March 2021 - Bridge101

Options for playing bridge!
by Morris Jones 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Over the next several weeks, we have lots of bridge games to play, and one class that's great for new players: Tuesday afternoons, 2:00 - 4:00, Social Duplicate with "after party" <https://bridgewiththemonroes.com/newplayer> March 23 - April 27, sponsored by Bridge with the Monroes Tuesday evenings: 7:15 - 9:15, (also) Social Duplicate game with after party <https://bridgemojo.com/tues-social-bridge>, March 23 - April 20, BridgeMojo Sunday afternoon class: 3:00 - 4:30, Play of the Hand <https://bridgemojo.com/play-spring-2021>, March 21 - May 9, BridgeMojo Newcomer duplicate games (ACBL Sanctioned, masterpoints!), Wednesday 7:15, Saturday 12:20. https://bridgemojo.com/ppdvbc (All times Pacific Daylight Time) Sorry for the delay sending this! AT&T had my mail server blocked for a couple of days, so I've been holding off a few emails. Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Final session today!
by Morris Jones 17 Mar '21

17 Mar '21

We're going to play some more bridge hands today! Julie Miller and Julie Barbour, if you can help out in today's class I'd love to have you! We can split into two tables. :) Here's your Shark Bridge link (same as always): https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… And I'll resend your Zoom personal link in a moment (same as always). :) See you all at 1:45! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Class 5 at 1:45
by Morris Jones 15 Mar '21

15 Mar '21

Today and Wednesday are some really fun classes! We're going to practice bidding and playing hands. Here is your *Shark Bridge link*: https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… In a moment I'll have Zoom resend your personal meeting link. (Look for "Click Here to Join") I'll be online about 1:30. Looking forward to having everyone! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Forgot one thing!
by Morris Jones 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

We want to have one more sheet of Contract Cards for today's lesson. You'll recognize the pattern! Here's the PDF file once more (same as the last ones). Cheers, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Today, minor suit openings!
by Morris Jones 10 Mar '21

10 Mar '21

Today we'll sing the fourth verse of the bidding song! :) Let's get together at 1:45 to have some fun with bridge. Here's the link for your *Shark Bridge table*: https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… Shortly after I send this message, I'll have *Zoom resend your confirmation emails* so you have your personal link on hand. If you want to download and keep the *recordings of the previous three lessons*, they're available from my Dropbox folder here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mszbqxjgeb55dvh/AACiZglDvXKOP71zh7RaPPdga?dl=0 I know I'm one short today with Niki McIntyre not joining. I'll bring in a guest if I can, but if not we can have a friendly robot fill the seat. :) Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Link to class recordings
by Morris Jones 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

Here is a link to the Dropbox folder that has my class recordings. Right now it has lessons 1 and 2. I should have lesson 3 up by sometime tomorrow, and it will appear in the folder when it's ready. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mszbqxjgeb55dvh/AACiZglDvXKOP71zh7RaPPdga?dl=0 Great class today, thanks for coming! Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Bridge 101 today! 1:45
by Morris Jones 08 Mar '21

08 Mar '21

Today let's work through Chapter 3 of the book, "Major Suit Opening Bids and Responses." You'll recognize the pattern from last Wednesday: We'll examine a complete hand using then "Contract Card," decide on a contract and declarer, and practice playing the hand. Then we'll study our bidding language, Standard American, and see how a partnership can arrive at the best contract for the hand. I've attached another copy of the Contract Card PDF (the same as last week). You'll want to have one sheet printed and ready at class time. Here is the Shark Bridge link for your bridge table: https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… I'll be having Zoom resend your personal meeting link shortly after I send this message. Looking forward to seeing you all at 1:45 Pacific! (4:45 Eastern). :) Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Class link for today plus a worksheet
by Morris Jones 03 Mar '21

03 Mar '21

Hey all! We're going to meet for our second Bridge 101 class today at 1:45. The subject is "One notrump openings and responses." Attached to this email is a PDF file of the "Contract Card" that we'll be using in class to analyze some bridge hands. Please open the PDF and print one copy. We'll be using one for today's class and one more for each of the next two classes. Here is your link for Shark Bridge, for your bridge table: https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… I'll have Zoom resend your personal links for the class meeting shortly after I send this message. See you all this afternoon! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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Recording of Bridge 101 class available
by Morris Jones 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

I'll be putting up recordings of our Bridge 101 classes on Dropbox. Here's the folder where you can download them: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mszbqxjgeb55dvh/AACiZglDvXKOP71zh7RaPPdga?dl=0 I won't leave them there very long after class finishes, and these are for your personal use only. (It's Audrey Grant's material!) They might be fun to have and revisit though. :) I'll be adding the subsequent lessons to this folder within a couple days of class. Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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IMPORTANT for today's first class
by Morris Jones 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Welcome to Bridge 101! I'm excited for the first lesson today. We're going to start at 1:45, but I'll be open for business at 1:15. If you haven't done this before, you'll want to give yourself some time to make sure the Zoom connection and the Shark Bridge connection are all good. Here's the information you need. This link takes you to a virtual bridge table in *Shark Bridge*. There's no software to install: https://secure.emabridge.com/bridge.php?h=acbl&t=BridgeMojo&ac=9j2RYBgOig96… When you click the link, please use your First name and Last initial as your nickname. Leave the "Partner's Nickname" field blank, and click "Continue." The *Zoom meeting* will run alongside your Shark Bridge table. You received your personal link to the meeting when you registered with Zoom. I have registrations from everyone except Sandy Marsh. You can re-register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvdeqhqzspGNUNuV5_iDF1PdPawH-NRz… Or you can join * Meeting ID: 842 2395 0321 * Passcode: 388720 I'll be resending your confirmation emails shortly after I send this message. Please call me with problems: (626) 755-5415 Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com> Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org> Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>

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