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Ruff Club Continues as Ruff Club Lite

Ruff Club duplicates at St Pancras Community Association have ceased.  The club was founded in 2000 by Gerald James, and was directed by Ned Paul from April 2022 until January 2025.  On Ned's retirement, no further director was appointed. 

The Ruff Club continues in a limited way (Ruff Club Lite) with small duplicates staged privately on an invitational basis.  If you previously played at the Ruff Club email ned_paul@outlook.com for details. We regret that as Ruff Club Lite events are played at a private house we cannot accommodate players not known to the organisers.
Learn Bridge in a Weekend

Learn Bridge in a Weekend is a complete introduction to bridge for beginners over two days.    Next dates in London are:

  • Sat/Sun May 9th/10th 2026 - venue TGRs Bridge Club, W2 3BP.  
  • Click here or email ned_paul@outlook.com for full details of the course and a registration form.

"Just a note to say thank you for an excellent course. I learned no end and thoroughly enjoyed it all. I was particularly impressed by the effort you put into to making it as enjoyable as possible for us." Clive Newton

For other playing and practice sessions see www.aceshibridge.co.uk.
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Welcome to The Ruff Club
Friendly Partnership Duplicate Bridge in Camden London NW1. Friday Evenings 7.15pm.
Friendly Partnership Duplicate Bridge in Camden London NW1. Friday Evenings 7.15pm.

Play at the Ruff Club in our former venue St Pancras Community Association

The Ruff Club is a friendly club for playing duplicate bridge close to central London. We now meet as Ruff Club Lite with games hosted privately on an open but invitational basis.  Start time remains 7.15pm on Fridays.  You are welcome to apply for seats; on enquiry a link will be sent.  Email ned_paul@outlook.com for details.
Monday Night Online Supported Bridge

Former Ruff Cub host Ned Paul invites you to join open-to-all online bridge group for improvers called the Cam-Bridge Bridge Group.  We meet on Monday evenings 7.30pm- 9.30pm, using the video bridge system RealBridge.

When you play on RealBridge you can see and talk to your partner and tablemates across the RealBridge system, using your computer or tablet's camera. This makes for an enjoyable social game.  The group is named after the Cambridge Arms pub where we played F2F before Covid.

We play a 12 board duplicate tournament each week.  Support and advice are available at any time on request from one of our tutors.

We welcome newer players, recent learners, improvers and refreshers.  You can sign on each week without or without a partner.  First time players are always welcome but you do need to book your seat in advance.    Since going online the group has prospered and now attracts 8 or more tables each week. . Everyone is very friendly and despite being geographically diverse we have become a true club.  If you have started bridge recently or are getting back into it after a break, however long, Cam-Bridge could be the club for you.  Please give us a go!

For more details  www.bridgewebs.com/bridgewithned or email  ned_paul@outlook.com.
Results
31st Jan 2025
Main Duplicate
Director: Ned
Scorer: Elaine Kay
24th Jan 2025
Main Duplicate
Director: Ned
Scorer: Ned
17th Jan 2025
Main Duplicate
Director: Elaine Kay
Scorer: Elaine Kay
BriAn Electronic Scoring

Ruff Club duplicates are often scored using the BriAn electronic scoring system.  The BriAn system (= "Bridge on iPhone and Android") uses mobile phone technology to replace traditional tabletop scorers.  Players can use their own smart phones or other devices, such as iPads, or use android scoring tablets supplied by the club.

We believe BriAn is a very player-friendly system that has advantages over other systems.  When results are entered for each deal, the next screen shows the full lay out of the deal, the available tricks in each suit and a full travelling score slip in a single screen. Results of previous boards and a full table of current rankings can be accessed from any device via a menu. The bridge director can create and modify games, adjust scores if necessary and create final files suitable for posting to the web.

If you have a suitable android or iPhone you can become a scorer simply by downloading the free BriAn Bridge app.  Go to the app shop in the normal way and search for "Brian Bridge". It's free to install and easy to use,  You can read more about BriAn Bridge on the website http://www.brianbridge.net. 
Contacting the Ruff Club

The organiser of the Ruff Club is Ned Paul. 
Contact Ned on 07792 715517 or email to ned_paul@outlook.com
See also Ned Paul’s other site at www.bridgewebs.com/bridgewithned
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