Welcome to The Villages Duplicate Bridge Club.  Our club is located in The Villages (Florida's Friendliest Hometown) which is in central Florida.  Our ACBL sanction number is #217489.  We are in District 9, Unit 128.

This is an invitational club so guest passes must be obtained for a guest to play.  All regular game fees are $3 per person for a resident and $5 per person for a guest.   We are a non-smoking club and adhere to the ACBL Zero Tolerance Policy.

Our web site has a lot of information and you should scroll down the home page first to find out what you want and then click on the special menu buttons to obtain additional information on a specific subject.

VOTING HAS BEGUN!  A NEW LIST of eligible voters has been compiled.  To qualify, you must have played in at least 20+ games since November, 2021, including both F2F and BBO, and have a Villages Resident ID.  To check voting eligilibility, click here.  If you are not on the list but believe you qualify, please contact Paul Matheson at Paul Matheson.  Long-term renters who received a Resident's ID card while here since November 1, 2021, also qualify as residents for voting purposes.

The list of candidates, in alphabetical order, are shown below.  For an easily accessed document containing their short bios, click here.

John Blackwell
Merle Erlich
Cathy Fasingbauer
Bob Matthews
Bobbie Meyers
Jim O'Brien
Charlie Showalter
Vern Sikora
Doug Smith
Nancy Turner
 

BEGINNING BRIDGE AVAILABLE

Do you know someone who is interested in learning bridge?  Our club is offering a new series of beginning bridge lessons and games, beginning January 12th.  These workshops will be held on Thursday mornings from 9:00 to 12:00 at Rohan Regional Recreation Center, for $5.00 per session.  There is already a waitlist for this series, so preregistration is strongly recommended.  Folks can register by email at vdbceducation@gmail.com.   

ROBERT TODD WORKSHOP

On Saturday, February 25, 2023, Robert Todd, a renowned teacher and author of bridge books, will present an all-day workshop, that include a working lunch, at Lake Miona Recreation Center, from 9:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The morning topic will be “Doubles of Many Kinds”.  The afternoon session will be “Is it Forcing?”.  A box lunch from Chicken Salad Chick, as well as soft drinks, are included in your ticket purchase.  Tickets can be purchased for $100.00 from any member of our Board of Directors, beginning in mid-January.  Watch this space for details…

For information on how to use the Reservation System please click Reservation Instructions

For a very informative video on how to use the system please click Here 

And this is part 2 showing how to change reservations and some FAQ’s  Click Here

Please contact Janet Matthews for any questions or problems at janetmatthewsusa@gmail.com

Saturday- Mentor game