Card-Table Talk
"There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke..."
Welcome
Remember when Bridge used to be fun?
Welcome to Card-Table Talk. Here you will find bits and pieces relating to the lighter side of the great game of Bridge.
The objective is to share some of the things that the author's eyes have seen and his ears have heard over the years of his enthusiastic (some say obsessive) participation at the card-table.
If you feel moved to contribute, criticize, or congratulate, then please send an email. I'd be delighted to hear from you!
Featured Picture
Hearts are Trumps, by John Everett Millais, 1872.
From the Tate Collection, London, UK
Previously featured art is available here...
Talk
Probably the best part of cardtabletalk.com.
Memorable scenes from real on-line Bridge tables.
These are some of the moments that make it all worthwhile.
(Names changed to protect the guilty.)
Films
Eleven films that have some link to Bridge, however tenuous. Plus a couple of sad
disappointments.
Each film reviewed and rated as to Bridge content.
A strange idea? Not as strange as some others, like
The Bridge on the Philately...
Play
Part of an actual play script where a contract is bid in a bizarre but believable manner.
What cards might they have held? Have fun trying to work out a plausible answer.
Cheating
How cheating is done in Internet Bridge games, how to spot it, and what to do if you suspect.
Plus some real games where I was taken for a ride.
Curiosities
Seven of the weirdest things in Bridge are listed here
including my personal favourite: bidding at the 8 level ?!
Links
A personal selection of fun, bizarre and interesting Bridge and card-play sites.
Tips
A collection of okbridge tips of mine to prolong your playing pleasure. Including how to stay awake (oh dear).
Tricks
Why should you give the filthy opponents an easy time?
Here are things I've done that confused and dismayed the other side and, even better,
got them annoyed with each other. (Nothing illegal or unethical of course!)
Sayings
Wisecracks, advice, sound-bites - all relating to Bridge.
Marathon
What would it be like to play Bridge for 24 hours nonstop?
Would you go mad?
How would your scores go?
In the interests of science I made the attempt on 27th December 2005, and you can read a full report here.
Cards
Here you'll find trivia about playing cards in folk-lore, history and song.
The 
9, for example.
The goal is to provide something about each card in the pack, however I expect
this will take some time for unsung heroes such as the
4.
Suggestions for missing cards are most welcome.
Other
This page is for miscellaneous items as they come along. The first piece is about the fictitious card game Go Johnny Go Go Go Go! which was invented by the terrifying comedy group The League of Gentlemen for one of their famous sketches.
About
The why, what and how of this site.
The Author, Montreux, Switzerland, July 2004
Exiled from his native land for Bridge crimes too awful to relate.
Latest Updates
- 20-Mar-08: Added a few new cards, interesting links about cards and icons for each card.
- 22-Feb-08: Added a page about different playing cards in the pack and another for miscellaneous stuff (Go Johnny Go Go Go Go!)
- 11-Jan-08: New picture and new quotation only.
Featured Quotation
If you play Bridge badly you make your partner suffer, but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy. Joe Laurie Jr.
Previously featured quotations are available here...
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