tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post9193599298509951528..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: a history of bridge games - in Turkey, Russia, Britain, France and the USAHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-86240823593003408172018-08-08T23:07:43.456+10:002018-08-08T23:07:43.456+10:00We Travel
That is very true. Spouse and I played ...We Travel<br /><br />That is very true. Spouse and I played a lot of Bridge across Europe, the only problem arising because we didn't know how to explain which playing-system we were using ...in Hebrew, Italian or Dutch. Thank goodness most people knew what ACOL, Standard American and Goren meant.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33982557150997262902018-08-08T22:58:52.303+10:002018-08-08T22:58:52.303+10:00Parnassus
I should have added "paintings&quo...Parnassus<br /><br />I should have added "paintings" as a key word, but I hadn't thought of artists like Albert Guillaume before writing the post. In the French paintings, at least, the game was not always exactly identified, but the players always looked very well groomed. Very similar to Belle Epoque paintings called At the Opera etc.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-14935546022369973932018-08-08T13:36:16.509+10:002018-08-08T13:36:16.509+10:00The joy of an international game is that it can be...The joy of an international game is that it can be played anywhere. Language is no problem. For a game in hearts, just hold up four fingers, then point to the heart.We Travelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-89526941432690614262018-08-08T13:20:45.101+10:002018-08-08T13:20:45.101+10:00Hello Hels, What elegant people play whist and br...Hello Hels, What elegant people play whist and bridge, at least from the evidence of the paintings. It makes me sorry that I never have been much of a card player. At least I get to empathize with Robert Benchley, a non-card-player of note, who nevertheless wrote some very humorous articles about bridge games.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80969052138673687512018-08-08T13:10:14.178+10:002018-08-08T13:10:14.178+10:00Andrew
Your grandmother must have loved the socia...Andrew<br /><br />Your grandmother must have loved the social life that whist games brought. My grandmother certainly loved her Polish Rummy games with "the girls", especially on holidays in Daylesford and Hepburn Springs.<br /><br />Re the selection of possible husbands, I omitted one important variable out of modesty (a cute body). As it turned out, Joe certainly was a very good bridge player, had red hair, a great body, was a university graduate and was pro-women's equality, but his socialism and pacifism left quite a lot to be desired. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-38736066786660610542018-08-08T13:00:11.556+10:002018-08-08T13:00:11.556+10:00Cherry
although there are different regulations, ...Cherry<br /><br />although there are different regulations, both games are equally mathematical and intellectual. Ditto Solo, by the way. I would play whatever game your local clubs love best. <br /><br />When my late parents were ready to move into a care home, they made their choice based on location of the home, the availability of vegetarian meals and a guarantee of weekly bridge games :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-89513855661140967982018-08-08T09:08:17.224+10:002018-08-08T09:08:17.224+10:00I smiled at the end. My grandmother used to play w...I smiled at the end. My grandmother used to play whist. It all sounds terribly complicated. A game of snap anyone? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-15665140615804705322018-08-08T04:46:57.638+10:002018-08-08T04:46:57.638+10:00Fascinating history of the card games. I especiall...Fascinating history of the card games. I especially like the bit about the requirements for your future husband :-)<br /><br />I used to play whist a lot but I have rarely played bridge.CherryPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788084724907992076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23387134874697965412018-08-07T19:59:35.681+10:002018-08-07T19:59:35.681+10:00I rang the Australian Bridge Federation to see whe...I rang the Australian Bridge Federation to see when the game was first professionally organised in this country. Bridge associations were formed in NSW and Victoria in the early 1930s and then later in the other states. At a Federal level, the states did not get together to form the Australian Bridge Federation until the 1960s. <br />Helshttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.com