| Staffs & Shrops Online Bridge |
Wednesday Evening 7 pm BBO duplicate session
Good News: Numbers playing in the Wednesday on-line duplicate sessions have now built up to a sustainable level to continue. More players always welcome so please join the group if you have not already done so but please note there will be no BBO duplicate session on Wednesday 29th January when the sim pairs are taking place at clubs.
AN INVITATION TO ALL MEMBERS of S&SCBA TO PLAY BRIDGE IN A FRIENDLY CLUB ATMOSPHERE ON LINE
Regular SSCBA Virtual Bridge Club
SSCBA set up a virtual “Club” with the help of the EBU and Bridge Base Online (BBO), holding sessions on Wednesday evenings (a traditional County night). The first SSCBA Club on line session was on Wednesday, 10th June 2020, at 7 p.m. There are still regularly around 7 or 8 tables each week even though some clubs have opened up. Click here for information on how to join the group.
From Online Membership Secretary's Newsletter of 29th November 2021
Robots: We believe that when we set up the online club on Wednesdays we stipulated that robots would only be used in an emergency: loss of partner or to complete a full table (BBO can’t cope with half-tables). No one likes to meet a robot at the table so we have asked our current TD to tweak the rules of our game to exclude starting to play with a robot. The county has to pay the BBO fees and the P2P fees for stand-in players and robots.
“Partnership Desk”: If you are without a partner for the evening, I understand that this site is a place you could try to find one. Such a partner has to be a member of our club though: so that means other members have to use that system too. Alternatively, if you are prepared to play with another person or a robot, the TD might invite you to be part of that standby pair.
Alerts & Explanations: These are much improved, but don’t forget to add an explanation if you click on Alert.
System cards: You can complete any number of convention cards, one for each partner, and your opponent can look at yours by clicking on one of the white lines in the blue box at top left. A shorter version can be completed under Account to the right of the page, and opponents can look at that by clicking your user name.
Names: How nice and friendly it would be if we had a name for each player rather than a blank. Someone might greet you by name! You can presumably delete it if you are playing elsewhere and you want to remain anonymous.
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Wednesday Evening 7 pm BBO duplicate session
Good News: Numbers playing in the Wednesday on-line duplicate sessions have now built up to a sustainable level to continue. More players always welcome so please join the group if you have not already done so but please note there will be no BBO duplicate session on Wednesday 29th January when the sim pairs are taking place at clubs.
AN INVITATION TO ALL MEMBERS of S&SCBA TO PLAY BRIDGE IN A FRIENDLY CLUB ATMOSPHERE ON LINE
Regular SSCBA Virtual Bridge Club
SSCBA set up a virtual “Club” with the help of the EBU and Bridge Base Online (BBO), holding sessions on Wednesday evenings (a traditional County night). The first SSCBA Club on line session was on Wednesday, 10th June 2020, at 7 p. ..........
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| SSCBA - Sim Pairs, Wednesday 29th January |
So far 3 clubs are holding heats, Eccleshall, Newcastle and Wrekin. Click here for more details
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| Eccleshall |
Geoff Williams |
01785 212591 |
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| Newcastle |
Martin Aherne |
07823 778163, 01782 871268 |
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| Wrekin |
Pam Booth Jones |
07528 478044 |
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Visitors (in pairs) are very welcome to join club members in these heats. Please telephone the club contact to register with the organizer and to find out about table money, the starting time and the address of the venue.
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| Tollemache Qualifier |
Our county team finished ninth out of fourteen teams in our group in the Tollemache Qualifier, the national inter-county teams-of-eight tournament, winning six out of thirteen matches. Thanks to Paul Hackett and David Debbage, Tony Togneri and Elizabeth Bingham, Paul Cutler (captain) and David Beavon, Robin Adey and David Nelson, James Vickers and Keith Shuttleworth (Saturday only) and Michael McCartney and Martin Church (Sunday only). Tony and Elizabeth were our top-scoring pair with an average of +0.61 cross-IMPs per board.
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| Teams of Four Leagues 2024/25 |
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| Three SSCBA Clubs have moved |
Border, Stafford and Wolverhampton have either moved or are about to move from premises that they have had a long association with. Please note the new venues that may or may not be better for you.
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New Address |
Start time (normally to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier) |
| Border |
1st May 2024 |
Bicton Village Hall, 71 Church Lane Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EL |
Friday 7:00 |
| Stafford |
3rd June 2024 |
Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Rd, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5DT
Lessons at Tixall Village Hall
Friday evenings Holmcroft YCC (From November 8th 2024) |
Monday 1:15, Tuesday 7:00, Friday 7:00 |
| Wolverhampton |
July 2023 |
Windmill Community Church Centre, Henwood Road, WV6 8PG |
Tuesday 7:00, Thursday 6:30, Friday 12:40 |
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