If you are a regular reader of my blogs, you will know I like to write about new and innovative products for Bridge fans. Recently, I wrote about Pianola.net and BridgeBig.com which are both very exciting Bridge products. But I believe I have stumbled upon a product that beats these two hands down. I have been
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The Bridge murder mystery novelist – Pat Arnold Pat Arnold is 86. She started writing books in her seventies thus proving to all that it is never too late to show one’s creative side. Her first book was an autobiography and says that writing it was so much fun that she couldn’t wait to start her The blog post I had intended writing for this week is in the trash can. Why? Well, a couple of days ago I received an email from Nira who is one of the team at BridgeBig.com. This mail that I’d received had left me stunned… my mouth wide open agape: You may recall that a couple of weeks I know that some of you will be irritated with this post, but I have no alternative but to talk to you about ‘Pianola‘. ‘What is Pianola and what has it to do with Contract Bridge?’, I hear you say – I’ll come to that in a minute. The thing is, two weeks ago I wrote this post There are few subjects that raise the temperature as much as talk of Bridge online gambling. Perhaps that is why some Bridge gambling sites don’t draw attention to themselves. You either love the idea of playing for money or you hate it. But either way Bridge and money are inextricably linked. Placing money on winning a game This week I met the man in charge at PlayBridgeDealer4, Terry Collier. The elusive Terry Collier PlayBridgeDealer4.com boss Most people know of PlayBridgeDealer4 from the dealing machine they make for Bridge tournaments, clubs and the ACBL et al. Watch my new ‘Jazzed up’ video demonstration. It is a fairly expensive business getting a developer to create a Bridge application for use on iphones and ipads. So I was curious to have a look at what is available out there.
Contract Bridge apps for iphone and ipad App #1. So many “Contract Bridge” books have reviews like this: Alternatively, one reads book reviews that are basically a cut and past ‘blow of the trumpet’ from the inside cover of the A couple of weeks ago I provided an introductory video on how to use the BridgeBase Online Bridge gaming site. This week I thought I would go into a bit more detail with video demo no. 2 – ‘A guide to playing online Bridge’ below: I remember the first time I plucked up the courage to play online Bridge – I was very nervous. This fear is not just about playing Bridge and the worry of messing things up for the partner you pair with. The main concern I first had related to the technology: The user interface on the gaming site, knowing how to write messages, understanding the lingo, working out how to navigate around the site etc. All in all, it is quite a scary undertaking. This week I thought I would provide an introductory video. |
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