Blog entries http://www.bridgebuddy.net Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:22:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/124-jr-has-invented-qthe-rabbit-coupq <p>I have posted several new chapters of Bridge in the Wildwoods at&nbsp;http://pennvalleyco-op.net/BridgeInTheWildwoods/. &nbsp;Please come and view all the latest happenings and give me your feedback.</p> Paul Higginbotham Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:46:01 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/115-read-about-qossified-thinkingq-in-the-wildwoods <p>Apologies to those of you who might have tried to view Bridge in the Wildwoods using Internet Explorer -- (Firefox, Opera, and Chrome were fine). &nbsp;I found a glitch in the HTML that kept the Chapters from being displayed correctly by IE and I've since corrected the problem. &nbsp;Again, my apologies.</p><br/><p>Chapter 3 has been added to the website at&nbsp;http://pennvalleyco-op.net/BridgeInTheWildwoods/. &nbsp;</p><br/><p>&nbsp;</p> Paul Higginbotham Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:10:41 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/114-more-happenings-in-the-wildwoods <p>The Geeky Gopher has written Chapter 2 in the Bridge in the Wildwoods book. &nbsp; To read that chapter, and future chapters, please visit The Wildwoods home page at&nbsp;http://pennvalleyco-op.net/BridgeInTheWildwoods/</p> Paul Higginbotham Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:07:49 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/113-about-the-wildwoods <p>Perhaps the best bridge columns ever written were written by Victor Mollo under the titles of&nbsp;Bridge in the Menagerie&nbsp; and Bridge in the Fifth Dimension. Victor's characters &nbsp;were always entertaining, mostly endearing, and frequently educational. &nbsp;Victor's untimely passing in 1987 was a blow to the bridge world.</p><br/><p>Now some of you may argue that Alan Truscott wrote a better technical column for the New York Times. &nbsp;I can't disagree, but in my opinion, Alan's columRead More... Paul Higginbotham Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:22:47 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/112-computer-bridge <p>This is my first shot at this, partly out of curiosity and partly to open a dialogue with members here of a similiar interest.</p><br/><p><br />One area of bridge that fascinates me is computer bridge and bridge programming. I do not mean playing bridge with others over the internet, although that's tons of fun. My interest is in bridge playing computer programs, and programming of this nature in general.</p><br/><p><br />I have played around with several of the games commercially available and have Read More... Carl Ritner Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:49:26 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/110-acbl-membership ACBL membership has&nbsp;many&nbsp;rewards.&nbsp;&nbsp; Masterpoints are just one of those rewards. &nbsp; Masterpoints are earned by playing at your local club and / or&nbsp;at sectional, regional and national tournaments in the USA and Canada. <p>Masterpoints are recorded&nbsp;and maintained by the ACBL. Members advance through ranks as they earn the required number of masterpoints to </p> <p>Qualify for Life Master. In order to become a Life Master, membership with the ACBL is a requiremenRead More... Jim Gordon Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:14:11 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/109-i-love-duplicate-bridge <p>I love to play duplicate bridge. I am easy to play with and have about 300 points.</p>I always want to play with better players and am willing to learn and I do NOT get angry.&nbsp; LoisLightman@comcast.net Lois Lightman Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:31:05 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/123-duplicate-bridge-quiz-c Duplicate Bridge Quiz D<br /><br/><p>View Quiz D below or download the full PDF file here.</p><br/><p>You can download the answers to Quiz D here.</p><br/><br/><p>{pdf=http://www.bridgebuddy.net/images/QuizD.pdf|700|600}</p><br/><p> </p> Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/122-duplicate-bridge-quiz-c-122 Duplicate Bridge Quiz C<br /><br/><p>View Quiz C below or download the full PDF file here.</p><br/><p>You can download the answers to Quiz C here.</p><br/><br/><p>{pdf=http://www.bridgebuddy.net/images/QuizC.pdf|700|600}</p><br/><p> </p> Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/121-duplicate-bridge-quiz-a Duplicate Bridge Quiz B<br /><br/><p>View Quiz B below or download the full PDF file here.</p><br/><p>You can download the answers to Quiz B here.</p><br/><br/><p>{pdf=http://www.bridgebuddy.net/images/QuizB.pdf|700|600}</p><br/><p> </p> Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/120-changes-in-acbl-laws Duplicate Bridge Quiz A<br /><br/><p>View Quiz A below or download the full PDF file here.</p><br/><p>You can download the answers to Quiz A here.</p><br/><br/><p>{pdf=http://www.bridgebuddy.net/images/QuizA.pdf|700|600}</p><br/><p> </p> Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/119-acbl-laws-of-duplicate-bridge-119 <p>As a player, you may be asking what impact the changes in the laws have upon you. The answer is, as<br />usual, very little. This is because the changes deal with restoring equity when there has been an irregularity.</p><br/><p><br />There have been no changes of the basic rules or laws — e.g., scoring is unchanged and the ranks of the denominations are the same. One overall change in wording is reflective of the original intent of the<br />laws to “redress damage and not to penalize.” To emphasRead More... Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/104-acbl-laws-of-duplicate-bridge <p>The latest version of the ACBL Laws of Duplicate Bridge. This is the first revision since 1997.</p><br/>INTRODUCTION TO THE<br />2008 LAWS OF DUPLICATE BRIDGE<br /><br/><p>The Laws are designed to define correct procedure and to provide an adequate remedy when there<br />is a departure from correct procedure. They are primarily designed not as punishment for irregularities<br />but rather for the rectification of situations where non-offenders may otherwise be damaged. Players<br />should be ready Read More... Venice-Nokomis Duplicate Bridge Center Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/99-member-blogs <p>Did you know every member of the site has their very own blog system built into their profile? To write a blog you can do so in one of two ways. </p>You can visit the blogs link at the top of the page. This will take you to your Blog Dashboard where you can see, delete or edit previous blogs. On this page at the top right you will see a link that says "write new entry".<br />You can visit the Blog tab inside of your profile page and find a link that says "My Blog Dashboard". This will take yoRead More... Shonn Piersol Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:01:47 +0100 Tech Support http://www.bridgebuddy.net/96-acbl-spring-club-newsletter <p>The 2009 Spring issue of the Club Managers Newsletter is embedded below for your convenience.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>{pdf=http://www.acbl.org/assets/documents/clubs/Club-Manager-Newsletter/Club-Managers-Newsletter-Spring-2009-05-14.pdf|800|600} </p> Shonn Piersol Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:26:15 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/95-welcome-to-the-tech-guys-blog <p>Thanks for stopping by my blog.&nbsp; As the designer behind Bridge Buddy, it is important to me that every member get to realize the full scope and tools available to them. I will work hard to ensure all aspects of the site remain user-friendly, for even the most novice of members.</p><p>While reaching me direct is always an option, its best that all questions are asked publicly and openly so that others may learn from the support questions. Believe me, if you have to ask, than others will nRead More... Shonn Piersol Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:50:25 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/93-welcome-to-bridge-buddy <p>It is with great pleasure and excitement to welcome you to <img title="BridgeBuddy.net" alt="BridgeBuddy.net" src="http://www.bridgebuddy.net/images/stories/content_logo.png" height="22" width="86" />. We have so much planned and in store to help both players and clubs experience the benefits of a Web 2.0 bridge world.</p><br/><p>Stay tuned to my blog as I keep you updated on new additions. And always know that you are encouraged to write comments throughout the site, not just to this blog. By wRead More... Jim Gordon Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:02:45 +0100 http://www.bridgebuddy.net/92-my-first-blog This is the first sample blog using our new blogging system. Give it a try! Every member has their very own blog built into the site! Demo Bridge Club Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:24:37 +0100