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ANOTHER REMINDER:
Merry’s New Online Classes Begin February 1!
Time to go to the store at stpetebridge.com to sign up for a new set of online classes. There is something for everyone! All classes start at ten a.m. eastern time and will continue for ten to twelve weeks.
Are you just starting out or need to focus on the basics?
Mondays Merry presents Back to Basics 1: Basic Bidding and Play. This class starts almost from the beginning and reviews basic modern bidding and how to plan the play of a bridge hand. If you’ve only played a few hands, are returning to bridge after a long time away, or play social bridge and want to improve, this is the class for you. It starts February 6, lasts one hour, and is free!
Wednesdays Merry presents what she feels is her most important class, Back to Basics 2: Competitive Bidding. This class teaches how to bid when both sides are in the auction, which is most of the time in modern bidding. She will cover the take-out double, overcalls, preemptive opening bids and much more. Class starts February 1, lasts one hour, and is free!
Are you ready to move on to the next level of bidding?
Tuesdays Merry presents Next Steps 1: A Journey through the Convention Card. Bridge is above all a partners’ game. Once you move past the basics and start to learn new conventions, you will need to work with your partner(s)to make agreements about what to play. The main tool we use to do this is the new convention card. Learn what things on the card mean and how to play the most important conventions on the card, such as Jacoby 2NT, Drury, and New Minor Forcing. This class includes practice playing hands in Shark Bridge. Class starts February , lasts 90 minutes and the cost is $100.
Thursdays Merry will present her class on the 2/1 Game Force. Are you ready to learn this popular modification of standard bidding? Merry will teach based in the book by Audrey Grant and Eric Rodwell supplemented by materials such as our very own Quick Reference Deck and 2/1 workbook. Merry will teach the concepts and provide playing practice in Shark Bridge. Class start February 2, lasts 90 minutes, and the cost is $100.
Defense is the most important skill and bridge and the most difficult to do well.
Fridays Merry will offer her course called Defense Basics. She will discuss opening leads, playing correctly in second and third seat, and defensive signaling. There will be some practice in Shark Bridge included. Class starts February 3, lasts 90 minutes, and the cost is $80.
Have you been taking classes for a while and are feeling ready for something new?
Saturdays, Merry will offer Further Steps: More Advanced Conventions. If you feel comfortable with the concepts and conventions Merry teaches in her other classes and your memory can handle some new ones, this class is for you. Conventions to be discussed are Inverted Minors, Lebensohl, Puppet Stayman, and Splinters among others. Class starts February 4, lasts one hour and is free!
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