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EBC HIGHLIGHTS
efforts in helping contain the COVID 19 Pandemic. Alberta's situation seems to be improving, but we will not be re-opening until the board and members feel it is safe to do so.
For the latest letter to members click: <January2021 Letter>
For previous letters click: < Dec/Nov/Sep Letters > _______________________________________________________
** NEW ** Member Coffee and Chat Zoom
Drop in anytime after 11:30 Fridays (starting this week 15th). Bring your coffee and stories and meet with fellow members before the Friday Afternoon games. Join by clicking this link: < Coffee and Chat: Fridays @11:30 AM > ___________________________________________________________________ January Special Events Silver Linings Week Jan 18 - 24 All BBO Virtual Club games - Extra points, all silver Extra Sanction so $6 Entry ________________________________________________________
Happy New Year Thank you for your generosity during this past holiday season. You can still with ease donate at: www.canadahelps.ca
__________________________________________ Fall Team League Starts Week of Oct 12 - Finals happening currently 3 Flights: A 10 teams B 10 teams C 12 teams Schedule of Teams / Matches / Results <Here> Conditions of Contest <Here> New Team events or League TBA starting after January ___________________________________________________________________ Time for 2021 Bridge. Find out about Virtual Bridge below. Get a partner and join us online! Having agreements and a Convention Card is important. Starting Dec 1, We will be checking and enforcing. Learn how to fill out your BBO CCs <HERE> _____________________________________70%+ Games Check out the list of Special Winners from April thru December: <here> Congratulations on these great games ! _____________________________________
Many of you have found ways to play bridge online. We now have a VIRTUAL CLUB on Bridgebase Online (BBO). We are able to offer ACBL masterpoints and unlimited tables, but we have to charge a fee for this. We offer many separate OPEN and INTERMEDIATE games where attendance warrants.(Intermediate < ~1000 mps) In BBO, under Virtual clubs, then ACBL clubs, Scroll through pending games, look for or search VACB130096 and EDMONTON in caps. It may be easier to find next time, if you 'follow' or 'friend' our VACB130096 identity.
The
Schedule of Games
continues as follows: Saturday and Sunday Afts 12:30pm Single Open Stratified
(Weds
and Fri Aft Open - IMP scoring) Monday and Wednesday Eve 7:00pm Single Open Stratified
Thursday Eve 7:00pm Open Expert IMP game.
Intermediate games are 18 boards (2 hours) long and Open games are usually 21 or 22 boards (More on Thurs Eves). Make sure you have BB$ in your account and register. You can even be nice and pay for your partner. Both players need to be online. The usual price is 4 $US each. (80% goes to supporting our club and directors) Occasionally, the ACBL charges a higher sanction, which we have to add to the price.
You do not have to be an ACBL member to play but you do have to attach your ACBL member number to your BBO profile to receive masterpoints.
Do this
by going to ACBLworld,
click blue button <Update ACBL Number>.
If you would like tutorials about BBO, some can be found <HERE>
If you have yet to discover online bridge you can still check out our guide sheet, click the first green button below:
Thank you for your patience during this difficult time. Be safe and healthy. Don't panic. Be of help to others. __________________________________________
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The Bob Crosby Memorial LibraryRobert (Bob) Crosby, who died in 2012, was one of Edmonton's most accomplished bridge players, as well as being a prolific coach and writer. Bob's insight, thoughtfulness, and clarity of expression are apparent here, in the almost 2,000 articles that he wrote during the last several years of his life. |