With effect from Monday 13th July we're increasing the time allowed per board by one minute on Monday mornings. This means that Monday morning sessions will play 16 boards at a more leisurely rate of 8 minutes per board. We're making this change because we've noticed that numbers on Monday mornings have been lower than those on Friday mornings, and we think that this may be because some players feel a bit rushed when playing at a pace of 7 minutes per board.  This change is an experiment, and we'll continue to monitor numbers and make further changes if/when needed. 

Our regular weekly online competitive sessions are now as follows:

Monday mornings at 10 am, playing 16 boards at a rate of 8 minutes per board. 

Wednesday afternoons at 2.00 pm, playing 15 or 16 boards at a rate of 9 minutes per board, with video conferencing. Pre-booking required.

Wednesday evenings at 7.30 pm, playing 18 boards at a rate of 7 minutes per board. 

Thursday evenings at 7.15 pm, playing 15 or 16 boards at a rate of 9 minutes per board, with video conferencing. Pre-booking required. 

Friday mornings at 10 am, playing 16 boards at a rate of 8 minutes per board. 

Entry fee 4BB$ (about £3.20). Results will be masterpointed and will count towards NGS. 

Players of all abilities are welcome to take part. Non-members from Oxford and the surrounding area (ie Oxfordshire), or former members/people who have played regularly at the club are also welcome. Additionally, OBC members may play with a visitor from outside the Oxford area. 

Your BBO name must be registered with the club well in advance of playing in your first OBC online pairs event. Click here for further details. 

For further details of the Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening video bridge sessions, please click here. 

Series three of the Online Teams League, to be played in July and August, is about to start. 

Click here for further details. 

We are playing Video Bridge in our virtual club on BBO on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings.

What is Video Bridge?

Before the session starts everyone gathers in a single area on a Zoom conference call. When the first round begins, each table is placed in a separate breakout room where the two pairs play the round and can chat to each other. At the end of each round, pairs are re-assigned to a new breakout room to match the movement. At the end of the session the main area is kept open for post bridge chat. Quite like a real bridge club!

Want to try it?

Pre-booking is required. Find out more by clicking here.