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CBA Name Tag? Contact Joanne Earls
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(513)
772-4395
1st Tag Free to Newcomers!
Replacements $4 each
Need help finding
a partner?
Contact the game director.
CBC Games
NKBC Games
Anderson Game
How
to Fill Out Your Convention Card
(see Conventional Wisdom link on this page for detailed instructions how
to fill out your card).BridgeWinners Editor (Join! It's free. You can share and compose online with partner).
NEW ACBL Convention Card
NEW Card .pdf Electronic Form
Other System Cards (not for ACBL use):
World Bridge Federation
English Bridge Union
How to fill out your System Card - WBF
GAMES
2022
District 11 Sectionals2022
District 11 Regionals2022
District 11 GNT/NAP FinalsThe
calendar below shows Unit events & tournaments. See club websites for
club schedules. CALENDAR USERS GUIDE
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Saturday
Supervised Play (U100) a fun way to build skills.
Click for club game schedules
Anderson Bridge Club
Cincinnati Bridge Center Clubs
Northern Kentucky Bridge Club
Other Area Clubs:
Thursday
Bridge Club
Margaret Blum
Lebanon Duplicate
BC
Doug Reams
Middletown Duplicate BC
Doug Reams
Sycamore Creek
DBC
Lynda Brown Walker
Learn about BBO, playing online & finding
your results: Online
Bridge
"HOW-TO" VIDEOS FOR ONLINE PLAY
| How to Use Bridge Base Online (Sylvana Morici) |
| Adding BBO $'s to your account (Sylvana Morici) |
| How to Bid and Play (Sylvana Morici) |
| How to Alert your Bids (Sylvana Morici) |
| How to Set up your convention card (S.Morici) |
| How to Play on BBO (Samantha McDouglas) |
RESOURCES
American Bridge Teachers Association
ACBL Education Foundation
Online - Shark Bridge Teacher Console
Shark Bridge Demo Videos
Unit 124 Teachers
Unit 124 Bridge Classes
D11 Stakeholder Roundtables
ACBL Best Practices Certification
ACBL Online Best Practices Certification
ACBL Covid Protocols
ACBL
Intro to Bridge
Next
Steps Face-to-Face Tournaments
Checklist
Timeline to Reopen
2021 Online Event Schedule
Bridge on
Broadway - ACBL video
Dealing with Scam Emails (ACBL)
Keep abreast with changing regulations:
New Alert Procedures
- eff. Jan 1, 2021
CoC-Online Bridge-Appx O-eff. Aug 2020
Convention Charts
-eff. 12 Feb 2020
Podcasts:
The Setting Trick Series (J. McAllister)
Videos:
Zach Grossack
VIDEO
CBC News Toronto 2017 NABC
Links to Videos from past Stars
Gavin Wolpert
Road
to Victory Louisville '11
Steve Weinstein
2013 Blue
Ribbon Pairs
Peter Hollands
Bridge Lessons
John McAllister's; font
Double Dummy (fee)
Varghese
Bridge-The Ultimate Mind Game
The Ace of Hearts - Part 1
(UK)
The Ace of Hearts - Part 2 (UK)
Master Bridge Series
- Episode 1 (UK)
In the Cards - The Secret World of Professional Bridge
(Canada)
Blacklist
(USA TV Series Clip)
Bridge Ethcs and Proprieties (LIST)
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2017 Laws Commentary
WBF Definition Comparable Calls
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Handbook
| NEWS |
 | Welcome to Unit 124! |
Announcing
Enrollment OPEN for Fall 2022 Bridge
Whiz Online Classes. FREE classes begin October 7, 2022. For children grades 4-12. Sign up your (grand)children now!
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Bridge Whiz is a Youth Education Program of the ACBL Education Foundation.
Here
is your
July 2022 ALERT
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This issue of the
ALERT is electronic only - no print copies.
(VERY Large File 6.7 MB and 35 pages. Use a high speed connection for
best results).
ALERT LIBRARYWelcome New Members: Chloe Altman, Patricia Smitson.
Welcome Back Snowbirds: Tobey Belmont (Unit 222).
New
Gold Life Master John WilliamsNew Bronze Life Master Adrianne Freiberg
New Life Masters Adrianne Freiberg, Kwan Cha Hurley, Betty Murdock
CONGRATULATIONS! Members with promotions: Marilyn Greenbaum, Jim Steinke, Bruce Tepper, Mary Jacobs, Stphen Baldwin, James Eger, Tony Liming, Sandra Fielman, Anne Rinaldi. Promotions updated through August 1, 2022. See Milestones - Members on the Move
The
Mentor Program at the Cincinnati Bridge Center is
underway. Mentor Pairs play Monday Evenings att he CBC.
Details
CBC Registration
North
American Pairs is the grass roots North American Bridge
Championship Pairs competition. Qualification begins at clubs In
June through August toward a District finals in October 2022.
Every club may run 2 NAPQ games each month. District winners
compete in the Spring NABC in 2023 (New Orleans LA) and receive a
stipend to mitigate travel costs. Club NAPQ awards are
1/2 Red, 1/2 Black at
3X award level. See
District 11 NAP FAQ for details.
MEMO TO NLMS (U500) - You can qualify at open
and NLM games designated as NAPQ games. Check your club schedule.
You can earn GOLD
and RED points in
the subsequent D11 Finals Sunday October 16 at the Cincinnati Bridge
Center. In addition, the top 4 NLM Pairs are invited to New
Orlaens to play in the NABC Finals. You also earn stipends:
- 1st Place: $700 per person, paid by the ACBL in New Orleans
- 2nd Place: $300 per person, paid by the ACBL in New Orleans
- 3rd Place: $200 per person, paid by District 11 on proof of participation
- 4th Place: $150 per person, paid by District 11 on proof of participation
Join the Fun at a Club Near You! See " Area Club Games " on the ← left of this page.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWER PLAYERS: For Newcomers
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Saturday Supervised
Play
a fun way to
learn the game.
SCHEDULE Come
to the CBC at 9:30 AM for the lecture and then play from 10 AM-12 Noon with
a coach and players of your skill level. You may come
with a partner or be matched with someone at the game.
Contact Mike Purcell
mikpur2015@gmail.com or John
Williams williajp@miamioh.edu
for information |
 Come
and Play Bridge
Thursdays 2:00-4:00 PM.
at the CBC. Contact Tom Mess
tmess7023@gmail.com
or John Williams
williajp@miamioh.edu for information. |
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CBC: Mentor Pairs Monday Evening Game 7PM John Altman directing. NLM Game at 11:00 AM WED - RESESERVATION REQ'D* *Contact Terry Barrett tcbarrett82@gmail.com. 4 Tables required. Open games on both days get credit for all tables (except STaC). |
8 is Enough Swiss
To register your team contact John Meinking jokingme71@gmail.com . |
Remember
when? We've resurrected and repackaged photo memories from the
past. Hope you enjoy the CBA
Memories!
NEW
ACBL CONVENTION CARD The use of the
card in tournaments will take place sometime this year. Look for Bulletin
articles that explain the changes and the proper way to fill out the
card. Download this
.pdf ELECTRONIC
FORM you can fill out and print from your computer or
smart device. 
NLM Newsletter
Unit 124 offers a bi-weekly Newsletter to better serve the bridge
interests of our Non-Life Master Members. CBA Newsletter
Library
Weekly
Bidding Quiz Here's a fun way to think about different bidding situations. Members compare
how they bid 6 hands each week. For Non-Life-Masters and
advancing players. See the
Quiz Page.
Are
you ready to learn how to play BRIDGE? Here are a host of resources from the
ACBL. Choose to learn bridge the way that suits you best.
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