Tournament Bridge is fun, and there are lots of opportunities to play in a bridge tournament online or live.
A game can always be found only a few clicks away at one of several online bridge card rooms. National, regional and local bridge tournaments can be found year round. Local clubs are a great way to get a feel for playing live bridge. A quick internet search for bridge clubs in your area can give you surprising results with how many are relatively close to the area you live in. Annual events held by organizations like the American Contract Bridge League and the World Bridge Federation offer large scale bridge tournaments.
Duplicate bridge tournaments at the highest international levels have become more noticeable with arrival of social media and the impact of websites dedicated to discussing bridge. Most importantly, live hand reporting by the Bridge Base Online Vugraph has allowed players watching online a chance to see the action live as it unfolds.