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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
The Southern California Bridge News is
published monthly and only distributed as a PDF
on the district web site. It's usually out
around the 17th of each month or so. It includes
columns from the district president, our
regional director on the ACBL board, and columns
submitted from each of the units.
You can find all of the issues from the past
year and a half or so here: https://d23acbl.org/2023/12/02/southern-california-bridge-news/
I call attention to this month's issue because
I tried to offer advice to clubs and groups who
also might like to offer "over/under" or
"pro/am" games. If it's something you're
interested in, have a look at my column from the
Pasadena unit.
Club Appreciation Week
All of our open games pay lots of extra
masterpoints this week. It's our second week of
Club Appreciation games, gifted to clubs as part
of Jane Johnson Club Appreciation Month. This
comes around every October.
Instant Matchpoint Game Wed. Oct. 30
This is another special event we'll be offering
next week. The Instant Matchpoint Game is a
one-of-a-kind event! Instead of waiting until
the end of the game to find out your matchpoint
score, the matchpoints for every score have been
determined ahead of time. After playing each
board, NS and EW split 100 matchpoints, and you
can see how you're doing in real time.
In a way, you're not competing against the
other N/S or E/W pairs, but against the score
chart that was painstakingly developed for the
game. (I don't know how it comes to be!)
At the end of the game, everyone receives a
booklet with expert analysis of every hand. The
awards for doing well are very good, including
one full gold point for the winning
pair in each direction!
As a special game with lots of printed
material, the card fee for this game is $15.
Last year the game took a bit of extra time to
play as well, so plan for a slightly late
departure on Wednesday, October 30. Make
reservations early! It was very popular last
year.
NAP District Final
The club is hosting the district's North
American Pairs final game this Sunday, October
27. If you qualified in an NAP game in June,
July, or August, you're invited to compete in
this game for a chance to represent District 23
at the Nationals in Memphis next March.
Here's an information page with everything you
need to know, including how to make a
reservation for the game: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
Classes this week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course! This
week starts two new courses. We have great
groups signed up for both!
For Bridge Basics 1, I'm always looking for
"teaching assistants" who are willing to come
help fill a table, so everyone gets to play. If
your Wednesday evenings are free and this
interests you, let me know! I'll only ever need
three at most for a given class.
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction, class 1 of 6
"Introduction"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, Bridge Basics 3 -
Popular Conventions class 1 of 6 "The
Stayman Convention"
Coming up ...
The week before Thanksgiving we're going to
have a Royal STaC week. The games will pay like
a sectional, but the awards will be 25% each
black, silver, red, and gold masterpoints.
Unit games next month are on Sundays, November
3 and 17.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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