Author Archives: Lee Lin

Let’s Try The Mid-Flight 3:45pm Today!

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Lee Lin

Alright – I’m finally going to bite the bullet. No more hiding out and sparring with robots. I’ve only played one live Support Your Club game on March 26th – the very first private club event open to all honors … Continue reading →

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Honors Publishes NYC Bridge Survey

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Lee Lin

The Honors / NYC Bridge crew has done a fantastic job bringing back the club feeling, now with a full schedule of open and limited duplicate games. Here is the latest schedule. Even the brick and mortar honors never had … Continue reading →

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Is Summer 2020 NABC Montreal Still Happening? (Nope)

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Lee Lin

So far, NABC Summer 2020 is still on (EDIT: NABC Summer 2020 is officially cancelled), and it runs from July 15th to July 26th. It would have conflicted with the Tokyo Summer Olympics, but that is no longer a problem. … Continue reading →

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Advanced Bot Pricing on BBO

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Lee Lin

I know I’m going to jinx it right after this post. So far, it’s been a week of supporting my club using the Daylong SYC Robot tournament. I’ve managed to get some points each time I’ve played, but I’ve only … Continue reading →

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Anyone Tried FunBridge?

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Lee Lin

As the bridge community continues to stay at home amid the Covid-19 orders, we are all slowly adjusting to the new Bridge Base Online world of ACBL club games. We are glad to hear NYC Bridge, formerly Honors / Aces … Continue reading →

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How To Get ACBL Masterpoints on Bridge Base Online

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Lee Lin

There is a huge learning curve to playing bridge online. Even if you are a life master or very seasoned player, the shift to playing online is still hard. How do you actually pay and enter events? How do you … Continue reading →

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ACBL Black Points, No Others Humans

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Lee Lin

It’s a weird time for everything and everyone, but Bridge Base and ACBL have stepped up in a major way. They must be working around the clock to release all new gadgets and events rolling out daily. Katherine wrote about … Continue reading →

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Need Help Navigating The New BBO World?

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Lee Lin

So much has changed, but bridge lives on in a post social-distancing world. Just recently, we predicted it would someday be possible to reach life master from home. We didn’t think it would be a month later! These are tough … Continue reading →

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NAP and GNT Moved to Summer / Fall 2020 NABC

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Lee Lin

Big news – the ACBL National Board has voted and passed a motion to move NAP 2020 to Montreal Summer 2020, and GNT to Tamp Fall 2020. ACBL Board Journal, March 20, 2020 Motion: The 2020 NAP Finals will be held … Continue reading →

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March 2020 GNYBA Board Meeting Minutes

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Lee Lin

Meeting minutes posted for the March 2020 GNYBA Board Meeting. This meeting had 5 board members dialing in, with a full switch to Zoom for next time. NABC CancelledWe confirmed that the Columbus Spring 2020 NABC was cancelled. That’s a … Continue reading →

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