An American (Contract Bridge League) Tale

When you decide to play bridge, you have a number of options.  Of course you may choose to play non-competetive (or perhaps very competetive) social bridge.  If you are looking to test your skills against a larger pool of people, then ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) events are a good option.  And even there you have options.  You can play at your local duplicate club, or in tournaments of various sizes.  Recently I had the opportunity to play in a small regional tournament and I thought I'd write about the experience.