The Boomer Seminole Duplicate Bridge group met Tuesday, Sept. 7. There were three and one-half tables in play.

The winners were Vivian Thompson and Jack Witherow of Ada (first place), and Gayle Stacy and Yvonne Carver of Shawnee (second place). There was tie for third place between the partners Susanne Sims and Laura Rose and partners Sharlene Hammons and LaVere Bishop, all of Seminole.

Others playing were Trigg Yerby of Ada, Lisa Ainsworth of Seminole, Dottie Kern and Terry Muller of Shawnee and Mary Whitley and Judy James of Seminole.

The group is sanctioned by the American Contract Bridge League. Justine is the director. The boards are dealt from the Bridge Composer. The group be-longs to the Sooner Unit #167.

The group meets each Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizens’ Center in Seminole. Bring a partner and join the fun!

About the game of Bridge

The game of bridge has two main parts: the Bidding (also called the Auction) and the Play. You should learn the play first because it will give you a better sense of what the bidding means. In fact, learning the bidding first is a mistake and can be a turnoff to new players.

Bridge is a partnership game requiring four players. Each player sits opposite his partner at a card table (in this age of computers the concept could be a simulated).

Bridge is played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards. One of the players deals all of the cards, 13 to each player, in clockwise rotation, beginning with the player to the left of the dealer.