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We hear the question, “Is playing bridge a good thing” and of course we all answer in the affirmative, but do we realize how good it is?

According to the experts, bridge can be a lifelong pursuit of new challenges, a learning process that never ends. Bridge is exciting, challenging, frustrating but never boring. Bridge stimulates the brain, as you are always strategizing and planning, using logic, math skills and exercising your memory. Playing bridge is said to stimulate both sides of the brain giving the brain a mental workout that adds to your well being. It is said that playing bridge boosts your immune system, the competitiveness of the game keeps you on your toes and a little feisty, ready for the next challenge.

Bridge is a social game that involves communication, trust and teamwork. You can develop friendships with fellow bridge players at your local club or anywhere there is a bridge club to attend. Bridge players all speak the same language or conventions, so understanding one another is relatively easy.

With your computer skills, you can advance your bridge knowledge by clicking on a variety of sites. There is help at all levels; novice, intermediate and advanced and endless amounts of information on the game. You can plan regular games on the computer for free or join a club for so much a year or pay each time you go to the site. You can find the name and location of any club in any city and contact this club to request a partner. They are usually more than happy to accommodate. Playing bridge is just plain fun!

The Tri Club Swiss team competition at the Naples Bridge Center Sunday, produced the top two winning teams from the Bridge Club of Southwest Florida.

First in A, playing against 27 other teams, was the team of Jim and Liz Saxon/Keith White/Alynne Vergera, and first in B and C, was the team of Mary Ruth Mullin/Brigetta Jones/Polly Lafin/Betty McKenzie. Mark your calendar for Sept. 21, for the next Tri-Club Swiss team competition.

Also at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 11, the Bridge Club of Southwest Florida will have an Instant Gold Point matchpoint game.

Congratulations to new Bronze Life master Mary Henderson and New Life master Barbara Driscoll.