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

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. 

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.

♠ ♥ Calendar of Unit 232 BBO Games♦ ♣

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.

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.

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.

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