EBC HIGHLIGHTS

Our Edmonton Bridge Centre reopened Tuesday, September 7th.
 ALL people entering the club need to be FULLY VACCINATED.
 See the September letter and calendar for details.

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Following the recent provincial mandates, our club remains OPEN for

FULLY VACCINATED players. We have to ask for proof of vaccination.

Please bring along your proof and we will add you to a list of approved

entrants, so you will not have to show it each time. Also, the mandate

to wear masks inside continues, so please be diligent in wearing your

mask and keeping us all safe. Thank you for your co-operation. 

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For current letter to members click: <January 2022  Letter>

 

For previous letters to members see links below on this page

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January Highlights

 

Starting in January:

Monday and Wednesday Evenings

are ONLINE only - 7:00pm 

Beginner Bridge Weds and Sat afts only

Live Championship Week Jan 24 - 28

On-Line Junior Fund games Jan 6 - 9

On-Line Silver Point games Jan 17 - 23

 

Calendar Link:   JANUARY 2022

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WINTER TEAM LEAGUE

Invitations going out now!

Play starts January 17, 2022

Get a team of 4 together and register with <Don>

Conditions of Contest <Here>

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DECEMBER Special Events

Our Santas Anonymous Party was a great success !

Thank you to the 17 tables of attendees.

Thank you to all who brought treats.

Again this year, members donated to 3 great causes:

Santas Anonymous - A tree full of Toys

Edmonton Food Bank - 57 kg of Food

Bissell Centre - 3 Big bags full of warm clothing

and over $2100 to the 3 causes

Thank You !

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NEW Bridge Podcast - "SORRY PARTNER"

You can join anytime and talk all things bridge.

A recent interview was with our very own Kismet Fung

Click <here> to go to the CBF link and hear Kiz's comments and tips.

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70%+  Games
Check out the list of Special Winners
from April thru December: <here>
Congratulations on these great games !
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EBC ONLINE BRIDGE

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.

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.

 

Current Schedule of ONLINE Games

Monday & Friday Afts 12:30pm Open IMP Pairs.
Wednesday & Friday Afts 12:30pm Intermediate Pairs.
Saturday and Sunday Afts 12:30pm Single Open Stratified
(Starting January)Monday and Weds Eves 7:00pm Single Open Stratified
Thursday evening Expert IMP Pairs 7:00pm (Back to Online for the winter)

 

See Calendar below:


Make sure you have BB$ in your account and register.
Both players need to be online to register.
The usual price is 4 $US per player.
(80% goes to supporting our club and directors)
Occasionally, the ACBL charges a higher sanction, which we have to add to the price.


Hand Records now available on EBC Results Page Calendars


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:

 

   


If you have questions about BBO you can contact Don at ddg4bridge@gmail.com

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Having agreements and a Convention Card is important.

Learn how to fill out your BBO CCs <HERE>

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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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For previous letters to members click:

<December 2021  Letter>

<November 2021  Letter> <September 2021  Letter>

 <August 2021  Letter> <July 2021  Letter> <June 2021  Letter>

<March 2021  Letter> <February 2021  Letter>

 <January 2021 Letter> <Dec, Nov & Sept Letters >

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Check out our calendar for hand records and special events
JANUARY 2022

DECEMBER 2021  NOVEMBER 2021

OCTOBER 2021 SEP 2021

The Bob Crosby Memorial Library

Robert (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.