The Bridge Spot

The Bridge Spot is an excellent place to play duplicate bridge. Games are offered every day of the week as well as many evenings. Newcomers are always welcomed and games are stratified. They also offer classes in various aspects of bridge. Snacks are always available and delicious. The facility is light and bright with windows and clean restrooms. The location is super convenient near the highway and close to the intersection of Interstates 93 and 95. A great place!

Because cards are often associated with poker and blackjack, the existence of a Bridge Club blew my mind. There is a secret network of card rooms throughout the world where strangers can walk in and play some cards.
The Bridge Spot is located in a typical suburban office park, in the same building as travel agents, lawyers and dentists. We went on Wednesday night for the «Goodtimers Game», a «relaxed duplicate game» where «We even allow questions during the game if you are stuck!»
At 6:15, there is a Bridge Brush Up lesson, which costs $ 10 per session but includes free entry to the Goodtimers Game. We arrived a few minutes late but would probably have been lost even if we showed at the start. The lesson was in the middle of a series on rebidding after the partner’s response.
The instructor sort of yelled at people who asked question, but the Rabbi had come close a few times. Because bridge bidding is a logic puzzle that depends on all the past bidding, there is definitely such a thing as a stupid question, one that reveals you missed all the signals that came before.
But everyone was really friendly, especially when they learned we were duplicate virgins. The crowd was younger than our group. Competitive bridge, rather than social bridge, is still a young man’s game.
The game reminded me of my first time playing tournament poker in a real casino. But while poker tables have dealers to keep everyone in line, bridge requires more self-​policing. It was fun though to bid silently with cards that prevent avoid any random noises that could be used for secret communication.
I felt good after we set the other team at our second table. We played against a lot of couples who clearly did not have the same «no getting mad ever!» rule that we observe. But when we got the results, we still finished dead last.
I wasn’t shocked as many of other opponents were making impressive hands. The problem is that we did not take advantage of hands we were supposed to make. I was only the declarer once, I bid 2 NT and couldn’t make it. Looking at the results, it is still not clear if I bid it wrong. On one other trick nearly every player in my seat made 3 hearts, but we let the other team have it for 1 diamond. My partner was made she had to be the declarer four times, but she went an impressive 2 for 4.
My biggest complaint, for all the times I was the dummy, I never once got to visit the snack bar. The Bridge Spot did not have snack bar.