Comments on: Philadelphia Bridge Nationals Recap http://ztkfg.com/2025/09/philadelphia-bridge-nationals-recap/ 198.211.113.164 // 6326 273B 61A7 00AF 4CD9 5A7B 8C6C AB19 24A6 4DEC Fri, 29 May 2026 17:54:39 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: whaack http://ztkfg.com/2025/09/philadelphia-bridge-nationals-recap/#comment-6114 whaack Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:15:35 +0000 http://ztkfg.com/?p=536#comment-6114 @Robinson There's an intriguing feeling one gets when reading something with lingo that you don't understand, right? The titles you mentioned are achieved by accruing lots of masterpoints, which are obtained by doing well in ACBL sanctioned events. The masterpoints and titles demonstrate experience more than anything, since you can never lose masterpoints like you can with a fide chess rating. Also, even if you don't play very well, your bound to win some events, since bridge - despite being a game with an insane skill curve - has a large amount of variance (more than poker.) Also, as i'm sure you will be shocked to here (sarcasm), masterpoints have been inflated away. A masterpoint from 50 years ago is probably the equiv of 20 masterpoints today. So your grandmother's titles are certainly worth more than someone's "same" title that they achieved today. @Robinson

There's an intriguing feeling one gets when reading something with lingo that you don't understand, right?

The titles you mentioned are achieved by accruing lots of masterpoints, which are obtained by doing well in ACBL sanctioned events. The masterpoints and titles demonstrate experience more than anything, since you can never lose masterpoints like you can with a fide chess rating. Also, even if you don't play very well, your bound to win some events, since bridge - despite being a game with an insane skill curve - has a large amount of variance (more than poker.)

Also, as i'm sure you will be shocked to here (sarcasm), masterpoints have been inflated away. A masterpoint from 50 years ago is probably the equiv of 20 masterpoints today. So your grandmother's titles are certainly worth more than someone's "same" title that they achieved today.

]]> By: Robinson Dorion http://ztkfg.com/2025/09/philadelphia-bridge-nationals-recap/#comment-6096 Robinson Dorion Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:26:10 +0000 http://ztkfg.com/?p=536#comment-6096 I didn't understand much of the lingo, but enjoyed the read anyways. My late grandmother managed gold life master with sapphire distinguish (dunno exactly what that means), so I felt a connection to her while reading. <blockquote>Exercise as soon as you wake up, ideally in bright light.</blockquote> afaiu, natural light > artificial (even when cloudy, sunlight is undefeated). If you are using artificial, red light is best upon waking as it mimics the sunrise. <blockquote>sometimes in life you have to torture people</blockquote> I lol'd. I didn't understand much of the lingo, but enjoyed the read anyways. My late grandmother managed gold life master with sapphire distinguish (dunno exactly what that means), so I felt a connection to her while reading.

Exercise as soon as you wake up, ideally in bright light.

afaiu, natural light > artificial (even when cloudy, sunlight is undefeated). If you are using artificial, red light is best upon waking as it mimics the sunrise.

sometimes in life you have to torture people

I lol'd.

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