JANUARY JUMP START CONTEST – WINNERS!

“Open” Tournament WINNERS:

          1^st Place       Ken Steele             9.44

          2^nd Place      Lee Herdle             8.46

          3^rd Place       Jon Clark               7.58   

299’er CONTEST WINNERS:

          1^ST Place      Kerry Holmes                   5.03

          2^nd Place      Kimberly Esty                  3.52

          3^rd Place       Donna Gibson                 3.35   

Tournament Player With the Most Entries:

          Jon Clark               15

Prize awards were posted to players accounts on February 1, 2022! The distribution of the 50 BB$ prize awards were as follows: In the “Open” tournaments 1^st place received 15 BB$, 2^nd place received 7.5 BB$, and 3^rd place  received 5 BB$. For the 299’ers (only masterpoints won in 299’er tournaments  count) 1^st place received 10 BB$, 2^nd place received 5 BB$, and 3^rd place received 2.5 BB$. The player that played in the most Bran-Mad tournaments received 5 BB$.

NOTE - Despite the challenges of the pandemic, we are continually trying to get people to come to the club or come back to the club. Our weekly live games are starting to creep back, and we can only hope the warmer weather, returning snowbirds and everyone learning to live with the pandemic brings out more players. The "Open" game is held on Monday at 12:30 PM,, and the "299'er" game is held on Friday at 12:30 PM. Games are held at the Branford Community House, 46 Church Street in Branford, Connecticut. Entry fee for games is $7.00 per person.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED – In order to have the correct number of tables and to plan the movement for each game – especially for “special games” – all players need to register in advance. Please use the “Registration Book” in club or register at dcb29director@gmail.com.

NOTE:  All games on BBO are called “tournaments”. 

1. Click on the tournament in which you want to play, you will see 4 tabs – Registration; Details; Entries and Partnership Desk.
2. Click on Partnership Desk
3. Click on “I will pay only for Myself”, which will indicate that you need a partner.
4. When you are on the Partnership Desk, the Director can “see” you and be able to communicate with you.
5. DO NOT go offline once you are on the Partnership Desk – if you are offline, no one can communicate with you and you can miss the partnership.
6. If a pair is needed to fill a half table after the tournament starts, the director can invite someone to play at no cost– but only if you are online. Your partner might be a robot, or another player brought in from the “lobby”.

There are several ways to find a partner on this website, and one way to register for a game.

1. The "Calendar Month" menu will show any player looking for a partner in a specific event. To contact that player, click on the player’s name to send an email and set up a partnership. 

2.To list your name on the “Calendar” for a Partner or to Register for a game sign in to the “Membership” menu item.

a. To access this area, you must enter a password which you do the first time you access this site.

b. On the site is a list of available tournaments (BBO) or games (F2F) on the schedule, and you will see 3 potential boxes (not all boxes are set for all games). The 3 boxes ar PR for "Partner required"; NP for "Unavailable" (Not Playing) and PL for "Playing".  Place a check mark in a box to indicate that you need a partner or that you are registering to play in an event - in that case enter your partner's name, and this will be entered on the “Calendar”.

c. Then click the “Confirm” button – one is located at the top and bottom of the page.

d. Requests for a Partner or to place a Reservation for a game will show in the Calendar and can be removed using the same technique.

3. Another option is to click on the "Find a Partner" button in the menu. You will see a list of all the people looking for partners - sorted by game date.

4. Choose your prospective partner and send an email by clicking on partner’s name.

5. Removing your “Find a Partner” or "Registration" listing. You are the only person who can remove your entry.

a. To remove the entry, log into the "Membership" area and follow the instructions above for "Posting a request".

b. Remove the checkbox you created. 

c. Click the Confirm button (at the top and bottom of the page).