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In spite of multiplexes, PlayStations, chat rooms, Walkmans, video arcades and laser tag, an old-fashioned game--perhaps the most addictive card game in the world--is making a comeback.
Jan. 12, 1999
Sports
Of all the manifold human contests by which the world finds amusement, the game of contract bridge may well be the most ubiquitous.
March 26, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
Not too long ago, the thought of bridge for Joshua Solomin conjured images of aging nursing home residents sitting around a table playing an insipid card game.
March 3, 1997
Zia Mahmood, the scion of a wealthy Pakistani family, smiled slightly as he described an experience of pure beauty, a moment of everlasting joy, that he knew several years ago.
Nov. 28, 1987
Teens Take to the Complex Card Game Associated With the Over-30 Crowd
March 5, 1997
Two years ago, Joshua Solomin thought bridge was an insipid card game that entertained gray-haired nursing home residents, certainly not a game for an Internet-surfing teenager.
The younger set--and that means a median age of 40--is finding its way to tournaments like the one in Anaheim. Web sites help.
Aug. 12, 2000
Movies
Jack Larson reflects on the late director James Bridges, who always stuck to his guns.
July 6, 2011
Charles Goren, who developed a point system that popularized the game of contract bridge and wrote a widely syndicated column on the game, has died.
April 12, 1991
Venerable Bridges Hall at Pomona College has reopened this fall after a year of restoration and renovation.
Oct. 15, 2001