Category Archives: Software

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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Free Online ACBL Silver Point Sectional

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Lee Lin

It’s raining silver points these days! We just finished another successful unit STaC weekend with three separate Swiss teams events (two for 0-750, one for open). The winning pair on Friday afternoon netted 13.31 silver points! The next nearby sectional … Continue reading →

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Anyone Prefer The Old Club Results Format?

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Lee Lin

As a software guy, I know it is very difficult to make significant interface changes that please everyone. Some faction of users will complain about something the old system did more effectively. We always hope the new features heavily outweigh … Continue reading →

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Ways To Practice Bridge Solo?

Posted on January 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

For those going to Allendale this weekend for yet another NJ sectional, good luck! We are back from our travels and jet-lagged for quite some time. That means no 2-session events for me, and no driving. Even the usual Honors … Continue reading →

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Warm and Fuzzy

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Lee Lin

Thanks for making all of us here at the GNYBA web content team feel warm and fuzzy. We have received plenty of encouraging feedback over the past few days. Whether it is incoming email, WordPress comments on the posts, or … Continue reading →

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How close are you to your next rank?

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Uday Ivatury

Jay Whipple, the guy who brought us The Common Game, hosts a web page that analyzes your ACBL Rank and tells you what you need, and where to go get it. No, no, not that, I’m talking about Silver, Red … Continue reading →

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