| Christmas Party - 9th December |
 This year, our Christmas Party event will be held on the evening of Monday 9 th December
This will be a hosted event, so, if you turn up without a partner, one will be found for you.
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| CHILDREN IN NEED - 11th November |
 This year, our BBC Children in Need charity event was held on the evening of Monday 11 th November
As usual, we will be donating table money and any additional voluntary donations collected on the night to Children in Need
This year we will be sending an impressive £481 to Children in Need. Huge thanks to everyone who played and donated to this worthy cause.
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| Hand of the Week 11th November |
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Just one slam hand this week and a very worthy one. Board 16 offers 7 Spades, according to the computer. No one bid the grand but three pairs got to 6S, all making it. I think the key to bidding the spade slam is how East treats his hand in response to the obvious 2NT opener by West. If he takes the Stayman route to show both majors, it’s then hard to come back again and tell partner about the 5 card spade suit that is the key. If, however, he transfers to spades on the first round, that’s a much better start although he then has to realise the true value of the diamond void. After that, cue bidding is probably the best solution as Blackwood might be taken as a choice between Spades and NT. The main point is that, unusually, the weaker hand must take control. Anyway, as I said, three pairs found the slam but only one pair negotiated the finesses and, presumably, set up the fifth diamond for a crucial extra discard and the thirteenth trick, so very well done, Richard and Mary. Footnote: Here is the link to the learned analysis of all the hands played of the Children in Need SIMS - https://www.simpairs.com/files/004136%20CiN%202024%20Monday%20Commentary.pdf
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 20th November Please contact Pete Weisner for seats (click his name). Be sure to include your and your partner's BBO ID as he does not have access to the club's database.
Log in to BBO by 7:10pm and wait in the Lobby
Please do not wander off into other areas as you may become invisible to the organiser.
Please check and accept the invitation to play as soon as possible. Multiple invitations may be issued if someone does not accept in time.
Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.
Explaining bids
If you do not understand an opponent's bid, or want further explanation, simply click on the bid. They will receive a pop-up box, where they can explain what their bid means. This is not visible to their partner, only to you and your partner (so no additional information is passed between them).
If you are asked to explain your bid, please do so promptly using the pop-up box, not in the table chat (as the chat can be seen by all players).
Online play with BBO uses Self-alerting
Before you bid, if your bid is not a natural bid, enter the meaning of your bid in the message box, and click the alert button.
This is not visible to your partner (who should already know what your bid means), only the opponents.
Using Undos
During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.
Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.
 Chris has started an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris
(If you want to notify members of your own similar event here, please email David Barker)
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| Latest Newsletter |
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| ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES |
EBU Announcing Rules can be found under the EBU Information menu item
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