Tonight at 7:15 let's play 12 hands of bridge!
Reservations required please! Bring your favorite partner, or let me
know and I may be able to find you one.
The hands we play on Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon are
/randomly shuffled/. I generate the hands using a remarkable deal
generator that's capable of creating every possible bridge hand, which
is an astounding feat!
If you're curious about generating bridge hands, I wrote a feature
article a few years ago on my site Where do the hands come from
<https://bridgemojo.com/game/where-do-the-hands-come-from>. Check it
out. It also has a glimpse of the machine that I use in a real bridge
club to generate hands. :)
Our hands on Wednesday evening are played both in our game and the Open
Pairs game that starts at 7:30 (which is one reason why it's not allowed
to watch ACBL games in progress). After the game (by 10:00 anyway) it's
possible to compare how you bid and played a hand with how more
experienced players bid and played a hand.
Meanwhile, here's the link for tonight's Zoom postmortem, launching at
about 8:45:
Topic: Wednesday newcomers game
Time: Feb 3, 2021 08:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09
Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652
Passcode: 194771
I'm going to invite my current class of new bridge players to drop in on
the Zoom call tonight and consider playing bridge with us very 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>
If you like the Saturday mini-lessons, I share them in a Playlist on
YouTube. The most recent one is posted there now. Here's a link to the
playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD5qT1hFf-OreW5_zBRHB3WwF6Ljdp-OS
Another way to pick up new ones as I post them is to subscribe to my
YouTube user, "mojola2". I think it's straightforward, but I'm not
exactly sure how it works. If you subscribe, I think you get an email
every time I add some content (not that often really).
Cheers,
Mojo
--
Morris Jones, Monrovia, CA
BridgeMojo <http://bridgemojo.com>
Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers <http://otastro.org>
Mojo's Blog <http://mojo.whiteoaks.com>
Here's who I have listed for today's 12:20 Newcomer game. I have a good
single player looking for a partner. Anyone want to get into the game?
Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs
Name BBO Name BBO
Dean Wiese doubledino Nancy Wiese vivalaslam
Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Allen York puddlefolk
Julie Miller millerja Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz
Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62
Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson
Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018
Richard Montes RMontes Marti Garlett Heart5357
Single Players
Name BBO
Teri Unsworth Teri2024
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>
Welcome to Saturday! I have my regular mini-lesson in the morning, and
we have the newcomer game in the afternoon.
We have our regular Newcomer game at 12:20. We'll play 12 hands, and
take about 90 minutes. *Reservations required!* Please let me know if
you're playing and who your partner will be if you have one. I'll do the
best I can to pair up single players if it's possible.
Later in the morning I'll post a list of who's expected.
Meanwhile here's the link for the 9:30 mini-lesson:
Topic: Bridge mini lesson
Time: Jan 30, 2021 09:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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>
On Wednesday and Saturdays, our newcomer games are played alongside an
open game that has a fairly wide range of bridge experience.
/Both games play the same hands./ This enables you to compare how the
two groups may have bid and played the hands differently.
Here's how to find those two results, using last night's games as an
example:
Start here: https://bridgemojo.com/ppdvbc#results These three links
have the three locations where our results are posted.
Select Results from TheCommonGame
<http://tcgcloud.bridgefinesse.com/ClubWebHost/277210/>
You can click on the game where you played, for instance 7:15
Newcomers Pasadena Pomona Downey
<https://tcgcloud.bridgefinesse.com/ClubWebHost/277210/210127.BBO2021-01-27_…>.
Do the same steps in another browser window (or tab), and select
7:30 Open Pasadena Pomona Downey
<https://tcgcloud.bridgefinesse.com/ClubWebHost/277210/210127.BBO2021-01-27_…>.
You can scroll down the page and see the results from both games on each
hand. You can compare opening leads. To see how any particular table bid
and played the hand, click on the blue-highlighted players names. That
will open a BBO "movie" of the hand that shows the bidding. You can step
through the play using the "Next" button.
Happy browsing!
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>
Here's who's expected for tonight's 7:15 newcomer game. I have one
single player looking for a partner. Let me know if someone wants to
drop in!
Pairs 7:15 Newcomers
Name BBO Name BBO
Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018
Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n
Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62
Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson
Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Shirley Dostal ACJloves
Ken Miller kgmbridge Julie Miller millerja
Richard Montes RMontes Marti Garlett Heart5357
John Isaacs jisaacs2 Jeannine Isaacs neener
Singles
Name BBO
Allen York puddlefolk
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>
Hi all! Wednesday night is our regular 7:15 Newcomer duplicate game on
BBO. I already have several pairs signed up to play. Let me know if
you'd like a seat as well! I'll update this list later today with the
players for tonight.
We have a few new list members who signed up to get notifications about
the Saturday morning mini-lesson. This list serves double-duty for that
and these games, so I'll take a moment to explain:
Twice a week on Bridge Base Online we have a short duplicate bridge game
for newcomers:
* Saturday at 12:20
* Wednesday at 7:15
We play 12 hands, with eight minutes on the clock for each hand. The
whole game is about 90 minutes.
To join the game, you'll need an account on Bridge Base Online
<https://www.bridgebase.com/> (BBO), a few dollars in your BB$ account,
and (preferably) and ACBL player number (free with a guest membership
<https://bridgemojo.com/acbl-guest-memberships>). Each game has a $5
"card fee."
The PPDVBC web page has information on "How to find the games
<https://bridgemojo.com/ppdvbc#find>" -- use the section that starts "If
you're a visiting player ...."
After the Wednesday evening game, we gather on Zoom to have a few good
laughs about the hands and the cards. I'll offer some advice for bidding
and play. There's usually wine involved (at least on my side of the camera).
Here's the link for tonight's Zoom call following the game (about 8:45):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09
Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652
Passcode: 194771
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>
I neglected to send this out earlier this morning. Here's who I'm
expecting to play at 12:20.
I have one single player, Duke Gregory ... if there's a single on the
sidelines, drop me a note and come play.
Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs
Name BBO Name BBO
Richard Montes RMontes Marti Garlett Heart5357
Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n
Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62
Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Allen York puddlefolk
Dean Weise doubledino Nancy Weise vivalaslam
Julie Miller millerja Xiaoyan Zhou xyzzuz
Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018
Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson
Single Players
Name BBO
Duke Gregory dukegreg
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>
Tomorrow is our Saturday Newcomers game. I already have a pretty good
turnout!
If you'd like to play, please drop me a note. Tell me who your partner
will be or if you're looking for one.
Here's the Zoom link for the 9:30 mini-lesson:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83912578991?pwd=Y1R2UnJ1TFM2dVZzYmsyTDdzeFcydz09
Meeting ID: 839 1257 8991
Passcode: 7ntxx
Here's who I'm expecting at the moment. I'll update the list on Saturday
morning:
Saturday 12:20 Newcomer Pairs
Name BBO Name BBO
Richard Montes RMontes Marti Garlett Heart5357
Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n
Mary Hayes svodette Betsy Michel bmichel62
Noel Jeffrey Silverharv Allen York puddlefolk
Dean Weise doubledino Nancy Weise vivalaslam
See you tomorrow!
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>
Here's who I'm expecting for tonight's newcomer game. Please try and
register close to 7:00 so I won't fret! :)
Pairs 7:15 Newcomers
Name BBO Name BBO
Sara Shapiro rtadelis Beth Hollander blh2018
Edna Ulasewicz ulasewicz Christine Atkinson cqatkinson
Jane Houston Jones jhjones52 Jean Wortman acesw1n
Marti Garlett Heart5357 Richard Montes RMontes
Ken Miller kgmbridge Julie Miller millerja
Duke Gregory dukegreg Allen York puddlefolk
Glenn Jeanes gjeanes Shirley Dostal ACJloves
Quick reminder of the Zoom after-party. Take notes of the boards you'd
like to ask about!:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89727466652?pwd=aXhxWWQ3dkxlNmtrZUxjbFpzUGE4dz09
Meeting ID: 897 2746 6652
Passcode: 194771
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>
