Somerset Maugham said that bridge is “the most entertaining game that the art of man has ever devised.” Wow.

Today, contract bridge, said to be an offspring of whist, is considered to be an intellectual pastime played by the masses.

I feel solid in my mahjongg game, so I’m moving on to bridge! Wish me luck! My mother and her friends tried to teach me to play during the summer of 1988 and I remember loving it, but also that it was very, very complicated. I haven’t played since.