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Welcome to the Bridge Center of Austin - where the best game in the world is played everyday. We offer a variety of friendly beginning, intermediate, and open games and a full array of classes. All games feature pre-duplicated boards, hand records, and tabletop scoring devices. Our address is 6700 Middle Fiskville Road, Suite 408, Austin, TX 78752.
The Center is closed until further notice due to Covid-19. Please see below and join our virtual BCAustin Club Games.
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MidTex Alliance BBO Virtual Club Schedule
The bridge clubs in Units 207 (Austin & environs) and 172 (San Antonio & environs) have formed a BBO alliance called the MidTex Alliance. This allows players from all of those clubs to play in BBO games sponsored by any of those clubs. Currently, there are 15 bridge clubs in the alliance (basically all clubs in those two units). The clubs in those units that are running BBO games are:
- BCAustin
- Fiesta
- HI Bridge
- Hill Country Bridge
Below is the schedule of these BBO games in which BCA players can participate. Remember that these games will not show up in the Virtual Clubs menu until two hours before game time. We welcome your feedback. Use the Suggestion Box above right.
- Monday 10:00 am: Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Monday 10:30 am: 0-750 (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Monday 12:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is HI Bridge
- Monday 7:00 pm: Open Fast Pairs (five minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Tuesday 10:00 am : Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Tuesday 10:30 am: 0-750 (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Tuesday 12:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is Hill Country Bridge
- Tuesday 3:00 pm: 0-350 (seven minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Wednesday 10:00 am: Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Wednesday 10:30 am: 0-750 (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Wednesday 12:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is HI Bridge
- Wednesday 7:00 pm: Open Fast Pairs (five minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Thursday 10:00 am: Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Thursday 10:30 am: 0-1500 (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Thursday 12:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is Hill Country Bridge
- Thursday 3:00 pm: 0-150 (seven minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Friday 10:00 am : Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Friday 10:30 am: 0-750 (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Friday 12:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is HI Bridge
- Friday 3:00 pm: 1LM (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Saturday 10:00 am: Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Saturday 10:30 am: 0-350 (seven minute hands followed by hand analysis) Host is BCAustin
- Saturday 1:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
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Sunday 10:00 am: Open (seven minute hands) Host is Fiesta
- Sunday 1:15 pm: 0-150 (seven minute hands followed by hand analysis) Host is BCAustin
- Sunday 1:30 pm: Open (six minute hands) Host is BCAustin
- Daily: 9:00 am, 4:10 pm, and 6:30 pm: Support Your Club ACBL Black Point Game
Information on BBO and how to join these games can be found on the Virtual BCA (BBO) tab on the left.
These are hard times for everyone. At BCA, your health and safety are of utmost importance to us. We will get back to the business of playing together just as soon as we can. In the meantime, please do what you can to support these online games.
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New for Weekend Limited Players: Hand Analysis and Zoom Meeting
Everyone misses lots of things about bridge pre-Covid. For limited players, we are trying to replicate a couple of things via Zoom: social interaction and bridge classes/instruction.
Following our weekend Saturday 0-350 and Sunday 0-150 games, there are now Zoom meetings with Jack Lacy providing analysis and answering questions about the hands just played.
We are charging $6 for these games. Interested players need to register in advance or email as soon as the game ends with any questions about bidding and/or play. The registrations/emails will be used to create the Zoom invite. You must play in the game to attend the Zoom meeting.
If you think this is something that might interest you, please email Sally Sassen, to be added to the Zoom invitation that is sent following each game.
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BBO Tip - Convention Cards
When you play on BBO, it is extremely important that you have a Convention Card with every partner you play with, just as you would when you play in a live bridge tournament. Many of us have struggled with BBO’s Convention Card tool.
To help everyone get Convention Cards set up, several ACBL Directors got together and are now offering FREE 2-hour online classes on BBO Convention Cards. The topics include:
- How to create a card from scratch
- How to create a card from a standardized template
- How to assign a partner to your card
- How to save
- How to view
- How to edit
- How to print
- How to view an opponent's card
If you don't know how to do any one or all of these tasks or your opponents complain that they can't find your convention card, then you are strongly urged to attend one of these Zoom sessions. No advance registration is needed. Simply click on the link at the designated time, and you will receive a Zoom invitation.
- Tuesdays, October 6 & 13, 5:00-7:00pm - Jenni Carmichael Click to Join
- Wednesdays, September 30, October 7 & 14, 10:00pm-12:00 midnight - Lynn Yokel Click to Join
- Fridays, October 2 & 9, 9:00-11:00am - Nancy Strachan Click to Join
- Saturdays, October 3 & 10, 7:00-9:00pm - Jeff Jacob Click to Join
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