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It's the little things, you know? Parks Coffee just replaced the coffee maker in the hopes that I'll be able to make pots back-to-back more quickly. :)

North American Pairs

This Wednesday is designated as a North American Pairs Qualifier game.

Every year during June, July, and August, clubs hold qualifier games for the NAP. We'll be having games at the Pasadena Bridge Club on July 26, August 16, and August 30.

The NAP is really three tournaments: Open, 0-2500, and 0-500. If you finish in the top 50% of your strat in a club qualifier game, you'll be invited to compete in the NAP District Final on October 1.

If there's demand for it, we could hold a 0-500 NAP Qualifier on a Saturday afternoon. What say you? I think maybe we should!

Top finishers in the District Final will be invited to represent their district at the Spring NABC in Louisville, KY, and the winners even get a subsidy for their travel!

Double treat: The district final will be held at the Pasadena Bridge Club! It's a two-session pair game, to be played on Sunday, October 1, starting at 10:00 a.m.

Wear the Pasadena Bridge Club

The full catalog from Lands' End is now available with the classy Pasadena Bridge Club logo. Find your shirts, caps, bags, jackets, gear of all kinds.

The catalog is available online here: https://business.landsend.com/store/pasadenabridgeclub/

Saturday Workshop and Game

This Saturday I have a fun topic, from Robert Todd's Adventures in Bridge: "Doubles of Artificial Bids." It's a cool way to get the defense off on the right foot.

Saturday at 1:00 PM, followed by a 12-board game for novice/intermediate players.

Class Topics This Week

Everyone is welcome to join any single class for $25. Look for the class topics in the weekly newsletter, or on the front page of the web site.

• Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Defense "Opening Leads against Trump Contracts"
• Thursday, 7:00 PM, Two Over One Game Force "The Forcing 1NT"
• Saturday, 9:30 AM, Competitive Bidding "Simple Overcalls And Responses"

(The Competitive Bidding lesson is particularly good. Learn how to use cue bids to make a strong raise, and jump raises to preempt!)

Coming up ...

I think in September it's time to add another game to the schedule. What do you think? Should it be an open game or a limited game? When would you like to come to the bridge club?