Welcome to the North Alabama Bridge Club and ACBL Unit 232 |

Unit 232 encompasses northern Alabama and includes bridge club locations in Huntsville, Athens, Florence and Scottsboro
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ACBL Charity Week |

Support the ACBL Charity Foundation with Bridge
- Join us for Charity Week from April 12-18 (Monday to Sunday) and earn double black masterpoint awards while also raising funds for the ACBL Charity Foundation.
- During Charity Week, part of each Virtual Club entry fee will be given to the ACBL Charity Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting local communities in all 25 districts.
- Games will be held in the Virtual Clubs on Bridge Base Online. No registration is required. Simply play in your usual Virtual Club game.
- Entry fee will be $7.00
Here’s how the event works:
- Any Virtual Club game that starts between 12:01 a.m. on Monday, April 12, and 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, April 18, will automatically be included in the event.
- All games will pay DOUBLE regular club points, 100% black.
- You do not need to do anything special to participate these games; Virtual Club play is automatically included.
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News Flash - Gurus Score Big |
North American Online Bridge Championships
We are lucky to play with and against excellent players in Unit 232. Huntsville area players won points in three events during the Spring North American Online Bridge Championships (NAOBC).
The North American Pairs held on March 11th and 12th were only open to pairs that prequalified for this event prior to the Columbus NABC being cancelled.
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Session
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Partnership
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Masterpoints
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3/11-3/12
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Baldwin North American Pairs Flight A
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Larry Sealy & Jim Munday
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35.56 Gold
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3/11-3/12
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Baldwin North American Pairs Flight A
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Paul Munafo & Richard Oshlag
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0.91 Red
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3/18-3/19
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Spring NAOBC 0 – 5000 IMP Pairs
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Ralph Boles & Geoff Hintze
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14.87 Gold
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3/20-3/21
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Spring NAOBC 0 – 5000 Pairs
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Dongsheng Wu & Grant Zhang
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3.06 Red
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3/20-3/21
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NAOBC Premier Pairs
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Charles Durrin & Owen Lynch
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4.50 Gold
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3/20-3/21
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NAOBC Premier Pairs
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Drew Cavalier & Christian Jolly
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14.30 Gold
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3/20 -3/21
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NAOBC Premier Pairs
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Gary Schwartz & Pete Matthews
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2.91 Red
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3/20-3/21
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NAOBC Premier Pairs
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Disa Eythorsdottir & Linda Lewis
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1.45 Red
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Bridge During the Pandemic |
 All Unit 232 bridge sites are closed due to the COVID - 19 pandemic. In the meantime, many of our members and other bridge friends in north Alabama are playing bridge online using the Bridge Base Online (BBO) platform. It is easy to use and even offers some benefits over playing in the club. The games are usually 18 to 24 boards, played at a rate of 7 minutes/board, lasting approximately 2 hours, and they award ACBL black master points. Occasionally we have an opportunity to win red master points. We appreciate the support that our players have given to the Unit 232 virtual games. Your participation helps to keep our bridge players connected with each other, as well as helping us pay our Directors and other bills during this time that the Unit 232 clubs are closed for face-to-face bridge. WHERE: www.bridgebase.com COST: $6, just like at the club.
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Calendar of BBO Games |
♠ ♥ Calendar of Unit 232 BBO Games♦ ♣
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TIME
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GAME TYPE
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DIRECTOR
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Sunday
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1:00 PM
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Open
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Bud
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Monday
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10:00 AM
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Open
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Lynn
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Monday
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7:00 PM
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0-299 Masterpoints
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Phil
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Tuesday
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1:00 PM
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0-1000 Masterpoints
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Bud
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Tuesday
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7:00 PM
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Open
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Lynn
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Wednesday
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9:00 AM
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0-299 Masterpoints
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Phil
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Wednesday
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11:30 AM
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Video Hand Discussions
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Charles
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Wednesday
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1:00 PM
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Open
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Lynn
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Thursday
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1:00PM
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0-1000 Masterpoints
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Bud
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Friday
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10:00 AM
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Open
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Bud
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Friday
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1:30 PM
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0-1250 MP
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Bud
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Saturday
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1:00 PM
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Open
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Bud
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Swiss Team for 0-1000 MP players: Second Tuesday of every month - 1:00PM.
Next: April 13, May 11, June 8. Contact Bud if you need help forming a team.
Eight is Enuf: Third Tuesday of every month - 7:00PM.
Next: April 20, May 18, June 15. Call or text Jeanette Tokazor or Lynn Vanpelt if you need help forming a team.
Please register early for games. You can download BBO for your phone or tablet and register early using the app if you are not home. The directors have adopted a policy to work for 5 minutes after the scheduled game start to get all registered players online for every game. But this doesn't help if you are trying to register at the last minute.
Directors Email Phone:
Phil Bridges: philipdbridges@gmail.com, 662-630-0219 .
Bud Hullings: hsvbud@gmail.com, 256-426-0779;
Lynn VanPelt: lynn.vanpelt@att.net, 256-653-6078.
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Bridge Solver Online |
Bridge Solver Online (BSOL) is a free software application which allows you to replay a hand and analyze the results of that replay decision. It is integrated into the BridgeWebs software so any hand that was played at the Huntsville Bridge Club can be played again with the click of a button. You can change the contract, the lead, cards played, etc. If you have ever played a hand and thought you might have gotten another trick if you had taken a different line, this is exactly what you need. If you have ever looked at the Double Dummy makeable contracts and been unable to figure out how you could possibly make that many tricks, this is the answer. For a guide on how to use this "Play it again" software, click this link.
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Bridge Solver Online (BSOL) is a free software application which allows you to replay a hand and analyze the results of that replay decision. It is integrated into the BridgeWebs software so any hand that was played at the Huntsville Bridge Club can be played again with the click of a button. ..........
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Playing Online Bridge at BBO |

Self Alert
When playing online you must self alert your own bids. This can be difficult to get accustomed to because you cannot alert your own bids at the table. You Self Alert by typing the explanation into the ALERT line when you bid. Hint: Type Number, Click on "Explain", enter alert description, then choose suit. Example: 1 15+ C

If you forget to enter an alert: click on your bid and a window will pop up and you can enter the explanation. If your opponents want an explanation, whether the bid is alertable or not, they will click on the bid and a window will pop up for you to type in your explanation.
To view convention cards or call the Director: click on the 3 horizontal lines in the upper left corner of the game screen.
If you run out of time during a round: The screen clock shows the number of minutes until the round is over. If time runs out in a round before you finish playing the hands, you are taken to the next round. The software and the Director will try to assign a fair score to both N/S and E/W. Be aware of the clock and do what you can to finish each round before it expires. Make claims to shorten a hand playing time, if your claim is obvious. Unfinished hand Assigned Score Fairness.
If you lose internet connectivity: Your computer will warn you of lost internet connectivity with BridgeBase. Close the internet window, open a browser window, and go to bridgebase.com. When your log in is complete, the software will automatically take you to our game.
Member Bridge Handles: Actual member names and BBO handles.
CHAT ACRONYMS
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Playing Swiss Teams on BBO |
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