| 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 | Links |
| Level 2 Course | Next Offered Jan-March 2023 (F2F and hopefully also online) | F2F = Mondays; 12:30 - 3:00 | 10 weeks | Click here |
| Absolute Beginner Course | In progress Oct-Dec 2022. Still can Register | Monday | 10 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 |
| Intermediate/(Adv Novice) single (online) courses TBA for November22 | OnLine | |||
| 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 | At EO Date | OnLine Date | Level (Advanced Novice=easier Intermediate=harder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20 per lesson | Mondays 12:30-2:30 | Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 | |
| Vulnerability; Why does it matter? | Apr 24 | Apr 25 | ALL Movie Posted |
| Negative Doubles: Introduction | May 1 | May 2 | Advanced Novice |
| Reverses: Introduction |
May 8 | May 9 | ALL |
| Play & Analyze 6 Hands | May 15 | May 16 | All |
| Advanced Defensive Strategies (Forcing,Passive, etc | NA-Victoria Day | May 23 | Intermediate |
| Signaling & Discarding | May 29 | May 30 | Advanced Novice |
| Reasons NOT to Draw Trump | June 5 | June 6 | ALL |
| Defense: Do I switch suits now? | Lounge NA | June 13 | All |
| Third Seat Opening Bids | June 19 | June 20 | Intermediate |