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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
Have you been missing a travel beverage mug or
something else that might have been left at the
bridge club?
I have a little bit of a "lost and found" on
some tables next to the coat rack. Next time
you're at the club, take a look there and see if
there's something to claim.
We're due for a bit of a purge at the club, and
I'm going to clear out some clutter soon. It's
not yet spring, but it's still a good time for
cleaning up! The "lost and found" will become
empty soon.
Bridge the Mindsport
My friend Samantha Punch is a sociology
researcher on the faculty at the University of
Stirling in Scotland. She's also a world-class
bridge competitor.
She founded an organization to promote "bridge
as a mindsport for all" (BAMSA), and just shared
with me this article from Research Outreach: Green
baize gladiators: Bridge as a mindsport for
all.
It's fascinating to see them touch on the
physicality of mind sports, and I loved what
they had to say in the last paragraph about
enjoying the game at all levels of play.
Online Lesson
The ACBL has been offering "community games" on
Bridge Base Online for players under 50
masterpoints for a while now. It's difficult for
new bridge players around the country to find
clubs offering duplicate bridge games limited to
newer players! (At our club, of course, we have
the Tuesday evening novice game and Saturday
afternoon workshop and game.)
Each of the community games features a lesson
on Zoom after the game that covers a few of the
hands from the game.
I filled in as teacher for a game on January 2,
and it featured some interesting declarer play
problems.
If you're curious and in the mood for some
bridge puzzles, you can see my lesson here: https://youtu.be/81K3H4A9qqw?si=rUXkXrJyVhkgHkaY
If you'd like to join the ACBL Community Games,
all the information is at the ACBL web site
here: https://www.acbl.org/portfolio/community-games/
Classes this week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course.
Here are the topics this week:
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction "Major Suit Openings and
Responses"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Introduction to
Declarer Play "Notrump: the hold up
play, and danger hand"
- Saturday, 9:30 AM, Introduction to
Defense, "Defensive signals against
notrump"
- Saturday, 1:00 PM, Workshop and game,
"Opening lead basics: The rule of eleven"
New on the YouTube channel: Bridge Mini
Lesson 19 "Teams of four," how to score team
games, and a little bit of strategy: https://youtu.be/taOlq15clkE
Coming up ...
This Friday I'll be a guest director at
Annandale Golf Club. Their bridge players want
to learn about duplicate bridge, so I'll be
hosting a game with a postmortem of the hands.
Lunar New Year celebration! Club Championships
all week, Feb. 6 - 10. Extra masterpoints, no
extra charge.
And Wednesday's game, Feb. 7, will be a big
celebration, with party favors and a lunch,
hosted by Margie Lee and friends!
I just heard that a letter from me will be in
the "listener mail" segment of Sorry, Partner next
week. :)
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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