| Start off your New Year with gold! |
Mark your calendars for January 6th and 8th, when we will run morning and very rare afternoon sessions. All four sessions will be district-wide “Rainbow STaC” games, so all masterpoint awards will be paid in 25% gold, 25% red, 25% silver and 25% black. Since we will be competing among clubs throughout District 25 (almost all of New England) pairs who place among the top pairs overall stand to win enhanced masterpoints, also in the 25-25-25-25 pigment mix. Particularly in the afternoon sessions high scores could yield some very nice masterpoint awards indeed, since many more clubs typically play in the afternoon than in the morning.
The details follow...
- Start times: The morning sessions will start at 9:30. The afternoon sessions will start at 1:45.
- Single sessions allowed – you may play in one, two, three or four sessions. Each session is scored independently of the others.
- Entry fees – Same as usual...$8 per session.
- Breaks: There will be no “hospitality” breaks in any of the sessions, but we should have time for about a half hour lunch break between the morning and afternoon sessions.
- Partners: There will be no partner guarantees for any of the four sessions, so please arrange for partners in advance of the games. If you need a partner, consider using the "Members only" feature of the club website, and if you do so be sure to specify morning and/or afternoon sessions. If you don’t want to create a public post for a partner but want to find one, let Madolin and Lance know and they will do what they can to get you connected with another player.
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| Holiday party |
Our annual holiday party will be held on Monday, December 16th.
If you would like to bring something for the hospitality table - sweet, savory or other refreshment - please do, and make an entry on the signup sheet that will be at our games for the next few weeks.
It is our tradition to make aggregate donations to two local charity organizations - AIO Food and Energy Assistance, and Pope Memorial Humane Society. If you would like to make a donation to one or both, you can do so by cash or check.
Of course we will be playing bridge as usual, but there is no truth to the rumor that there will be a "director dunk tank" to enhance the festivities.
12/2/24
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| Also at the Legion... |
DECEMBER EVENTS AT THE AMERICAN LEGION
All open to the public
Special Events
December 6th – Aidan K.Z. - "A sonic staple taking Midcoast Maine by storm. With his vast repertoire of songs spanning from oldies to punk rock and modern pop, he's got something for everyone to enjoy." 6 PM–9PM. $5 for nonmembers.
December 13th – Blind Albert - "Blues - rock - with a dash of the unexpected thrown in for good measure." 6 PM. $5 for nonmembers.
December 14th – Tyler Healy Band – "Country and country/rock artist." 7PM to 10 PM. $10 for nonmembers.
December 20th – The Young Sisters. 6PM to 8 PM. $5 for nonmembers.
December 31st – Mind Your Own Business. Doors open at 7:30 – Dance from 8:30 to 12:30. $10
Weekly events
Sundays - Breakfasts 8AM-10AM $10
For further information on any event, contact the Legion at 207.594.2901 after 11 AM.
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| Change to partnership guarantee policy |
Effective 11/20/24 there will be no partnership guarantee for Wednesday (only) sessions. The change in procedure will extend thru the end of May 2025, when it *may* be reconsidered.
If some of you are willing to act as regularly scheduled stand-by partners for one or more games each month (e.g., “third Wednesday”), we may be able to can make a “collective” approach work. If you would consider doing so, please let me know.
Regardless of how we proceed please keep in mind that the club website provides a utility for arranging one-off and permanent partnerships. Several players are now using it on a regular basis, I believe with fair success. Try it if you haven’t, and I will provide help to you if you need it. If you are reluctant to post public partner requests, you can also drop me an email or call me at least a few days in advance of the game (542-4852). If someone else is looking for a partner I will see if I can connect them with you.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
LB
lbtcg987@gmail.com
207.542.4852
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| Virtual "partnership desk" |
Looking for a partner for one or two games, or maybe looking to form a regular partnership? Try using our "Messages" function.
- Click the blue "Members only" button to the left of this page.
- Log in using your email address or ACBL #. A password is required, primarily to protect comtact data against viewing by people outside of our club. Instructions for setting a password are provided on the login page. If neither your ACBL number nor email address is recognized by the system, contact Lance at lbtcg987@gmail.com.
- Click the "Messages" tab. If you see a message created by a person looking for a partner and you're interested...contact them! If not, don't leave without creating your own message:
- Click the "New Message" button.
- Create your message and click the "Save" button. You can delete or modify your message any time by clicking the "Amend" button to the far right of the page.
- Make sure to include your contact data, dates you're interested in, and any other information that would help someone decide whether they'd like to play with you.
If you have any problems with the Messages function, please contact Lance and he'll help you out.
6/28/21
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Looking for a partner for one or two games, or maybe looking to form a regular partnership? Try using our "Messages" function.
- Click the blue "Members only" button to the left of this page.
- Log in using your email address or ACBL #. ..........
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| Game cancellation procedures |
If the director scheduled to run a session determines for any reason that a game is to be canceled, an email will be sent to players for whom we have a valid email address. A notice will also be posted to the home page of this website. Both notifications will be made by 7:30 AM.
Note: We make our own determination as to whether to cancel a game, and no longer follow the lead of the RSU 13 school sysem.
If you have any doubts about whether a game will be canceled please check this website before heading out. And please don't drive in any weather that makes you feel in the least bit uncomfortable. Stay safe!
11/29/23
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If the director scheduled to run a session determines for any reason that a game is to be canceled, an email will be sent to players for whom we have a valid email address. A notice will also be posted to the home page of this website. Both notifications will be made by 7:30 AM. ..........
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| Hand analysis |
This website provides an excellent tool for hand analysis. Here’s how it works:
- In the “Results” column to the right of this page, click on the date of the session in which the hand was played.
- Click on your pair in the overall rankings (in the “Players” column).
- In the upper right corner of the page that’s next displayed, click on the small gray box displaying the number of the hand you want to review/replay.
- When the hand is displayed, click on the “Play it again” button about midway down the page and to the right.
- Click on the “BSOL” button (but note that there are other means by which the hand can be analyzed and replayed).
- The next page displays the hand. Each intersection of strain and declarer shows the best possible result given ideal defense and declarer play. A hyphen indicates that a contract cannot be made by that declarer in that strain. The box highlighted in yellow indicates the strain and declarer as played.
- Choose a combination of contract strain and declarer to analyze by clicking on that intersection.
- After selecting a strain and declarer, click the “Play” button.
- At this point the hand of the defender on lead is displayed. Each card in that hand displays the maximum number of tricks that player’s side can potentially score if that card is led.
- Click that card, and the next hand in rotation will be displayed. From that point forward the highlight the hand on lead and the number of tricks that can be scored -by that side - for each legal play available.
Enjoy!
8/12/21
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This website provides an excellent tool for hand analysis. Here’s how it works:
- In the “Results” column to the right of this page, click on the date of the session in which the hand was played.
- Click on your pair in the overall rankings (in the “Players” column). ..........
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