Christmas at Duplicate Lite 2023

Wednesday, December 20 10:15 am:  Christmas-themed snacks.  If you can, bring some of you favorite homemade Christmas treats to share with others.

Thursday, December 21 10:15 am:  Potluck lunch.  Please bring an appy, salad, main dish or dessert to share. 

Foodbank:  Playing fees collected at the two games will be donated to the Surrey Food Bank. Duplicate Lite is inviting our members to help with this donation effort. The easiest way to donate is at the following online link: Duplicate Lite and Surrey Bridge – Virtual Food Drive | Food Banks BC.  If you use the link, you will get an emailed tax receipt immediately afterwards.  We will be accepting cash donations at the club on December 20-21. Tax receipts will be available a few weeks later for donations of $20+. Please help us continue our tradition of generous support to our less fortunate neighbors.

Bridge Lessons - Learn to Play Bridge - Jan/Feb 2024

Come learn this fascinating and interesting card game.  Keep your mind sharp. Meet new people.  Make new friends.  After these lessons, you will be well on your way to being able to play in a duplicate bridge game at a club.

$50 for the 6-week course  (but you get a $50 credit towards play at the club)

       Wednesdays: 2:00 to 3:45 pm, January 10 to February 14.

       Tuesdays: 9:00 to 10:45 am, January 16 to February 20.

Jan 10/16: The Basics: The players, the cards, the rules.

Jan 17/23: The Bidding Part 1: Hand evaluation, making your first bid.

Jan 24/30: The Bidding Part 2: Making a 2nd bid, how high should we go?

Jan 31/Feb 6: Bridge Strategy: Overall strategy when playing or defending a hand.

Feb 7/13: Bridge Tips/Tactics: Simple tips, good tactics.

Feb 14/20: Play in your first duplicate bridge game.

Location:

      Elgin Hall, 14250 Crescent Road, Surrey, BC. Lots of free parking.

Registration:

      Ed L'Heureux: edlheureux@yahoo.com (preferred) or 604-317-7156.

      Linda Palm: palmlinda00@gmail.com

Want to Play Bridge?  Want to Learn How to Play?

We can help you find a game and/or lessons. Duplicate Lite is a friendly bridge club that welcomes new players and has lessons for people who want to learn how to play.

For more information email SurreyBridgeLessons@gmail.com or call 604-541-4028.

Bridge Games in White Rock & South Surrey

Support our local clubs!!!  It is nice to have bridge clubs in our local area.  If you want these clubs to survive in the post-COVID era, please support them by playing in their games.  The following is a list of all the games, face to face and online on BBO, run by the bridge clubs in White Rock and South Surrey.  The face to face games are serving coffee, tea and snacks.  The cost for the face to face games is $10 and for the BBO games is BB$4.50.

Monday evening 7-9 pm on BBO:  To find the game on BBO, select Competitive, then select All Tournaments, then type "South Surrey" or "216234" in the Search area.  If you are blocked from the game and want access, send a chat to the host VACB216234 15-20 minutes before game time.  There are usually 5-7 tables at this game.  Players can play with a Robot if they do not have a partner. 

Tuesday morning 11 am - 2:30 pm at Elgin Hall:  This game is attracting about 6-7 tables at this time.  We would like to see this grow to about 10 tables (or more).  Hopefully the more advanced players in our area who used to play in this game will start to return.  

Wednesday morning 10:15 am - 1:30 pm at Elgin Hall: This Duplicate Lite game has 2 sections, an Open section where anyone can play and a 299er section limited to players with 299 ACBL masterpoints or less. Each section attracts about 6-8 tables each week.  At this time, we also have a section where players new to bridge can play among themselves with "coaching" by the director and/or a volunteer.

Wednesday evening 7-9 pm on BBO:  To find the game on BBO, select Competitive, then select All Tournaments, then type "Peace Arch" or "221192" in the Search area.  If you are blocked from the game and want access, send a chat to the host VACB221192 15-20 minutes before game time.  There are usually 5-6 tables at this game.  Players can play with a Robot if they do not have a partner. 

Thursday morning 10:15 am - 1:30 pm at Elgin Hall: This Duplicate Lite game has one section with about 10 tables at this time. We would like to have a 299er section on Thursdays, but so far we have not had enough attendance to make this possible.  If the Thursday attendance increases to a consistent 12+ tables, we will try a 299er section on Thursdays once again.  Shout out to the 299er players: if you want a 299er section on Thursdays, help us increase the attendance to 12+ tables so that a separate section becomes possible.  Thanks.

Our Story on Global TV

Our story aired on Global TV on October 26 morning and noon news. If you missed it, here is a link to the video.