The Tao of Gaming http://gaming.powerblogs.com/ Board Games and lesser pursuits en-us 2009-07-04T13:07+00:00 Bridge Barbarism http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1246713732.shtml After an auction that will be carefully recorded and studied by necromancers and other evildoers, I got the two of spades lead ... Brian 2009-07-04T13:07+00:00 Don't make them angry... http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1244757818.shtml So I tune into the US Bridge Championships and see that Meckwell are playing ... six spades redoubled (making, but can't get an overtrick). Next hand they jump to... Brian 2009-06-11T22:06+00:00 Possibly my happiest bridge moment ever. http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1242357438.shtml Playing with a random partner on BBO, I pick up.... Brian 2009-05-15T03:05+00:00 Ending with a bang -- Round #9 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1241881939.shtml Holding A4 J8762 KJ86 63, ... Brian 2009-05-12T00:05+00:00 Seen in the wild http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1242010335.shtml AKJTxx -- KQJT98x --... Brian 2009-05-11T02:05+00:00 Amazing Session -- Round #8 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1241878707.shtml ... Brian 2009-05-09T14:05+00:00 A rather boring round, except for that one hand http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1241193048.shtml The first board is a routine part score &mdash; we set them 1 in two hearts. The second hand had north open a solid 14 count, south weak jump shifted... Brian 2009-05-01T15:05+00:00 More Flight C's http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1241054039.shtml Or, round #6.... Brian 2009-04-30T01:04+00:00 Fighting the Law while flustered http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240930073.shtml In this round, Betsy starts with: AJT JT874 A5 <IMG SRC =... Brian 2009-04-29T00:04+00:00 Three bidding decisions (Round #4) http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240844704.shtml Board #13 -- Both vul, you are in second seat. Opener bids 1NT (15-17). You hold -- T64 <IMG SRC = "http://gaming.powerblogs.com/files/hearts.gif" ALT="... Brian 2009-04-27T23:04+00:00 Battle of the not-competent Flight C players http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240790716.shtml Or, round #3.... Brian 2009-04-27T00:04+00:00 Round #2 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240757391.shtml New round, I pick up AQ64 KJT652 T4 <IMG SRC = "http://gaming.powerblogs.com/files/clubs.gif"... Brian 2009-04-26T20:04+00:00 The amazing session -- Intro and Round #1 http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240722441.shtml There's a local sectional this week, and I've been playing a session a day. Tonight's session contained a bestiary of odd hands, bizarre contracts, fumbles, flusters, what-the-hells. I picked up... Brian 2009-04-26T05:04+00:00 A very tough, quite hard, almost impossible bidding problem. http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1240365149.shtml Jeff may get this, but only because he's an expert.... Brian 2009-04-22T01:04+00:00 Bridge Story http://gaming.powerblogs.com/posts/1237748455.shtml Holding K9743 -- T98762 87, LHO... Brian 2009-03-22T19:03+00:00