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Dec 13th
8 Ways to Improve Your Bridge Memory
BRIDGE is a complicated and intriguing card game, for which having a good memory is the secret to success. Looking for ways to improve your Bridge memory is a good idea considering the amount the average Bridge player has to remember. Firstly the rules of the game are expansive, then there’s the rather important matter… [Read More]
Dec 7th
10 Gift Ideas for Card Players This Christmas
AS a premium UK outlet for Bridge aficionados and card players alike, we decided to create a top 10 gift ideas for card players, to inspire you. We have been steadily carving out a niche based around exclusive and high quality card gaming equipment. Everything we stock we source from the best manufacturers we can… [Read More]
Oct 15th
Luxury Velvet – A Little Bit of History
The History of Velvet Early Velvets Simon has been making beautiful bridge cloths from luxury velvet for over quarter of a century. Long prized as a luxurious fabric, the roots of velvet span as far back as 2000BC. First made in Egypt, this luxury fabric was so precious and highly prized that it was only… [Read More]
Mar 18th
Join us for Bridge with Shaw Taylor
JOIN us for Bridge with Shaw Taylor is a must for Bridge players everywhere. From enthusiasts to absolute beginners, this three hour video, based on the highly successful television series from 1983, Join Us For Bridge, takes player and partner from dealing and the opening bid through the intricacies of the game. Presenter Shaw Taylor… [Read More]
Mar 11th
Swap Cards and the Melbourne Playing Card Collectors
The Beginnings of the Melbourne Playing Card Collectors (MPCC) By Hilary Oates of the Melbourne Playing Card Collectors, Australia (MPCC) Before we look at the beginnings of the MPCC we need to first look at the Beginnings of Card Collecting and Swap Cards. Hilda Hulsbergen our immediate past President for 25+years and now Public Officer… [Read More]
Feb 26th
Top 5 Assistive Products for Playing Card Games
Great Products to Help You Keep Playing Card Games If life has dealt you a bad hand, these 5 assistive products for playing card games, will help you keep playing the games you love. An estimated 220 million people play bridge worldwide, and for many
Feb 10th
Top 10 Uses for Non-Slip Matting
Do you use non-slip matting around the home? I know, I know, it sounds so utilitarian and uninteresting. But take my word for it, once you start using it, you’ll find it has a multitude of uses for non-slip matting and you’ll wonder how you ever managed without it!
Feb 7th
While Away a Wonderful Weekend With Whist Part 2
So, from my previous post you know how to play a very simple round of the card game Whist. Now we’re going to spice up the game a notch by introducing TRUMPS and winning whist tips. In a nutshell, if a suit is made into a trump suit, all the cards in that suit rank… [Read More]
Feb 5th
While Away a Wonderful Weekend With Whist Part 1
We have recently welcomed a new member of staff into the team. Having no knowledge of bridge or any trick-taking games, we’ve just had a very pleasant staff meeting teaching her Whist. Although there are many different forms
Jan 31st
Baize or Felt? A Guide to Buying Wisely
Baize or Felt? A Guide to Buying Wisely We feel passionately that consumers should be given clear and accurate information about products and it frustrates us that members of the public are regularly being sold ‘quality baize’ when they’re actually buying a fabric which is inferior and in most cases, not even baize. So, we’ve… [Read More]