WELCOME

to Central Carolina Bridge Association, an organization for duplicate bridge

in Central North Carolina, bringing players of all skill levels together.

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UPCOMING UNIT GAME: JANE JOHNSON "8-is-Enough" TEAM UNIT GAME ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, at 1:00 pm - 3110 Forest Lawn Drive, Greensboro. Send your team's names (indicating Captain) to rpeffer325@att.net. Click HERE

NEW SCHEDULES FOR CINDY'S CORNER AND TRIAD BRIDGE CLUB Click HERE

CANCELED: ALL OCTOBER CHARLOTTE REGIONAL, per ACBL.

IN-PERSON BRIDGE RESUMES. CHECK LISTINGS UNDER "CLUBS"

Special Links

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CINDY'S CORNER & TRIAD BRIDGE CLUB'S NEW SCHEDULE

New Central Carolina Bridge Virtual Schedule for October

October 16, 2021

RESULTS for Cindy's Corner Virtual Games

RESULTS for Triad Bridge Club Virtual Games

Mondays: NO VIRTUAL BRIDGE. In-person games at 12:30 pm in Winston-Salem and 1:00 pm in Greensboro
Tuesdays: NO VIRTUAL BRIDGE. In-person games at 12:30 pm in Winston. Coming soon in Greensboro at 10:00 am.
Wednesday afternoon at 1:00pm: Triad Bridge Club Open Virtual Pairs / 20/21 boards, $5. Cindy will be directing these games during the month of October, although it will be listed under Triad Bridge Club.
Thursday afternoon at 1:00 pm: Triad Bridge Club Virtual 0-499er (18 boards) and Open Pairs (20-22 boards, $5
Fridays: NO VIRTUAL BRIDGE. In-person games at 12:30 pm in Winston-Salem and 1:00 pm in Greensboro
Saturdays: NO VIRTUAL BRIDGE. In-person Unit games twice monthly. Please refer to website schedule.
Sunday afternoons at 1:00 pm: Triad Bridge Club and Cindy's Corner are alternating for virtual games. 0-299er (18 boards) and Open Pairs (20-22 boards), $5

ONLINE CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION GAMES ON OCTOBER 17 WILL OFFER DOUBLE MPs AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Cindy / crwbridge@yahoo.com / 336-407-9842 / or Peter J. Boyd-Bowman / peterboydbowman@yahoo.com / 336-686-3680. If you are on their distribution lists and wish to be removed, please send Cindy a message kindly letting her know that you are not interested in any virtual games provided by our local directors and you will sadly be removed from the list.

UNIT GAME OCTOBER 30

Jane Johnson "8-is-Enough" Team Game

October 2, 2021

Thank you for coming to Greensboro & playing in the Upgraded Club Championship game Saturday, October 2. Congratulations to the following who earned masterpoints:

2.81 MPs - 72.92% - Joanne McClusky & Nancy Osborne

2.11 MPs - 52.78% - Dixie Culver & Fran Tewkesbury

1.58 MPs - 52.08% - Howard Hockman & Susan Wesley

1.19 MPs - 50.69% - David Idleman & Bruce Southard

Results for all Unit Games (in-person or on BBO, when scheduled) are available on Live for Clubs under club number 275628. Link here: https://my.acbl.org/club-results/275628

The next Unit Game SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 at 1:00 pm will be at the Lewis Recreation Center, 3110 Forest Lawn Drive, Greensboro, and will be a Jane Johnson 8-is-Enough Team Game.

FULLY VACCINATED PLAYERS ONLY. MASKS MUST BE WORN

MPs are determined by ACBL accounting as of September 7 and are listed on the CCBA website's directory:

Maximum 8 points per team!

"C" players with 0-500 MPs = 1 point each
"B" players with 500-2000 MPs = 2 points each
"A" players with 2000+ MPs = 3 points each

If your total team's points is between 4-5 points, your team is a "C"
If your total team's points is between 6-7 points, your team is a "B"
If you total team's points is 8 points, your team is an "A"

The team pair with the least amount of MPs will determine the direction they want to play for each round.

Please submit your team's members' names to Rich Peffer by October 26. Let him know if you need help finding a partner or teammates within a specific stratification. Email rpeffer325@att.net or text Rich at 336-402-5367

A Few Days before the Unit Games - Take a photo of your vaccine card and email it or text it to the Director, along with you full name (mine is attached below as an example; it's easy!) The Directors at our weekly games will be helping folks to do this as well, if you'd like. Also, line up a favorite partner, or email the Unit Game Director to help find one.

Check-in - The first time you attend a Unit Game, please arrive early so the Director can greet you and get the games organized for a 1:00 pm start. If you haven't emailed/texted your card ahead of time, show your COVID vaccine card (or a photo if it) at the table in the lobby, and we'll check off your name and let you know at which table your are to sit.

Cost - $8 / Free for players with 0-5 MPs

Food - There will be no food. Water and coffee will be available. Folks are free to bring their own lunch for themselves.

Length of Game - We will play 21-24 boards. Hand records will be provided following the game.

Game Time - 1:00 pm starting time
499er and Open Games: We plan on offering both a 499er Game and an Open Game at all Unit Games; however, if less than 3 tables of 499er players, everyone will join the Open Game, with stratified results. This does not apply to the Jane Johnson "8-is-Enough" Team Game.

Questions? Need a partner? - Please give Rich Peffer (Unit Game director) a call or text at 336-402-5367 / rpeffer325@att.net

PICK-UP SLIPS AVAILABLE / FOR SALE BY UNIT 169

September 19, 2021

For Directors who are not using BridgeMates regularly, and instead entering results into ACBLScore via

Pickup Slips: Unit 169 has thousands in storage and is willing to sell/donate to Directors who might need

them. See Photo of several of the packs we have (there are many more); most are 3 boards per slip.

New ones from Baron Barclay cost:

 $2.80 for a pack of 100.
 $9.56 for a box of 1000.

Interested? Send an email to Rich Peffer (rpeffer325@att.net) and indicate how many you’d like, and

make an offer for how much you’d donate to the Unit for them. It’s a win-win arrangement!

UNIT PLACES IN TOP 40 FOR ALZHEIMER'S DONATIONS

October 8, 2021

Congratulations to our Unit members who contributed $8,428 to the 2021 ACBL's The Longest Day fundraiser benefitting The Alzheimer's Association. Unit 169 was #25 in the Top 40 Teams! Click HERE for all results.

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SE CAROLINA CONSORTIUM & SE WINSTON-SALEM AREA ONLINE BRIDGE

Two-Week Schedule, Lessons

October 17, 2021

Click HERE FOR SCHEDULE for two weeks October 10-31

Click HERE FOR RESULTS

Click HERE for information re "Table Limit & Open Game Stacking"

Click HERE for SE Carolina YouTube Channel

Click HERE for general information about the Consortium and SE Winston-Salem Online Bridge Club

DISTRICT 7 ON-LINE NEWS

October 5, 2021

Click HERE for NAP Finals, NAP National Finals, October Fundraiser Week, Fundraiser Games

2021 ACBL EVENT SCHEDULE

October is Appreciation Month

Join us online for Club Appreciation Week, Monday, October 11 thru Sunday, October 17.

Simply play in your usual Virtual Club game during the week of October 11-17, and your masterpoint awards will be rated double regular black!

October 2, 2021

Click HERE for October ACBL News

Click HERE for all ACBL Upcoming Events

Click HERE for ACBL Online Event Calendar

Click HERE for NABC, November 25 - December 5 in Austin TX.

All events tentative based upon BBO/ACBL IT capabilities and COVID-19 protocol changes.

Click HERE for ACBL website

FUN PHOTOS ARE ON THE WEBSITE

Unit 169 Events, Gatherings, Newsletters and More!

The website has a special page where photos are posted from Unit events. You can find the Photos under the "Membership" tab in the green navigational bar at the top of the Home page.

Click HERE to be directed to the Photos page.

Unit 169 Events, Gatherings, Newsletters and More!

KEEP YOUR CONTACT INFO UPDATED

Directory Listings & Email Blasts

CCBA Unit 169 receives monthly membership reports from ACBL. Information on these reports are used for our website's Member Directory, as well as our email blasts which are sent by a third party.

To keep your contact information up-to-date, please send any changes to Patsy.Edwards@acbl.org. Please include your ACBL member number.

PLAYING ONLINE IS JUST A FEW CLICKS AWAY

Bridge Base Online

Click HERE for ACBL 2021 ONLINE EVENT SCHEDULE

New to BBO … Click HERE for a tutorial on how to play on BBO.

For more information and help, Click HERE

For BBO mobile help, Click HERE

For Online Etiquette, Click HERE

For YouTube Video on "Getting Started with BridgeBase Online" Click HERE