Green baize gladiators: Bridge as a mindsport for all

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Electronic sports, or esports, have evolved the concept of ‘sport’, especially around the mental acuity needed to play.
Professor Samantha Punch from the University of Stirling together with Dr David Scott at Abertay University, Scotland, have investigated what’s known as the sociology of mindsport. They have uncovered the intense physicality and team play involved in the card game bridge, drawing attention to bridge’s status as a mindsport that anyone can play.
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Read the original research: doi/10.1177/00380261231155326