BridgeMojo
Classes
Pasadena Pomona Downey VBC
Playing and learning online
We are certainly living in interesting times.There's still bridge to play and learn! It serves as a great way to distract, relax, and even socialize while not leaving home.
Special Zoom seminar this Sunday
This Sunday, July 7, at 3:30, I'd like to offer a free Zoom seminar about playing online bridge socially.This won't be oriented towards playing ACBL games, but getting together online with your friends and having a table for fun.
I'll also teach you how to play with the BBO Robots. They're always available to fill empty seats at a table, or even all three seats besides your own.
I'm betting that most of you are familiar with Zoom by now. If you can run Zoom and have a second screen (or window) to log in to BridgeBase.com you can be part of the seminar and demonstration.
Send me a reply if you'd like an invitation to the meeting! BYO wine and snacks. :)
Online bridge classes
On my web site I have an offer for semi-private classes. These can mostly be scheduled at your convenience. Visit here to see what's available: https://bridgemojo.com/classWe hold the class with a combination of Zoom for presentation and discussion, and Bridge Base Online to play actual hands. Class size is limited to four players, with possible additional kibitzers to watch and rotate in.
If you already have a foursome who would enjoy getting a refresher, some coaching while playing with random boards, or practice covering a specific topic, this is just the thing!
If you don't have a foursome, I'm keeping a list of students who would like to hear about other small groups getting together to play and practice.
You can reply to this note and let me know what topics would interest you most.
Right now I'm looking for a pair or three who would like to join a group to study Play of the Hand and Defense over a series of lessons.
Building a virtual bridge Club
Across the country, the ACBL has worked with bridge club managers and online bridge provider Bridge Base Online (BBO) to attempt to recreate and preserve local bridge clubs.In line with that here, we created a new "virtual bridge club" to serve the bridge players in three local units of the ACBL, and share the proceeds with the shuttered clubs. There's a link in the left column to the Pasadena Pomona Downey VBC (Virtual Bridge Club).
We're playing open games every day, with limited games on Monday evenings and Saturday mornings. Monday evening is limited to players with fewer than 1,000 masterpoints, and Saturday morning fewer than 500.
About the Pasadena Bridge Club
I was all set to open the Pasadena Bridge Club this summer. I was planning a June 1 opening date, and had an agreement for a lease in Old Town Pasadena. Lucky for me, I believe, the landlord waited just long enough for me to escape signing a lease.I've postponed my plans now to January 2021. If the same space isn't available, there should be excellent locations available for very good terms. The Pasadena Bridge Club will be a thing soon.
Final note: In my headshot, that's not how my hair looks now! :)
Best regards,
Mojo