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Summary: Learn about playing whist in person and on the internet and which style works best for you in this free video series that will have you mastering whist in no time.
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Joe Andrews Joe Andrews is an avid collector of playing cards, and card memorabelia. He founded the Grand Prix "live" Tournaments Organization nine years ago. Joe has bee... read more
The live community in Whist is tremendous. It is nationwide. It is in many of the big cities. You can check up with any of the online groups. You can check up with the MeetUp.com group. They give you the opportunity to find Bid Whist in your local community. There are internet opportunities to play. I know Cases Ladder Online is had a good Bid Whist site for a long time and there are other programs you can get for Bid Whist to. The idea is that if you have the opportunity, now this is peculiar, because you take the spades game. Spades game is predominantly internet with a limited live community. Here you have the opportunity to play live and play with some really, really good folks who like the game, congenial, have a great time. The whole bit. Again, go to Sharks Inc., and check that out as well. When you're playing live, you have a room full of people, there's a camaraderie, it's just really a great time. Play with a partner, meet your friends from the community, or meet people from around the country or so forth. Totally different decorum, similar to the live in spades, the live in pinochle, the live in hearts. Just a different type community all together. When your playing online, you cultivate relationships with your partner or with your online friends. You get a chance to practice. That's the beauty of online. Play against the bot, improve your game, hone your game. Then you'll be confident when you do go to a live tournament that you'll be what we call competitive. So, check out either venue, online first, then live.