Bridge Mania

Bridge is a lot like marriage. If you have a good hand, you don't need a partner.

Regards

is there any one who can teach me hw 2 play bridge

hi sir plz

Re: # 1

Dear Mr. Kulaharee:

It appears that bridge is the game of elitists' in Pakistan. First time I heard of bridge was in my F.Sc. class (1953). Our English composition teacher was discussing Nasim Hijazi's novels and he asked the brightest student in our class if he had read Nasim Hijazi and what he thought of him and his works. The student said ever since he had read Naim Hijazi's novels he had started saying his prayers five times daily. THe professor said that Nasim Hijazi himself was not that kind of a religious man. And he said that he played bridge with him at the Abbotabad Club. From that I guessed bridge was a cards game but didn't know how it was played. I could play almost every cards game (like flush or flash, sweep, trumps, rummy etc.).

Bridge is fun.

Mohammad Gill

Very nice write-up of your pastime, Gill Sahib. Omar Sharif lost not only almost all, but his dignity as well in the process to this addiction. I love the game myself, but my generation of poor Pakistanis mollycoddled with Flash (or tin-patti, as Indians call it) . College residences in the late 70’s and early 80’s (in Lahore, and I am sure in other cities also) had rooms dedicated to Flash. Chawani was the Boot (starting bet) and Athani if you played in posh areas, like Gulberg or Cantt. I have heard that at some places the boot has gone upto 500 rupees. Very few of my generation played Bridge. Whenever I visit Lahore, I have a game with my buddies for the old times sake.