Some friends taught Julie & me to play bridge last night. Or, should i say, tried to teach us. Matt plays duplicate tournament bridge a few times a year (his Dad is one of the top players in North Carolina), and has always been so enthusiastic about how much fun the game is. And like so many others before him, has told me "you'd like it."
So we went over the basics (it seemed like advanced bridge to me) of bidding and trick playing. Didn't get into scoring, except to explain about -- well, i've already forgotten the right terms -- bidding high enough to score big.
I didn't realize that the bulk of the game is in the bidding, and the signals each bid sends. It reminded of the way bees communicate by dancing.
Can't see us becoming regular players, the way my parents were when i was a kid, but i expect that we'll take a few more lessons, to at least become passable bridge players. The kind real players chuckle over.
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