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Bridge Klub Dubrovnik - Bridge school
"The bridge school is going full steam ahead! And our beginners test their newly acquired knowledge and skills on Fridays at the 65+ Club in Vojnovic.
A team match was played on two tables. At the third table, the two youngest bridge hopefuls, Lana (10) & Marin (14), played butler with Srdjan, the head of the bridge school. This is a true proof that the bridge game is interesting for all generations!
We used pre-dealt boards, and beginners experienced entering scores into BridgePal mobiles for the first time - just like a regular club tournament!
In a happy atmosphere, we played 16 boards in no time, and the results were immediately available online.
Beginners learned that on the web, in addition to hand diagrams and results, they can see:
1. points on each board,
2. makeable contracts,
3. bidding for each game, and
4. hand replay 'Play' and 'Play it Again' (what if...)
Sometimes just one bid takes the game in a completely different direction, as in the example on board 2 above.
We wish the beginners many more bridge fun on Fridays! ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣"





Bridge Klub Dubrovnik - These charming gentlemen are a proof that bridge is a sport.

From the club website: "The best result achieved by Bridge Club Dubrovnik in the A League

Last weekend (19 Jan 2025), the remaining six rounds of the first part of the A League bridge competition were played in Zagreb. The first five rounds were played in Rijeka, where the Dubrovnik team took second place overall. After the remaining six rounds, the Dubrovnik team took a high third place. This is the best result achieved by Bridge Club Dubrovnik in this competition so far and the first time in the eight years that Bridge Club Dubrovnik has a representative in the A League that the Dubrovnik team will play for the champion.
The goal - staying among the top six teams - has been met. The next step is to try to win a medal. The first six teams in the overall standings continue the competition in the Champions League and play two more weekends of five rounds each, and the remaining six play one more weekend in the Survival League. The two lowest ranked teams are eliminated from the league. The following players performed for the Dubrovnik team: Djivo Tikvica, Ante Mijic, Ivana Cvjetanovic, Josko Djilovic, Ivan Bilusic and Andrija Martic."

BridgePal users since 2024.




                                    

Captain Ravi Kumar Manian wrote to us in January 2023: "I live in Coonoor, a small hill station in Southern India. I started using BridgePal as our scoring device in early 2022, for our tournaments. We usually have 6 to 7 tables and I use it as Bridgemates along with ACBLScore. I must compliment all of you at BridgePal for the flawless way it has worked so far. A wonderful, easy and inexpensive alternate solution to using Bridgemates. Thanks a ton team BridgePal".
Bridge in Coonoor is an article about Capt Manian, written in 2021 just before they started using BridgePal.
There is also a results website.

What is a hill station in India?




                                    


Ace of Clubs Bridge - for "Ladies who are young at heart". "We are at Rudding Park Hotel which is gorgeous", says Justine. They have been using BridgePal/ BridgeScore since 2019.



                                    


Lytham Bridge Club, first session with BridgePals, after a successful conversion from EBUscore/Bridgemate to EBUscore/BridgePal.
Gwen, the BridgePal team leader, reported after the trial session
"All went well last night and the system was well received by all."
Lytham StAnnes, 29th March 2024




"24 happy bunnies" - From Bernard Magee bridge break run by Gwen Beattie in Inn on the Prom, BridgePal/ BridgeScore, St Annes, 18-20 March 2024
More fans this week I now have 8 requests for BridgePal info!




From Gwen Beattie - "36 happy bunnies" - Gwen Beattie Bridge Breaks,
Inn on the Prom, St Annes, March 2024

This is the 2nd event we have used BridgePal. 9 tables with players from Lancashire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Scotland and the Manchester area. None of them had used BridgePals before, although most had used BridgeMates. They needed little or no training... the scoring was pretty much self-explanatory.

Several guests asked me for details about BridgePal as their clubs are also having issues with Bridg...te degradation in varying degrees but the general consensus was that this is definitely the way to go.




From Gwen Beattie - "28 happy bunnies" - Very well received by all players! This particular group is from the U3A (University of the 3rd Age); they come twice a year to the same hotel Inn on the Prom in St Annes for a bridge break, have been doing for the last 10 years! I refer to them as 'Shirley's Bridgers' (Shirley is the organiser). I just go in and run the bridge for them.
There were only 7 tables this time so I used 7 Amazon Fire 7-inch tablets. I have 3 old Android phones with BridgePal installed that I took as back-up but didn't need them.

I have another group (not U3A, from clubs all over the north-west) coming early March and there'll be up to 9 tables then, so I'll be ordering another couple of Amazon Fire tablets (re-furbished from E-bay, about 38 GBP each).

St Annes, February 2024



                                    



Westbrook Beach Club, Ballito, South Africa








North Coast Bridge Club draws large player base, North Coast Courier. The club meet every Friday at Yami's in Salt Rock, South Africa, 29th January 2023






Kowloon Cricket Club - Bridge Section - during pandemic
Hong Kong 2022






LMNeuquen
"UNCo offers bridge classes again with the idea of adding young players". Teacher is Marissa Cattaneo and there are BridgePals on the tables!
We found you Amigos Del Bridge!
Neuquen, Argentina, April 2022



Amigos Del Bridge, Neuquen, Argentina
The last tournament of the year, 13 tables. Armando Cattaneo standing on the left. Marissa Cattaneo can be seen talking in the Youtube video. December 2019
These adult education classes seem to have stopped during the pandemic and not resumed afterwards.
Youtube - Facebook


Amigos Del Bridge, Neuquen, Argentina
The last tournament of the year, 13 tables. December 2019





Playing bridge in Thailand can be a criminal offence - read here about it. Jomtien and Pattaya Bridge Club became BridgePal users in 2021 - see here.


Playing bridge in Thailand can be a criminal offence - read here about it. Jomtien and Pattaya Bridge Club became BridgePal users in 2021 - see here.