I enjoy most card games, and Bridge is no exception, despite its reputation as a game for the elderly or people who lack social skills (e.g., Bill Gates is supposedly a big Bridge fan). The whole bidding process, where you have to send just the right clues to your partner, gives Bridge an interesting cooperative element that you don't find in most card games. But I can't give Bridge five stars, based mostly on personal experience. When I was in grade school, my grandparents often came over to our house to visit, and after dinner they always wanted to play Bridge. So I started learning how to play, and one night, when I was partnered with my Grandfather, I had two cards left in my hand and wasn't sure which one to discard. I told my Grandfather I wasn't sure what to do, and he said, "Oh, just play any card - it doesn't matter." So I threw one down, and it turned out to be the wrong one, because my Grandfather started yelling, "You just lost the game for us! How could you be so stupid!?" Ah, memories...
