Realitette

I have to empathize with your mentee. I really, really want to play. Many of the players are downright scary and rude. Getting ejected if you make the bid, but didn’t bid high enough. Bid high enough, made the bid, but could have won one more trick. The fast ejections if the opponents go set and they feel it’s your fault for not bidding high enough against them. I hold my breath every time I enter a real game, waiting for the insults. Now I find myself marginalized playing robots. I play well enough to have 31/2 points, but the game is not the same. The robots can be predicted to an extent and you are learning how to play with and against a program, with three players in the game, playing the same game. It’s not enriching. It doesn’t improve your game. It’s isolating and lonely.