Welcome to Bridge on the Edge, located in the Swilers Rugby Club at 100 Crosbie Road in St. John's, NL, Canada.  In 2016 we became a player owned bridge club.  We support a respectful culture, both at the bridge table and in all BOTE communications, for the enjoyment and growth of all members.  Visitors and new members are always welcome.  Players are asked to arrive at least 15 minutes before game time.

For a map & further information, see the "Information" menu on the left.

Congratulations to Eva Down and Nellie Burke, winners of BOTE’s inaugural 0-500 MP Game yesterday afternoon. BOTE has been working hard to launch these types of games for a while because the limited Master Points game are a popular event at most Clubs in North America for a number of reasons.

First of all, the comfort level is increased for all participants, because, for the most part they are facing their pals and peers, players they have probably taken lessons with and often paired up with as they moved up the ranks together. Secondly, they mostly play the same conventions and have similar understanding about carding & agreements, so all players are on the same page. Lastly, with the more experienced players on the sideline, a lot of the competitive bidding techniques and advanced conventional calls are eliminated, allowing for a much more level playing field for all.

Thanks to the efforts of all who contributed to get our special game up and running, especially Regina & Madonna, the trusty phone ladies, five full tables signed up to compete steadfastly for Gold points on the final day of ACBL’s Stardust Week. Bravo to all involved, just more proof positive that dedication, teamwork and cooperation is what has made BOTE successful in the past and will do going forward. It also demonstrates that our Club tries to be responsive to and representative of all players at every level of competitive duplicate.

WOW!  Congratulations to our very own Bruce Watson, who has just had a bridge book published “Strong Club, Unbalanced Diamond”  from Masterpoint Press with a forward by Eric Kokish.  Bridge on the Edge even gets a mention in the credits!  Great job Bruce, now we will all know what your bids mean without alerts!

http://masterpointpress.com/pages/bookinfo.php?prod=771&cat=142
 

Now that fall had officially fallen we hope you can look back on a wonderful summer of outdoor activities and look forward to a winter of fun at our virtual club.  

October will also see us hosting a Swiss Team type event.  There will be no handicapping as the Swiss team nature of the event will sort out the sheep from the rabbits pretty quickly (or so Rahul assures me).  There will be a time limit to complete your match as the last event really d-r-a-g-g-e-d on too long.  matches will be at 7:00pm Thursdays, unless captains agree a different time.  Results will be due in to Rahul by the following Wednesday at the latest.  Send the names of your four (or five) person team and the contact information for the team captain to manager@bridgeontheedge.ca by October 3rd and stand by for your assignment.  

We are looking forward to seeing you at the virtual table.  

As always comments and suggestions are welcome.  Contact the Rahul, manager@bridgeontheedge.ca or any executive member.

Reminder! Next BOTE online game October 5th @ 1:35 pm

How’s your preparation going?  

Have you signed up for BBO?  

Got your bridge bucks? 

Had a practise game to get used to the interface?  

Lined up a partner, (who will have to be online when you register after 11:35 am for the afternoon games and 5:00 pm for the evening)?

*If you need a partner, we will try to help, email secretary@bridgeontheedge.ca*

Asked for help if you need it?  BBOhelp@bridgeontheedge.ca *Please do it today, not the morning of the game.*

Looking forward to seeing you online.

To review results go to: https://my.acbl.org/club-results/265710 and open appropriate file date.