Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCVI: Dethroning the King
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCVI: Dethroning the King By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com In recent weeks, Poor Frank’s rival, Lucky Archie, had been the subject of much talk among local bridge buffs. He had been coming out … Continue reading
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCV: The Telltale Discard
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCV: The Telltale Discard By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank and Lucky Archie were at it again just the other night at the local duplicate club. The two squared off against each other on … Continue reading
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCIV: King of the Underruffs
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCIV: King of the Underruffs By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com One of the first rules that all bridge buffs are taught is to ruff higher – not lower – than the opponent. Obviously, ruffing higher … Continue reading
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCII: Poor Frank’s Poor Bet
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCII: Poor Frank’s Poor Bet By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Regular readers of this blog know that Poor Frank’s bridge career would be much happier were he not constantly exasperated by the lucky plays … Continue reading