Bridge in Oz

The advice we have received from the local police (to whom we were directed by the Health Minister's office) is that they are now OK for bridge clubs in their area to reopen. Our own assessment of the risks is that the move to social distancing and improved hygiene (amongst other factors) is making ...

Yes Rod, I agree with you that declarer could also play for clubs 3-3 rather than a favourable spade layout, and in fact that seems like better odds. I've emailed Ron to mention this to him! Of course Ron had already flagged playing for 3-3 clubs if trumps broke evenly, but then did not explain that...

Interesting thought, though my feeling is it might be like reinventing the log when we have the wheel!

At the time of writing, reopening is just a distant dream for bridge clubs. However as the time draws nearer, there may be decisions to make if COVID is still on the prowl (and the same could hold for future epidemics). When to open? With what precautions? And who should decide? Anticipating the pos...

nice one!