Welcome to the website of Bridge on the Edge, based 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.  We are transitioning back to live play - see details below.

Please check with any Board member if you need additional information.

Members who want to use the member's functions (ie bookings etc), please ensure you've accessed the site using the bridgeweb link bridgewebs.com/onedge/.

The fall has been really positive for our club with gradually increasing table numbers and December is shaping up to continue the fun times at BOTE!  We have lots of special events planned, so drop by and make merry - we are bringing black the popular Individual game on the 19th December, you don’t need a partner for this one, just sign up and you will enjoy a hand with a different player all afternoon. If you like variety, spontaneity & challenge, mark this one down on your calendar- so come all you faithful. Then to keeps thing jolly we are hosting the well-liked Swiss team game on December 29th. Shake off the turkey blahs, put on something seasonal and come enjoy the last game of the year. Sign up with a partner, we can’t supply partridges or turtle doves, but we will guarantee to give you a great team.

We will have a modest, but Merry Christmas celebration on Monday 19th December, as a social warm-up just before the individual game. We plan to have delicious hot pizza ready for you at noon, so time-plan for that. Also, please sign up for this on our webpage so we know approximately how many pies to order! (can you get turkey pizza?  )   And to round out the day there will be a meeting of the Executive after the game.  If you have anything you want brought up just send it along to any board member, we can be reached at allboardmembers@bridgeontheedge.ca

Our popular supervised play, run by Deirdre Davis, will finish up December 1st and return in 2023.  If any of Deirdre’s group still need their weekly bridge fix this would be a great time to try an Open Pairs game, you will be very, very welcome. Just sign up on our webpage the same way as you do for Supervised play.

There is a festive box in the club for food donations for our local food bank, again this year; I am sure you will remember to bring a non-perishable item along to your next game, let’s see how many times we can fill it!

With a lot of people travelling over the winter months we are planning to re-open our virtual club so we can stay connected over the winter months.  Stay tuned for more online BOTE game details.

Our membership drive is going along steadily with almost 100 members signed up so far, thanks for your support and confidence in the future of your club.  If you haven’t renewed for 2023 yet, there is still time to send $25 by e-transfer to treasurer@bridgeontheedge.ca using Swilers as the answer to the security question.

And finally, we have almost a hundred members but not all have made the leap back to face to face play, we’d love to see you at the club!  If you don’t have a partner check out the partnership desk on the booking page of our website, someone may be looking, or put your name up there, most people do find a partner. We strive to be an inclusive club and welcome everyone.

We wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy festive season and hope to see you r e a l l y soon.

From all the hard working Elves at BOTE

At the Club we have had some requests for information on the new ACBL Convention Card. Here is a brief synopsis.
The ACBL Convention Card has been redesigned and will be introduced to the membership this year. Danny Sprung, Chair, Competition and Conventions Committee, presented the new convention card to the ACBL during national board meetings held in Austin.
The new card has the following changes:
1. Seldom-used conventions were removed and more commonly-used conventions were added.
 2. Recent changes in alerts and announcements are reflected.
 3. The one club and one diamond sections were expanded, providing more room to address optional minor suit openings in different systems.
 4. The right side of the card now shows bids in ascending order of strain.
 ADDITIONAL QUERIES
 Articles explaining the changes and the proper way to complete the card will appear in the ACBL Bridge Bulletin. Additional information will be posted to the ACBL website and to other bridge-related forums.