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57.5 Degrees of Pain Jul 2018 10:31pm, 11 Jul 2018 3,957 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain The dad of one of my friends was very big into shinty. I avoided playing for the sake of my teeth. I also played bridge at school GregP. We and the chess club were the only ones allowed to eat packed lunches inside which was a big perk in Glasgow weather. Had some good games Vs the teachers in the staff room too, though my lungs would have suffered from the thick smoky atmosphere there.
Velociraptor Jul 2018 10:41pm, 11 Jul 2018 38,603 posts	0 Velociraptor I learned the vestiges of bridge at school but didn't play for long enough to get a grip of the conventions.
hillstrider Jul 2018 11:01am, 12 Jul 2018 5,104 posts	0 hillstrider My Father in Law taught me how to play Crib.
Columba Jul 2018 11:42am, 12 Jul 2018 15,932 posts	0 Columba Nothing like that at my school. Friends taught me how to play whist, and various other card games but not Bridge. My father taught me to play chess. He always used to win, except when he let me win because otherwise I cried, but when I got fairly well into my teens (by which time I had given up crying) I discovered I could beat him about 50% of the time provided I concentrated throughout.
macca 53 Jul 2018 11:47am, 12 Jul 2018 26,727 posts	0 macca 53 We had a chess club at school where a current government minister was rather good at chess. He was a bumptious tw*t even at 13.....
HellsBells Jul 2018 11:48am, 12 Jul 2018 24,070 posts	0 HellsBells My mum attempted to teach me crib - without success My husband has attempted to teach me bridge - also without success We used to play gin rummy at lunchtimes in senior school
HowFar? Jul 2018 11:52am, 12 Jul 2018 13,104 posts	0 HowFar? The only card game we played at school was flicking football cards, from bubble gum packs, against a wall. The person whose card was closest to the wall got to keep all the cards.
Sharkie Jul 2018 12:23pm, 12 Jul 2018 13,500 posts	0 Sharkie The card game I really liked (because I invariably cleaned up at it) is hardly a card game at all - we called it Concentration, but I've since learned is really Pelmanism (god knows why. was it invented by Mr/s Pelman?)
BrianJ Jul 2018 1:35pm, 12 Jul 2018 1,376 posts	0 BrianJ I play Chess a bit Used to play Bridge too but quit because most bridge players smoked like chimneys, although I guess they can't now I never restarted
um Jul 2018 1:44pm, 12 Jul 2018 344 posts	0 um Spent most of my sixth form playing bridge (plus hockey, tennis & cricket) and even got to the English (GB?) Masters points listings (although not very high up). All stopped when the 4 of us that played went to different unis. Card games generally avoided after that - not many people seemed to appreciate my card counting and asking 'why didn't you play your Q of Hearts on the 4th trick ..' (or whatever)