New Melville Bridge Club
Why Play Bridge?
Bridge is a mentally stimulating and socially engaging card game that is great fun to play! It improves reasoning and memory and can be played by people of all ages.
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Mental Stimulation
Bridge provides a comprehensive mental workout by engaging both the left and right sides of the brain.
It sharpens skills in logic, communication, memory, and visualization.
Regular play has been shown to improve reasoning skills and has been linked to a lower incidence of dementia.
It’s a game of continuous problem-solving, as every deal presents a new challenge.
Social Engagement
As a partnership game, bridge requires cooperation and communication, which helps build strong friendships.
It’s a social activity where you interact with partners and opponents and can meet new people from diverse backgrounds.
It provides a sense of community, whether playing at a local club or online.
It is one of the few competitive activities that can be enjoyed by all generations together.
Fun and excitment
With more than 750 trillion possible hands, no two games are exactly alike, making it perpetually interesting.
Each hand is fast-paced, taking only a few minutes to play, leading to quick rounds and constant action.
It can be a source of great fun and excitement, especially when outsmarting an opponent or achieving a successful partnership.
Accessibility and value
It is an inexpensive hobby, requiring only a standard deck of cards and three other people.
Bridge can be played anywhere, including online, making it easily accessible.
It is a game for all ages and backgrounds, with opportunities to play locally, nationally, and internationally.
Don’t just take our word for it! Read what some other famous bridge addicts have to say.
Martina Navratilova, winner of 59 Grand Slam tennis titles – the most won by any tennis player in the Grand Slam era: “No matter where I go, I always make friends at the bridge table.”
Warren Buffett, renowned investor and one of the world’s wealthiest people: “Bridge is such a sensational game that I wouldn’t mind being in jail if I had 3 cellmates who were decent players and who would be prepared to keep the game going 24 hours a day!”
Bill Gates, investor, philanthropist, author and founder of Microsoft Corporation in 1975: “I love Bridge. Bridge helps you think. It’s a game you can play your entire life and keep getting better and better. Everybody who is good at Bridge is going to be good at lots of things.”
Claudia Winkleman, TV presenter and “Traitors” host, says she is “Obsessed with Bridge” .
Alex James of Blur is also a fan. He says: “Bridge is utterly compulsive once it has got hold of you. It isn’t too hard to learn and the joy is that you can play it and actually start enjoying it before you get very good. You can take it on at any level that you want. The big problem is that very soon after you start you want to be brilliant.”