At what age did you begin to learn bridge?

[sallyally]

I would have been 48 or 49 when I started to play bridge and that was kitchen bridge. We played every couple of weeks for a few months. Then I started right in to duplicate bridge at a club. When I look back on it I wonder that my partner and I stuck with it.

 

Some players were just incredibly rude. I could not even post here some of the comments. We were called for any number of infractions, hesitations, reneging, bidding out of turn etc. etc. That is a good way to learn the rules!

 

My favourite story involves Rolands favourite convention, Flannery. 2 Diamonds was opened and alerted and upon hearing that my p asked for an explanation. We were advised that it meant 5 hearts, 4 spades and 11 - 15 points, we looked at each other and laughed. We were quite sure that no such thing existed and that we were being set up for a joke. I expect it was the first convention we learned!

 

We are still playing bridge but mostly on BBO now. Club games are not nearly as attractive anymore but I must admit to missing the post mortem afterwards in some nice pub!