Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Do Any Freepers Play Bridge?
Vanity ^ | 3 Apr 2018 | American Quilter

Posted on 04/03/2018 1:00:40 PM PDT by American Quilter

Are there any Freepers who participate in the great American game of Bridge? I'm taking lessons, and it appears it's mostly retirees who play. My parents played their whole lives, and it used to be a very popular game for people from teens to the elderly. I'm just wondering whether the game's dying out along with its increasingly gray-haired adherents.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bridge; cards
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-46 last
To: Crolis

I was born and raised in Ohio and have lived in Michigan almost 30 years and we played Euchre and Pinochle and even double Pinochle in Ohio and then in Michigan as well.

I have always wanted to learn Bridge.

Years ago I played Pinochle on yahoo games. Then they changed it to having to pay to play.


41 posted on 04/03/2018 4:39:54 PM PDT by Engedi
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Loud Mime

Love double deck Pinochle!!!! Hard to find folks to play it.


42 posted on 04/03/2018 4:41:34 PM PDT by Engedi
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: American Quilter

I played it with my parents as a kid. Probably haven’t played in 50 years. Nowadays it’s poker.


43 posted on 04/03/2018 5:12:01 PM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without nalism is a fraud.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Engedi

My wife and her family all played Euchre and I knew about it but had never played. I had to learn fast if I was to be accepted by the family. :)

Later on I got to play Euchre with my Uncle who grew up in Ohio. It really brought a smile to his face when we played. He hadn’t played for decades since he was in college with friends and I think it brought back a lot of memories.

It’s too bad card and board games seem to take a back seat these days to video games. Some of the best memories I have of being around family is when we were playing some kind of game around the kitchen table.

If it was a Parcheesi type of game, croquet, or bean bag toss, we’d all put in a buck to play to make it interesting. We would always remember to bring lots of dollars when we went to family reunions.


44 posted on 04/03/2018 6:37:39 PM PDT by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]

To: American Quilter

It looks like I may be the most serious Bridge player here. I played party Bridge since I was 18. In 1999 I was introduced to duplicate and tournaments and there was no going back.
I now live in a town with a large duplicate club, sometimes 70 tables in a session. I play 3-5 times a week. My favorite is tournaments. Have made many friends playing Bridge all over the US.
You’re right, mostly retirees but if you go to tournaments you will see a fair amount of young people, especially Asian.
Bill Gates is a Bridge player and often plays at tournaments with Warren Buffett. Bill Gates started a youth Bridge program to get school children around the world interested in and competing at Bridge. They say it is very good for elementary children because it helps with math.


45 posted on 04/03/2018 7:23:30 PM PDT by tinamina
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
Mom played and I was more or less forced into Duplicate Bridge.

Played Gin constantly in college.

Switched to Hearts and Spades after marriage (husband won his college Spades Championship).

Now find Bridge more interesting.

I assume that younger people find the math and pace of bidding games too challenging.
46 posted on 04/03/2018 8:19:19 PM PDT by Gingersnap
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-46 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson