[News] Bridge courses for the new year!

Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Learn and play bridge! Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> One of the things that makes the Pasadena Bridge Club special is our teaching schedule and course catalog. We reserve three dedicated periods each week for formal bridge classes: Wednesday afternoons, and Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Within those three periods, the goal is to cycle through our available 6-week courses on a staggered schedule. Every course should come around about three times each year. Every course benefits from being taken a second time! Bridge learning never ends — it's one of the things that make this game so compelling! Here is the lineup of courses starting next week: Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding In this course we start thinking like a bridge player — considering when our best result may be to go down in a contract for a small negative score rather than let the opponents make a contract for a /large/ negative score. You'll discover the /Law of Total Tricks/ that can help you decide "to bid or not to bid." * Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, starting Jan. 7 * $120 includes text by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal Improve your ability to win all the tricks you can as the declarer in a contract. It's all about planning! Learn to identify many of the patterns that enable developing extra winners or eliminating losers. The course this period is taught by Zachary Vedro, one of the very best not only at playing the deal, but at presenting the concepts involved. The textbook won /Book of the Year/ in 2025 from the American Bridge Teachers Association. * Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Jan. 7 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/play-of-the-deal> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Improving Your Judgment - Doubles Most newer bridge players overlook opportunities to use the /double/ call to compete in the auction. This course will improve your ability to recognize opportunities for a takeout double, and provide some structure to the bidding and decisions that come after. * Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Jan. 8 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_doubles> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Looking for an introduction course? We just completed a Bridge Introduction course in November, and our next one is scheduled for Thursday evenings starting April 2. Can't wait to get started? There's a course using the highly acclaimed /Easybridge/ curriculum in Woodland Hills on Saturday mornings, starting January 17. Here's more information on their course <https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?club=750&pid=display_page9>. No matter where or how you learn to play bridge, check out our full schedule of events for novice and intermediate bridge players: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/schedule#novice Save the date ... Mojo, Robert, JaneThe bridge club will be hosting Robert Todd for a full day bridge seminar on Sunday, March 15. This is our third year to host Robert, and it's always an eye-opening and entertaining day! Watch for details in a future newsletter! Hope to see you soon at the bridge club! Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan