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by Alan Caplan
There is a tried and tested bridge adage: “Bid your
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own hand not both yours and your partner’s.” The idea is that you should generally not try to determine the outcome of the bidding but rather make bids which describe your hand as accurately as possible. Alan give examples of how this is done.
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by Alan Caplan
Alan discusses the “Negative Double” bridge convention.
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He explains the call, its purpose, and its advantages by using a variety of concrete examples.
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by Jennia Ganit Chodorov
Enjoy this years submissions for the best lexophiles
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created during 2015, also recent paraprosdoxians included in this collection of lovely stories to bring a smile to our faces.
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by Alan Caplan
Alan addresses the accepted rule - "Second hand plays
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low” and shows that one should not follow the rules blindly and there is no substitute for thinking at the Bridge table.
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by Alan Caplan
Alan says "Rules, Shmules!" - there is no substitute
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for thinking! He explains how sometimes it is necessary not to follow the accepted rules.
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by Nechama Namal
This year was Modi'in's third MahJ-A-Thon (Mah Jongg)
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tournament. The 4th annual tournament will be held in May, 2016, writes Nechama Namal, who is both coordinator and group leader. The tournaments raise money for the Modi'in day-care centre for children at risk.
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by Alan Caplan
We are all human and make mistakes, but annoyance at
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ourselves for an error made in the early play of a hand should not blind us to opportunities for winning lines as the hand develops. Alan describes a case in point to demonstrate such a situation
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by Joan Weisman
Thirty Netanya residents walked on a wheelchair-friendly
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path alongside the Alexander River. The weather was cooperative, the hike easy and all were thrilled to see soft-shelled turtles. A picnic lunch let everyone 'mix and meet' and it was unanimously agreed to have more such enjoyable outings in the future.
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