Janet de Botton

Bridge | 2 July 2022

issue 02 July 2022

Rubber bridge is a game that happens to suit me very well: you can come and go as you please and you don’t need a partner. You just wait for those magic words ‘Table up’ and you reply ‘One in’!

Ofc I quite understand it’s not everyone’s cup of tea: there are so many different personalities – some you like and some you can’t stand. And most of them, good, bad or indifferent, want to tell you what you did wrong at the end of a hand – which is fine if it’s said pleasantly and not shaking their head and muttering some profanity. It also helps if they are right!

No matter how basic, advice can be helpful. This is something David Herman, who sadly died last year, told me early on in my rubber bridge days.

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