BRIDGE – SUMMER 2025
Bridge Committee Co-Chairs: Alyson Thomson and Rita Freedman. Committee members: Libby Borden, Walter Godlewski and Joel Howard.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at bridge last year. Our mission is to make games at the Club continue to be fun, entertaining and well attended. The Committee will host games on Tuesday evenings in the Great Room and on Friday afternoons in the bar. All members who enjoy the game of bridge are invited to play.
TUESDAY NIGHT BRIDGE
Play commences on June 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to come to the optional buffet dinner at 6:00 p.m. All members and their guests are welcome to attend the dinner and to enjoy drinks at the bar or on the porch for as long as the Club remains open.
Bridge tables will be set up in the Great Room and play and will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. And yes, the bar will be open throughout the evening!
Players need to sign-up each week. The Committee will send a weekly email to all members who have played bridge at the Club in the past or who have indicated that they would like to play. If, for whatever reason, you do not receive these weekly emails, please ask a member of the Bridge Committee to add you to the email list.
All sign-ups must be received by midnight on Sunday for the following Tuesday game. When signing-up, please indicate the name of your partner (if you have one) and if you (and your partner, if applicable) will be attending the buffet dinner beforehand. As is customary, we will try to fill any partial tables, but if we are unable to do so, the last people to sign-up will not be able to play that week.
At the end of the season, the Bridge Trophy Cup will be awarded to the highest-ranked player based on the cumulative results of each week’s play. Only members (not guests) may win the Bridge Cup.
SIGN-UP INSTRUCTIONS
Partners: Email your name and your partner’s name together (e.g. Freedman /Thomson).
Individuals: Email your name as an individual.
PLAY STARTS PROMPTLY AT 7:00 PM
Weekly Prizes: Three dollars will be collected from each player for the kitty at check-in, with prizes awarded each Tuesday to the four highest scoring pairs of the night.
Guests: Guests are welcome to attend with a sponsoring member and, if invited, may play unlimited games throughout the season. The guest fee to play bridge is $10.00 (chit basis) per evening. Members must sign in their guests upon arrival.
GAME SCORING
The game scoring method this season is going to be the same as duplicate bridge.
*Four deals are played
*Each deal is scored separately, with an additional 50 points added to the partial score. Bonuses for making a game are only awarded if the game is bid. There are no partial scores carried over from deal to deal.
*The score is totaled after the four deals.
*The N-S team does not move, the E-W team moves to the next table.
Vulnerability varies from deal to deal in a fixed pattern as follows:
*1st Deal: Neither side is vulnerable
*2nd Deal: Dealer’s side is vulnerable
*3rd Deal: Dealer’s side is vulnerable
*4th Deal: Both Sides are vulnerable
The score for each hand: # of tricks plus bonus 50.
Game Bonus (non-vulnerable): 300
Game Bonus (vulnerable): 500
There will be a more detailed guide on each table and a Bridge Committee member will be available to answer any scoring questions that may arise.
FRIDAY BARROOM BRIDGE
Play commences on June 6th at 4:00 p.m. This game is more casual and less competitive than Tuesday Night Bridge, with laughter entering heavily into the equation. Questions are welcome, even in the middle of play, which allows members to improve their game by learning from one another in a friendly, low-key environment. The bar will be open, and while play stops promptly at 6:00 p.m., many members stay on for cocktails and dinner afterwards.
A weekly call for players will be sent via email to members who have expressed an interest in playing on Fridays. There are no assigned teams at Friday Bar Bridge. Instead, the tables ‘float’, meaning members are paired up at random and get to play with a variety of partners with varying skill levels. Tables are filled in the order that responses are received and a final list of players will be emailed to everyone who signed up no later than the preceding Thursday.
GIVEN THE RELATIVELY SHORT, TWO-HOUR PERIOD FOR PLAY ON FRIDAYS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT MEMBERS ARE SEATED AND READY TO PLAY NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M.
PRIVATE GAMES
Bridge tables can be set up by Club staff for any member wanting to form a private game at times other than Tuesday evenings and Friday afternoons. Please contact the Manager (860.542.5606) to make arrangements.