December 2020 - PPDVBC

Wednesday bridge and New Year's Eve invitation
by Morris Jones 29 Dec '20

29 Dec '20

First of all, if any of you would like to with "good riddance" to 2020 with me, let's do it on RealBridge. Thursday evening, 8:00 p.m. bridge, 7:45 check-in, reservations required. No director, no masterpoints, just a New Year's Eve card game. If we can scrounge an even number of tables together, we could play a little round-robin team game. If not, we can have a fine pairs game. Maybe two, if people want to stay up. (We're not in college any more huh.) :) Wednesday we have our regular schedule: * 10:45 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 7:15 p.m. Newcomers (Zoom postmortem after) * 7:30 p.m. Open Pairs Please drop me a note if you'd like to play, need a partner, or want to invite a friend from out of the area. 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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Tuesday 499ers 10:45
by Morris Jones 28 Dec '20

28 Dec '20

Tuesday! 0-500 Pairs, 10:45. Be there or b^2 :) Drop me a note if you plan to play, need a partner, or want to invite a guest. *New Year's Eve* would anyone like to get together and play cards on RealBridge? This is the tournament system being used in Europe and the UK. It includes audio and video right alongside the virtual card table. More about RealBridge: https://realbridge.club If you'd like to test your camera and mic, visit here: https://play.realbridge.online/camera.html I'm thinking of starting about 8:00 on NYE. If we could get four tables we could play a round-robin team game (four teams of four). We'd need to have exactly an even number of teams for that to work. Else, the pairs games work fine. Think about it. You're invited to a New Year's Eve bridge party. :) 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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Bridge tonight 7:15 0-500
by Morris Jones 28 Dec '20

28 Dec '20

Who all is up for bridge tonight? Drop me a note if you're looking for a partner, or have a friend from out of the area who'd like to play. *Monday night, 7:15 p.m., 0-500 Pairs* 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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Open Pairs today 12:30
by Morris Jones 27 Dec '20

27 Dec '20

Come play bridge at 12:30 with our friends from Claudia's Games, San Marino, Arcadia, La Fetra, and Downey. :) If you're looking for a partner, drop me a note and I may be able to find one for you. If you'd like to play with a friend or family member from outside our area, let me know so I can make sure they're on the friends list. 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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This morning's lesson, sluffing losers
by Morris Jones 26 Dec '20

26 Dec '20

I've added this morning's mini lesson to the YouTube playlist: Link to the video: https://youtu.be/kgg0dvy6L1o Link to the playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS 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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Boxing day bridge :)
by Morris Jones 25 Dec '20

25 Dec '20

We're on our usual schedule this week. Saturday's events: * 9:30 a.m. free mini-lesson, all welcome! Link below * 10:00 a.m. 0-500 pairs * 12:20 p.m. Newcomer pairs * 12:30 p.m. Open Pairs Please drop me a note if you're planning to play, need a partner, or want to play with a friend or family member from outside our "jurisdiction." :) Here's the link for the mini-lesson (same as the past several weeks and next several weeks): Time: Dec 26, 2020 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09 Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991 Passcode: 7ntxx 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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Anyone for a Christmas team game?
by Morris Jones 24 Dec '20

24 Dec '20

*Let's have a Christmas afternoon game just for fun. :)* My RealBridge director credentials are up. The site is beautiful. :) I've played a little pairs and team-of-four games on the site, and it's gorgeous. Every table has audio and video built-in. My experience with it has been nearly perfect, but it does require a solid broadband internet connection. You can see what the tables look like here: https://realbridge.online/8.html#player_guide and visit the rest of that link to learn more about playing there. The FAQ has information about devices and browsers. At this link you can test your camera and microphone with your device and browser: https://play.realbridge.online/camera.html Would anyone like to have a 12ish board Swiss Team game (or maybe round robin) on Christmas afternoon? Thinking of maybe a 90 minute game with check-in at 3:30 and play start at 4:00. We could easily play three 4-board matches in that time. This would be *for fun only*, no sanction, no director calls, no masterpoint awards. Anyone from anywhere is welcome to join in. If you want to play but don't have teammates, I will be happy to pair up partnerships and make teams. There are some disadvantages with the current version of RealBridge: * There are no robots. I have no way to handle an odd number of pairs (other than sitouts or standby players). * The team matches are all head-to-head, no three-team round robins, so I need to have an even number of teams, or have "bye" matches. Or if we had an odd number of teams, we could just switch to playing a pairs game for fun. Either way it'd be a festive game of cards just for fun. We'd be able to visit and chat like we haven't for a while. * 3:30 check-in, 4:00 start, over by 5:30ish * Reservations required * No sanction, no director calls, no masterpoints * And no charge. :) * Test your camera and mic before, please! 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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Players for open pairs tonight?
by Morris Jones 23 Dec '20

23 Dec '20

At the moment we're a little light for the Open Pairs game tonight. Here's a call for more players. I know many of us may be distracted by family tonight. :) Are there more coming tonight? Wednesday 7:30 Open Pairs Name BBO Name BBO Avice Osmundson 2holtdrive Kiran Kumar cndy037 Kent Burrell KMB37 Liz Burrell gojazz Carlos Garcia grandpacjg Kathy Malovos kathy did 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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Wednesday bridge
by Morris Jones 23 Dec '20

23 Dec '20

Yes! We're open for bridge today, on our regular schedule. * 10:45 a.m. 0-500 Pairs * 7:15 p.m. Newcomer pairs * 7:30 p.m. Open Pairs I am collecting reservations for these games, so *please let me know* if you're coming to play. Of course it's also fine to just drop in! I'd like to be able to warn players if we aren't expecting enough entries. We'll have a Zoom after party for the newcomers. I'll send that link to the newcomer list. As I write this, I'm in a club manager training course for RealBridge. They've done a beautiful job! I'm hoping to invite folks to a social team game (no sanction) over the holidays. 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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Bridge this morning! 10:45
by Morris Jones 22 Dec '20

22 Dec '20

I'm late with the game announcement, but we certainly do have a 0-500 game this morning at 10:45. Come play if you can! Right now I'm playing in a short 8-board match using a European online bridge game from realbridge.com, and it's heartwarmingly beautiful. We couldn't hold masterpoint games there, but for just playing a duplicate game or social game it's magnificent. I'll report back more soon. 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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