First of all, the District 24 NAP Finals is tomorrow, online on BBO. How do you join? You and your partner need to log onto BBO prior to 10:30am ET tomorrow, and look for the appropriate game in ACBL World. If we find out more, we’ll post it here tomorrow morning.
Update: Look inside ACBL World, and you can find the three game called “Dist 24 NAP Flight A/B/C”. See screenshot below.
What is a STaC and NAP Combo?
It’s a term I just made up, but it means you play for silver points at our local Bridge and Games club, because all week long was STaC week. Then you follow it up by playing in the District 24 NAP Finals.
For this STaC week, it looks like the open game netted between 11-15 tables each weekday afternoon. That’s certainly less than the pre-Covid days, but a very nice step towards our return to face-to-face bridge.
As usual, STaC week games pay extra masterpoints, using the same formula as an Upgraded Club Championship. They are silver pigmented points, which saves us from doing the classic trek to Allendale and formerly Woodbridge.
Grand Sunday Reopening Tomorrow
Bridge and Games is also welcoming the return of their Sunday afternoon game. I’m a huge fan of the Sunday afternoon game, as once upon a time it was the very first NYC duplicate game I played. That would been Fall 2017, when former colleague Chris Moh convinced me to return from my 15-year long break from bridge. We started off tucked away into the L-shaped stem of the old Honors 14th floor, where the 0-750 games played. But to get there, we would walk past the massive 30+ table game in the main floor. I didn’t even realize the 12th floor had some bridge going on as well. Those were the days.
Anyway, tomorrow is a key step, as Bridge and Games at East 87th Street and 3rd Avenue returns to an open game every day of the week. The game today had 9 tables, not bad for a Saturday. As usual, come a bit early for an all-you-can eat lunch with tuna salad, cole slaw, egg salad, some deli cold cuts (ham and turkey), coffee, tea, and soda. Once the game begins, they bring out some cookies, cakes, and fruit bowls.