| In addition to providing duplicate games, we are committed to bringing new players to the game, and providing appropriate venues for their game to grow. Text in red means starting soon, sign up now. Courses are afternoons unless stated otherwise |
Program Offerings - Overview |
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| Program | When | Duration | Details | |
| Advanced Novice/Intermediate Spring Courses | Register now by emailing Steve | Mondays 1:30 - 3:30 OnLine | One day courses | Click here |
| Level 2 Course | Next Offered Jan-March 2023 | Mondays; 12:30 - 3:00 | 10 weeks | Click here |
| Absolute Beginner Course | Next Offered Sept-Nov 2022. Register now | Day of week TBA | 11 weeks | See front left of main page for links and details |
| Shuffle & Play (*Not offered online) | Mondays 12:30-3:15 | Ongoing; Supervised | Recent Level 2 Graduates (or equivalent) | Click here |
| We also offer a complementary advanced seminar aimed at Open players. This runs on the first Monday of months Oct thru June. It starts at 11:00 before the open game, and is run by Dave Colbert, a international-level Canadian player. Just show up, no registration required. |
Below are descriptions of courses offered |
Shuffle & Play |
| Open to any novice players who have completed Level 1 and 2 or equivalent. Come and practice your game by playing shuffled hands. Ideal for those who prefer this casual learning environment over a gentle but formal duplicate game. A bridge instructor will be supervising by answering any of your questions. Runs every Monday from 12:30 to 3:15. $8 per session |
Absolute Beginner Bridge: Lesson series |
| This course will start from the very beginning and take participants through the basics of the game. Topics include .... |
| * Basic mechanics of the game |
| * Bidding basics; suits/rank/auctions |
| * Counting points in your hand |
| * Starting to bid your hand - Opening Bids |
| * Bidding - Evaluating your hand |
| * Bidding - Responses |
| * Scoring |
| * Starting to Play the Hand |
| * Card combinations |
| * Bidding - Overcalls |
| * Intro to Defence - Opening Leads |
Beginner Bridge Level 2: Lesson series |
| This course is for those who have specifically taken Beginner Bridge (Level 1) at EBC or an equivalent first bridge course. (Those wishing to verify equivalence, please check the course description above). Topics for Level 2 include .... |
| * Review of Beginner course |
| * Bidding: Opener's Rebids |
| * Competitive Bidding: Overcalls & Doubles; review and responses |
| * Playing the Hand: Building Blocks of Declarer Play |
| * Playing the Hand: Analyze and Play Trump & NT contracts |
| * Defense: Basics |
| * Defense: Talking with your cards |
| * Bidding: Big Hands |
| * Bidding: Adding some conventions (Blackwood, Gerber) |
| * Last week: Supervised Play & Casual competition |
| Topic | Date | Level (Advanced Novice=easier Intermediate=harder) |
|---|---|---|
| $20 per lesson | Mondays 1:30-3:30 online All notes are at EBC Web Page; Learning Materials... | |
| Responding to Takeout Doubles and Overcalls | May 2 | Adv Nov Movie Posted Notes (Competitive Bidding - pgs 4-7) 7 Hands |
| Introduction to Negative Doubles | May 9 | Adv Nov Movie Posted For note, see Negative Double section of Intermediate Conventions HANDS - 6 Negative Doubles |
| Bidding: Two Conventions 1) 4th Suit Forcing 2) New Minor Forcing | May 16 | Intermed Movie Posted For note, see Intermediate Conventions HANDS - 4th Suit Forcing & New Minor Forcing |
| Defence: When NOT to follow the rules | May 23 | All Movie Posted For note, see Single Lessons; Defence HANDS - When NOT to follow the defensive rules |
| Penalty Doubles | May 30 | All Sorry no Movie; the videographer failed to execute For Note, see Learning Materials; Single Lessons; Bidding; "Doubling the Opponent's Contract" (Hands link just below there) |
| Planning and Play of NT Contracts | June 6 | All Movie Notes Hands |
| Defence: Visioning the Proper Defence | June 13 | Intermediate Movie - Part 1 Movie - Part 2 |
| Play and Analyze - Play 8ish hands, take up rigorously | June 20 | All Movie |
| Take every course for $150 (save $10) and improve your average game by 2.6% |