Author Archives: Lee Lin

Online Honors Classes To Resume, New Website

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Lee Lin

Exactly 4 weeks ago, Honors Bridge Club held their last live duplicate games prior to the Covid-19 related temporary closure. My partner and I declared the very last two boards during a sudden death tiebreaker board in our GNT-C knockout … Continue reading →

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Bridge Adventures: The Road To Virtual Life Master!

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Lee Lin

We previously discussed the possibility of reaching Life Master by playing online bridge in virtual clubs and tournament events. That was before Covid-19 and the Support Your Club events on BBO, which now provide multiple daily opportunities for Black Points. … Continue reading →

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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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