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INFORMATION
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CBA Name Tag? Contact Joanne Earls
jolman@fuse.net
(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
D11 Ethics & Proprieties
Handbook
| NEWS |
 | Welcome to Unit 124! |
Welcome New Members: Huang-Chia Chang, Korwyn Kearns, Jayden Nolan, Nell Wickstrom, Rick Wickstrom, Mary Wynn.
Welcome Back Snowbirds: Linda Woodham (Unit 102).
NEW
Ruby Life Master Michiko NatsumeNew Bronze Life Master Judith Lucas
CONGRATULATIONS! Members with promotions: Michael Wheeler, Linda Costura, Craig Himes. Promotions updated through June 1, 2022. See Milestones- Members on the Move
June 26 - July 3, 2022 is STaC Week at Participating District 11 Clubs. Get your SILVER POINTS. Remember, top finishes in flight are eligible for District-wide overall awards.
The
Mentor Program at the Cincinnati Bridge Center begins
Sunday, June 26, 2022. Players udner 300 Masterpoints are
encouraged to sign up as mentees. Members Life Master and above
with an interest in coaching are engouragd to sign up as Mentors.
Mantor pairs should plan to play a minimum of 4 times in the summer.
Established partnerships should not be mentor pairs. If you want to have
a mentor in the Northern Kentucky games, please see the details for
contact information.
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.
Here
is your
APRIL 2022 ALERT
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This issue of the ALERT is electronic only - no print copies.
(VERY Large File 7.6 MB and 52 pages. Use a high speed connection for
best results).
ALERT LIBRARY
0-50
"Introduction to Duplicate" Game at the CBC 7-9:30 PMJohn Altman, directing. A friendly place for newer players to get comfortable with duplicate bridge. Only 18-21 hands so the pace is relaxed and you finish early. Runs in parallel with existing Under 2000 Game as attendance allows. Monday Night Lecture Series 6:40 PM - Free lecture for newer players.
ANNUAL AWARDS PARTY AND MEDALLION GAME
21 May 2021Congratulations to our newest Life Masters, and all who earned Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs Awards for 2019/2020/and 2021. Photos - Memory Page
Summer Residential Bridge Camp for Juniors - Tuesday July 5 -
Sunday July 12, 2022 Lake Williamson, Carlinville, IL This is a 6-day residential camp for $450 that includes both Bridge lessons and tournaments, as well as indoor and outdoor recreational activities for students entering 6th through 10th grades in the Fall of 2022. FLYER Here are more Youth and Junior Bridge Events.
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: 0-50 MP Monday Evening Game 7PM John Altman directing. NLM Game at 11:00 AM WED - RESESERVATION REQ'D* *Contact Pam Campbell campbell.ps.54@gmail.com or 513-720-2621. 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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