The following bridge articles – geared toward the beginner/newcomer bridge player – are currently being offered for free to clubs/teachers/units/districts for placement in their local weekly newspapers. Please feel free to insert your local contact information at the bottom of each of the articles (below the ACBL contact information), however, do not make any other changes to the articles.
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- For each article, you have the option to select the format type preference that works best for you (Word or PDF).
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- If you choose to save an article in PDF format, click on “PDF” next to the article. This will cause the article to open and you will then simply select “File”, then “Save As” to save in a location of your choice on your computer.
Note that the file name of each article begins with a numeric value (eg., 001Sherlock, 002TooEasy, etc.). The numeric value represents the order in which each of the articles should be published. For example, 001Sherlock should print first, followed by 002TooEasy, etc.
Should you have any questions or need assistance downloading the articles please contact marketing@acbl.org.
Bridge Bites Articles
Number | Article | Word Format | PDF Format |
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156 | Dastardly Deception | Word | |
155 | A Club Finesse | Word | |
154 | Decision at Trick One | Word | |
153 | Detective Work | Word | |
152 | Dummy Reversal | Word | |
151 | A Nasty Surprise | Word | |
150 | Wrong Question | Word | |
149 | A Practical Certainty | Word | |
148 | A Profitable Sacrifice | Word | |
147 | Nine of Hearts | Word | |
146 | Variation on a Theme | Word | |
145 | East to the Rescue | Word | |
144 | Nice Lead, Partner | Word | |
143 | Stranger than Fiction | Word | |
142 | A Matter of Entries | Word | |
141 | Backing the Favorite | Word | |
140 | Loud and Clear | Word | |
139 | Trump Control | Word | |
138 | Two Ways to Win | Word | |
137 | Count Up to Ten | Word | |
136 | Frozen Suit | Word | |
135 | Helping Partner | Word | |
134 | A Surprising Duck | Word | |
133 | The Only Card | Word | |
132 | Worse Case Scenario | Word | |
131 | A Tale of Two Suits | Word | |
130 | Perilously High | Word | |
129 | Sending a Message | Word | |
128 | Eschewing the Finesse | Word | |
127 | Creating an Illusion | Word | |
126 | Hero or Zero | Word | |
125 | Managing the Entries | Word | |
124 | A “Free” Finesse | Word | |
123 | First Things First | Word | |
122 | Improving the Odds | Word | |
121 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | Word | |
120 | Double End Play | Word | |
119 | The Only Chance | Word | |
118 | An Extra Chance | Word | |
117 | Pretty Soon, it Adds Up | Word | |
116 | The Art of Concealment | Word | |
115 | Which Finesse? | Word | |
114 | A Blocking Play | Word | |
113 | Triple Play | Word | |
112 | A Second Chance | Word | |
111 | Anti-Discovery Play | Word | |
110 | Odds on Favorite | Word | |
109 | Right through the Pack | Word | |
108 | Trust Your Opponents | Word | |
107 | What’s Your Plan B? | Word | |
106 | A Good Attitude | Word | |
105 | The Vanishing Trump Trick | Word | |
104 | No Math Required | Word | |
103 | Partnership Defense | Word | |
102 | A Revealing Auction | Word | |
101 | When All Else Fails | Word | |
100 | Maximum Damage | Word | |
099 | Might Be An Expert | Word | |
098 | One Winner Too Many | Word | |
097 | Double Deception | Word | |
096 | A Hopeless Contract | Word | |
095 | Role Reversal | Word | |
094 | Dodging An Uppercut | Word | |
093 | A Sure Thing | Word | |
092 | A Train to Catch | Word | |
091 | A Hand with Extras | Word | |
090 | Risk and Reward | Word | |
089 | Conjuring Trick | Word | |
088 | Protecting Partner’s Entry | Word | |
087 | Bluff & Double-Bluff | Word | |
086 | The Key Card | Word | |
085 | Don’t Be Fooled! | Word | |
084 | A Show-Off Squeeze | Word | |
083 | An Essential Precaution | Word | |
082 | A Matter of Timing | Word | |
081 | Ruffs in the Long Hand | Word | |
080 | Nerves of Steel | Word | |
079 | The Only Chance | Word | |
078 | The Griffins Club | Word | |
077 | A Sitting Duck | Word | |
076 | Duplicate Decision | Word | |
075 | Different Contract, Same Play | Word | |
074 | Reading the Lead | Word | |
073 | A Two-Edged Sword | Word | |
072 | A Sporting Double | Word | |
071 | Declare or Defend? | Word | |
070 | Squeezed In Three Suits | Word | |
069 | An “Oops!” Moment | Word | |
068 | A Strange Lead | Word | |
067 | A Free Shot | Word | |
066 | A Failure to Communicate | Word | |
065 | Nice Try | Word | |
064 | Playing The Percentages | Word | |
063 | Third Time Lucky | Word | |
062 | Mea Culpa | Word | |
061 | A Thoughtful Lead | Word | |
060 | A Joy To Behold | Word | |
059 | Duck a La Glynda | Word | |
058 | A Self-Inflicted Wound | Word | |
057 | Forcing Game | Word | |
056 | Finesse Fatale | Word | |
055 | Sinking Feeling | Word | |
054 | Road Map | Word | |
053 | Timing Is Everything | Word | |
052 | Payback Time | Word | |
051 | Side Suits First | Word | |
050 | Right Siding The Contract | Word | |
049 | Managing Entries | Word | |
048 | Customery Retort | Word | |
047 | A Smooth Duck | Word | |
046 | Nice Try Partner | Word | |
045 | Find The Lady | Word | |
044 | Cherchez La Femme | Word | |
043 | Thrust And Parry | Word | |
042 | The StripTease Coup | Word | |
041 | The Devil’s Coup | Word | |
040 | The Scissors Coup | Word | |
039 | The Merrimac Coup | Word | |
038 | The Anti-Bath Coup | Word | |
037 | The Trump Coup | Word | |
036 | Morton’s Fork | Word | |
035 | The Crocodile Coup | Word | |
034 | A Dummy Reversal | Word | |
033 | Third Hand Trickery | Word | |
032 | Second Hand High | Word | |
031 | The Safe Hand | Word | |
030 | Count Signals | Word | |
029 | Take Four | Word | |
028 | We’ve Got You Surrounded | Word | |
027 | Three Degrees of Bacon | Word | |
026 | Introducing Dr. Goodlead | Word | |
025 | Fishing For Clues | Word | |
024 | A Hold-Up Play | Word | |
023 | An Afternoon Nap | Word | |
022 | Counting The Hand | Word | |
021 | Voyage Of Discovery | Word | |
020 | Power Of Deduction | Word | |
019 | Stuff Doesnt Happen | Word | |
018 | Smarter Than Second Grader | Word | |
017 | Trump Demotion | Word | |
016 | Don’t Over Ruff | Word | |
015 | Choice of Promotions | Word | |
014 | Couple of Upper-Cuts | Word | |
013 | No Safe Exit | Word | |
012 | One Finesse Too Many | Word | |
011 | Finesse Easy | Word | |
010 | Practice Fines | Word | |
009 | Double Order | Word | |
008 | Little White Lie | Word | |
007 | Old Ruse | Word | |
006 | Delightful | Word | |
005 | Counting Points | Word | |
004 | Alarm Clock | Word | |
003 | The Power of Tens | Word | |
002 | Too Easy | Word | |
001 | Sherlock | Word |