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It's that time of year again! For those who would like to remain members of the club, please pay your $5 to Elyse or Janet for annual dues.

As the Covid threat level is moderate, mask wearing will be optional at bridge, although players can request that others at the table wear masks. Group refreshments are no longer being offered during the game, although players can bring their own drinks and snacks.

Generally we have resumed playing twice a week at the Heritage Hills Activities Center. The club asks that players arrive at least ten minutes before the scheduled game time, so the director can set up the movement in a timely fashion.

 

Special Games

The club has registered for the Royal STaC in Districts 3 and 24.

The games on Monday Sept. 23 and Thursday Sept. 26 offer a chance to compete against clubs across the greater NYC area and win goldredsilver and black points as well!

Hope to see you at the tables

Holiday Party!

Save the date for the Club's annual Holiday Party! It will take place Thursday Dec. 19.

RIP

Sadly, Chris Creamer, a member of our bridge club for many years, passed away May 10. See his obituary here.

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We are sad to share that Nancy Ponton died Oct. 5, 2023. Her obituary can be seen here.

Long time club player Dave Almer died in November.

We also remember other club members departed in 2022:

George Cheung and Eugene Genovese.

The club has just learned about the death of Ingrid Zablauskas Nargi on Christmas Day back in 2022. She was 86. Ingrid had worked as a director at Down Two Doubled, and also founded the 7 Hearts Bridge Club for retirees.

Gone but not forgotten.

Hygiene Warning

Please do not come to bridge if you do not feel well. Keep any used tissues off the table and off the equipment.

Welcome to Heritage Hills Duplicate Bridge Club
Game Schedule

Heritage Hills Duplicate Bridge Club

ACBL Duplicate at the Heritage Hills Activities Center

Monday 12:30 PM

Thursday 12:30PM

Our ACBL Virtual Games on BBO are no longer running, due to lack of participation.

Click here for more details about when and where for our games.

Click here for a list of club officials.

Charity Games

Our charity fundraising has geared up again in 2024.

The Club raised $150 for the Alzheimer's Association during the ACBL's Longest Day event.

At the end of May the club raised $345 for the local food bank. Thanks to all who contributed!

Viewing Results
Viewing Results

Game results are also available at ACBL Live.

 

The Common Game

HHDBC has joined The Common Game!

 

What is The Common Game? 

It's a grouping of ACBL-affiliated clubs that broadens the competition by playing the same hands across many clubs. Lots more statistics and analysis, too if you explore their website. If your friends elsewhere across the country are playing at the same day and time as you are, you can compare results!

So now, if you play at Heritage, afterward you can see your results on our own website, on the ACBL website that most of you are familiar with, or on The Common Game website.

Yes, The Common Game awards their own points to determine the best players across their member clubs, but you get no extra ACBL points for any of this.

If The Common Game has your email address on file they may now start sending you results emails. If you would like to receive those and you're not getting them, or if you ARE receiving them and you don't want them, send your own email to help@thecommongame.com with your ACBL number in the subject line, and tell them what you want them to do!

Any more questions, email or ask Club Manager Karen Sloan.

2023 Masterpoints

The 2023 Masterpoint awards lists are in, and lots of Heritage Hills Players won titles in Unit 188.

Congratulations to Keith Johnson, Subhash Sindhwani, Mary Robohn, Joanne Jantos, Mark Kotkin, Lester Gottlieb, Susan Duval and Cliff Nebel for topping their categories in the Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Standings. Click here for a list with HHDBC players highlighted.

Visit the Unit 188 website to see the full unedited lists of area winners, including those capturing Mini-McKenney titles (which included points from bigger tournaments), and the Virtual Ace of Clubs results (featuring those who play a lot online). The Unit 188 website also has links to the ongoing Masterpoint Races in 2024.

 

Keeping Score

WARNING: According to ACBL laws, during a game at least one partner must keep a legible convention card with the proper score (not plus, minus or average, but the correct number.)

The club must enforce this rule because any time there is a computer issue the director will have to require scores to be recorded on paper on a pickup slip.

Those who don't comply will receive a zero score on any board that is not scored properly.

Important Information

Heritage Hills members can view the Club's annual report via the News Page. It is password protected. So are things like the pictures of the Holiday Party.

If you would like to view everything, if you haven't already done so head to the Members area and ask that a link be sent to your email address to set up your password.

Results
Open Pairs
Director: Karen Sloan
Open Pairs
Director: Marie Sugar
Club Championship Game
Director: Richie Castellon
70 Percent Honor Roll

Congratulations to those who've won a free game by scoring over 70 percent

2024:

Gary and Stuart scored 72.02 in the Thursday game, August 15.

Alvan and Merle scored 73.19 in the Monday game, July 29.

Pam and Richard hit 73.76 on Thursday May 2.

Gail and Dennis got 70.58 on Thursday March 7.

Celebrate! and Honor

Well done to Elizabeth Baecher for her promotion to Sapphire Life Master!

Jan Carnow and Subhash Sindhwani, who had the club's top result in the June STaC Th!ursday afternoon, did best of all players in the C Stratification in a 130-table field across the NYC region. Subhash also showed on the regional leaderboard Monday with partner Marilyn Wishnie. Other Heritage players making the regional leaderboard during the week included Susan Schwartz and Richard Zucker, Cindy Kennedy and Diana Kent, the Strohs, Edith and Elizabeth, and Eleanor and Flo. Click here for the Monday results, here for the Thursday results, and here to see information about the whole STaC week on the ACBL website.

Back in April,  Alvan and Merle and Joanne and Diana, the top finishers at Heritage in the Thursday afternoon game, made the regional leaderboard in the STaC that ran the first week of the month. Joanne and Diana came first in the C Stratification in the 80-table contest. See the wider game results here, and the full statistics for the whole STaC week here.

Cliff & Susan, Eleanor & Savita, and the Sugars made the regional leaderboard in the Royal STaC game in January. Click here to see the full results.

Sydel & Harriet had a glorious 70% game to top the region in the October 23 Royal STaC, full results here.

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Thanks to Savita for organizing the latest St Patrick's Day hijinks! Pictures here.

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Congratulations to those who've had rank promotions over the past year: Subhash Sindhwani to Sectional Master; Sanju Bakare to NABC Master; Sandy Pope to Club MasterAlvan Lewis to Ruby Life Master;  Iris Fleming to Silver Life Master; Joan Ehmann to Sectional Master.

Outside Competitions

The ACBL has computerized advanced entries for tournaments. They're calling the new program Entry Express. Click here to learn more about it.

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Unit 126 in Connecticut holds a Newcomer Sectional Sept. 21 in Newtown, for those with fewer than 500 points. Click here for ACBL info.

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The District 3 Final for the North American Pairs competition will take place Saturday Oct 5 in Allendale, NJ. Click here to see the full list of those who've qualified to take part.

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New York City's District 24 has returned its next Regional to Manhattan, running Dec. 26-29 at the Marriott Marquis on Times Square. Click here for ACBL info.

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The next Regional in District 3 takes place January 19-23 in Suffern, NY. Click here for ACBL info.

Calendar
Mon September 23, 2024
Royal STaC
HH Activities Center 12:30pm
Gold, red, silver and black points on offer in this NYC area interclub competition.
 More Info
Thu September 26, 2024
Royal STaC
HH Activities Center 12:30pm
Gold, red, silver and black points on offer in this NYC area interclub competition.
 More Info