Hi folks! My wife and I just started learning bridge. The original idea was to learn just enough so we can play socially with a group of friends. Best laid plans and all, but we both are finding it so enjoyable and fascinating that we're quickly developing a happy and benign addiction. One evening a week is now cleared for bridge! We are lucky enough to have a local club where we can play and take lessons. After six weeks of introductory lessons, I feel like I'm just starting to grasp the basics of bidding and play of the hand. We played our first boards of "gentle" bridge last week and had a blast, even while tanking spectacularly. The other players were very gracious. BBO seems like a great resource and a friendly community. I'm impressed with the quality of the posts I've seen so far and I look forward to playing, kibitzing and eventually contributing to the discussions.
