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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXII: A Porcupine Winkle
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXII: A Porcupine Winkle By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com One of the more interesting plays in bridge is the winkle. This occurs when the opponents have enough tricks to set a contract, but are unable … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCIV: Two Bad Slams, Part I
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCIV: Two Bad Slams, Part I By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Lucky Archie got in a bad slam just the other night at the local duplicate due to a sorting problem. The trouble started … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCIII: It Pays to be Lucky
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCIII: It Pays to be Lucky By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com All bridge buffs favor skill, but hope for luck. But many times, it seems – at least to Poor Frank – that most of … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCII: Poor Frank and the Four of Spades
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCII: Poor Frank and the Four of Spades By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Even in his dreams, Poor Frank is unable to escape his chief nemesis Lucky Archie. Poor Frank was peacefully sleeping … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCI: Archie’s Knavery
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXCI: Archie’s Knavery By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank was on the verge of making a tough slam just the other night at the local duplicate club when he ran into some knavery from … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXC: A Gift for Poor Frank
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXC: A Gift for Poor Frank Poor Frank and Lucky Archie got into a bit of fireworks on the last hand of the evening. By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com East had a tough … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXIV: Fear of Sleeping, Part II
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXIV: Fear of Sleeping, Part II By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The night following Poor Frank’s traumatic dream in which Lucky Archie had squeezed him, Poor Frank drifted into dreamland once again. Poor Frank arrived … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXIII: Fear of Sleeping, Part I
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXIII: Fear of Sleeping, Part I By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Just the other night after a tough game at the local duplicate club, Poor Frank had an even tougher game in his dreams. … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXI: Poor Frank’s Great Save
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXI: Poor Frank’s Great Save By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank needed one good board to beat Lucky Archie just the other night at the local duplicate club. He saw an opportunity on … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXI: The Archie Factor
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXI: The Archie Factor By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank was cruising towards victory just the other night at the local duplicate club. He only needed an average on the evening’s last board to … Continue reading →
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