Online bridge is:-

• Free (unless you chose to play in one of the tournaments with entry fees).
• Convenient - play in the comfort of your own home; no travelling.
• Quick - no physical table movements, no sorting, counting of cards or waiting for boards, so a 24 board game is normally completed in about two and a half hours.

It’s also impossible to make an insufficient bid, or to play or bid out of turn.  There are online hand records, with the 'play it again' feature.

To play online, you’ll need:-

• Internet access via a desktop PC, laptop, tablet or even a smartphone
• The BridgeBaseOnline (BBO) app (free)
• A BBO username (also free)

Downloading the app and generating the username are quite straightforward, but if you have any problems Peter (pr_bushby@hotmail.com) is happy to help.

The three games planned are on the following dates:-

• Sunday 29th September
• Sunday 20th October
• Sunday 3rd November

Each game will start at 7:00 pm and we will play 24 boards with X-IMP scoring (to simulate teams play), and expect to finish around 9:30.

All players will be invited to join a 'Suffolk Sunday Teams' Facebook Group to discuss interesting hands.  The hands will be taken from past high-level Teams Tournaments so you can compare your results with theirs afterwards.

We hope you will be able to join us.  To do so simply email Peter with your name and BBO username at least five days before the scheduled event.  We prefer entries as Pairs, but if you don’t have a partner just enter as an individual; we will issue a list of unattached players from which you should be able to find a partner.

This is something of an experiment; if it’s successful with favourable feedback from players, we may develop it into a regular event.

If you have any questions, or require further information, please contact Peter Bushby  (pr_bushby@hotmail.com) or Jeff Orton (jeffortonbridge@gmail.com).  Hope to 'see' you online.