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Monday 12th December
*** 6:30 pm ***
Open to all club members, and also to all Friday regulars whether or not they are members of Stone Bridge Club or U3A.
Cost will be £7.50 pp to cover a buffet meal, a drink, and a not too serious game of what I call party bridge.
Partner not necessary - we'll be moving round.
Please sign up on the sheet in the clubhouse, or notify us by other means, to help us judge the catering.
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| Latest News |
♠ Latest Committee Minutes
08 October 2022 and Calendar 2022-23
Click here. ♠
If you wish to raise an item, see one of the committee members.
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| Calendar |
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The calendar for the coming season is now on-line.
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| An Ideal Xmas Present? |
 Although they say that self-commendation is no recommendation, may I suggest this modest tome.
It is a selection of monographs collected together in a slim volume covering most of the aspects of club duplicate bridge. It is not padded out with examples, but a pot pourri of hints and tips of ways to bid and play the game, that can be dipped in and out of.
Feel free to disagree with any or all of it, but it's based on the experience of making many mistakes over the years.
It's available, at a modest price, in both Kindle and paperback format on Amazon, and clicking here will take you to the site. (Free delivery for Prime Members!)
One last thing - I apolgise in advance for the naff layout and pagination, which is partly due to my own ineptitude and partly to a restriction in the, then, early self-publishing program.
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| Bidding and Stuff |
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Have a look at Mike Beach's website for his study of everything to do with Acol bidding.
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| Videos for Loan |
 The club has aquired a number of training DVDs by Bernard Magee (paid for by a donation to the club) which, in my 'umble opinion, are worth watching no matter how good you think you are!
They are free to borrow for up to 3 weeks, but you need to sign for them and leave a £10 refundable deposit.
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| Play It Again Sam |
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There is now a new option to analyse the best line of play on any hand. 'Just' go to the hand in question - click on the 'Play it Again' tab and read the guide
Wish I was born with 20/20 hindsight.
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| New Results Format |
 The software behind the results calculations has been updated and may look different for some sessions. It 'affects' those where an unequal number of boards have been played by the competitors. The factored score is calculated using the Neuberg formula, an explanation of which can be found by clicking here. Personally, I wouldn't bother unless you have a mathematics degree or want a headache. Suffice it to say it doesn't make a lot of difference!
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| Handicaps |
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If you want to know what your approximate handicap is, click here and take the difference from 50%. (It will open in a new window). Partnerships are calculated as the average of the two handicaps.
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