card table - poker or bridge parties
Once upon a time a friend invited a group of us over for an evening of poker. We were all to bring snacks and money and drinks of choice. One woman thought it would be a great idea to bring a chocolate fountain.
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Remember when you played bridge for fun?

Party Bridge - Gifts for Card Players

Remember when you played bridge for fun?

Time for some party bridge!

By Alex J. Coyne © Gifts for Card Players

The game of bridge has always been a social one, and the same is true for most card games. If you’ve ever attended a bridge party at a house or club and loved it, why not consider calling up some of the other bridge players in your neighborhood and arranging your own?

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Is Brain Fog affecting Your Game?

Waitress Serving Food To Senior Couple In Restaurant during a bridge tournament

How to eat healthy at your next bridge tournament

So, you’re headed to your next bridge tournament. You hit your hotel where you will be staying for the next ten days, and remember that to keep your expenses down, you didn’t opt for the full kitchen room but instead have the mini fridge and coffee maker combo. And you’re hungry. What do you do for dinner and did you remember to pack snacks?

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