For card-loving bridge players, attracting youth is ultimate puzzle 

I'm 26 & I've recently fallen in love with bridge. The game is alive & well 😎

Game: 5 minutes Arguing with friends why we lost the deal: 1 hour

This was an interesting piece. But I feel it lacked some important context that could enlighten viewers on why it's hard to attract new players to this classic game. To simply blame the usual scapegoat of youth and video games is too simple. The fact is that Bridge is, in part competing against a new generation of other board games and card games. We are currently experiencing a new golden age of tabletop games. This revival which began in the mid 2000’s, driven in part by globalization which made European games more accessible to North American audiences. The emergence of crowdfunding platforms like kickstarter, that make it very simple for new game designers, to find their audiences, with some very earth shattering funding results. Other markers include the rise of board game lounges and bars, specifically made for social play. Live play podcasts, and video streams being common, has broaden the community of “who plays games” outside of small niches, and into the mainstream. The fact is that in 2017, with thousands of new games that have come out in the last decade, and close to 50 new ones coming out every week, it’s hard to keep up with the driving demand for new mechanics and player experiences. Can Bridge survive this new trend, or be swept under the mountain of yesterday. Only time will tell.

The trouble with young kids coming in is because of competition with other teen targeted games and the high skill entry. I’m 16 and played for 2 years. The first games were always loses and no one knows what’s going on. Teens are discouraged and many quit before even knowing how to play. Basically, the thought process is “why play bridge when I could play another easier online game?”

2:45 'wow' Dude's genuinely impressed.

i play bridge and i am 10 years old

There is a bridge center where I live in SoCal but their schedule is geared toward retirees - during weekday business hours. Frustrating. Personally, I think it is one of those things waiting to be rediscovered.

im 17 and love bridge, im from NJ and cant find anyone else around my age who is willing to play or learn it, its sad

I'm pretty sure my parents met at a bridge table. :D

I'm here because I Love Lucy and leave it to Beaver show both played bridge.

I’d play if I knew how

I knew people my mom and dad’s age who used to play. I’m 58 and I don’t know anybody who knows how to play now.

The ACBL should reduce it's strict conventions rules might keep people more interested

Maybe they should and have bridge on gaming consoles, and have tournaments on there. they have Chess and Poker.... why not bridge.

2:12 what does smartness have to do with it or gates?

6:07 ‘online video gaming’ lol Isn’t it online too?

RIP Bridge.

People in China.....do what?

Ok