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Where we talk — game updates, strategy, and stories from the table.
ask-auntie-faye · October 8, 2026 · Auntie Faye — as told to The Fam
Ask Auntie Faye: What a Renege Costs
The first ruling from the kitchen table in Charlotte: what happens when somebody plays off-suit with the suit still in their hand, who has to prove it, and why the hand ends right there.
the-circuit · September 17, 2026 · The Fam
The Invitation
The Circuit, Episode 1. Homecoming Classic invitations go out in green-and-gold envelopes — to Baltimore, Detroit, Nashville, and one address on the South Side of Chicago that makes the whole circuit hold its breath.
news · September 14, 2026 · Shawn F.
Bid Whist Forever Is on the App Store
The table is in your pocket now. Bid Whist Forever is live on the App Store for iPhone and iPad — free, no account needed to sit down. Here's how to get it and what's waiting inside.
dev-diary · August 29, 2026 · Shawn F.
Building the Table: Dev Diary #4 — Approved
Apple said yes. The first version didn't make it and the second one did — and after thirty years of writing software for a living, I finally built the thing I got into this for.
table-talk · August 18, 2026 · Nikki Spades & Smooth Eddie — as told to The Fam
Trash Uptown, Royalty Downtown
One hand, two sharks. Nikki Spades wants the door; Smooth Eddie wants the long game. You've got the cards — what would you do?
dev-diary · August 8, 2026 · Shawn F.
Building the Table: Dev Diary #3 — The Tow Truck Game
I was supposed to be there in person. Instead my car died on the side of the road — and the hour that followed is the moment from this whole build I'll never forget.
news · July 21, 2026 · Shawn F.
New Faces, New Tables
Seven new players pull up a chair — two of them Legends — and the game travels: poolside, lakeside, the beach at sunset, even the airport layover.
culture · July 17, 2026 · Shawn F.
If You Play Spades, You Already Know Bid Whist
Bid Whist looks deep from across the room. But if you play Spades, you're one idea away from sitting down — and that idea is the best part: you pick the trump and the direction.
dev-diary · July 16, 2026 · Shawn F.
Building the Table: Dev Diary #2 — We're on TestFlight
The iPhone app made it to TestFlight. Here's what a hard day of real-phone testing taught us — and how to get yourself a seat at the beta table.
news · July 9, 2026 · Shawn F.
Welcome to the Table
Why Bid Whist Forever exists, what's live today, and where this table is headed.
culture · July 8, 2026 · The Fam
The Rules Your Auntie Never Wrote Down
Every family plays Bid Whist a little differently. Here's what's universal, what varies house to house, and how our table plays it.
dev-diary · July 7, 2026 · Shawn F.
Building the Table: Dev Diary #1
From a browser game to an iPhone in a pocket — what we've shipped lately and what testing with real family taught us.