* Victoria Bridge Centre: Lessons and New Player Information *

Getting Started
Need Lessons?	See our Schedule below
Know how to play, but don't have a partner?	Drop in Thursday morning; You will play!
Not sure if Duplicate is for you?	TRY IT OUT! Play on Thursday morning or Saturday afternoon. You will get a free play for your next game
Curious?	Come Visit! You are welcome to come to any game to watch or 'kibitz' as we call it :) Feel free to drop in any time
Other Questions?	Please call us: 250-382-2913
Coming Soon	Supervised Bid and Play Thursday nights Lesson 7:00 pm - Game 7:30 - 9:30 Starts March 25th 2010 -- Novice Players no partner needed.

**Lessons Schedule**
Audrey Grant's Bridge Basics I	Beginner	September 16, 2010	7:00 pm	8 Sessions	$95.00
Declarer Play	Intermediate	September 19, 2010	1:00 pm	4 Sessions	$40.00
Bidding Workshop	Intermediate	March 7, 2010 - Jacoby 2NT	1:00 pm	Single Session	$10.00
Bidding Workshop	Intermediate	March 21, 2010 - Splinters	1:00 pm	Single Session	$10.00

Duplicate Bridge Terminology
ACBL	The American Contract Bridge League is the governing body of duplicate bridge in North America.
Masterpoints	When you place in the top 40% at an ACBL sanctioned game, you earn masterpoints. Masterpoints come in different pigments, for example at a club game the points are typically 'black'; at a Sectional Tournament points are 'Silver' etc. The ACBL awards rankings to players according to their masterpoint holdings.
Life Master	The rank of Life Master is the coveted rank of all new ACBL players. For more information on ranks and how to achieve them, see: ACBL.
OPEN Pairs	This is the most common type of duplicate bridge. You and your partner play against many other pairs for the duration of the session. Your scores for each hand are recorded on a slip of paper or in the electronic scoring system. When the session is over the director announces the results. All levels of players are allowed to play in the OPEN Pairs games.
NLM Pairs	Non Life Master Pairs. This is the the same as OPEN Pairs, except that no one who has achieved the rank of Life Master may play in this session.
0-200 Pairs	Anyone with fewer than 200 masterpoints may play at this game.
Swiss Teams	A team of four competes against another team of four for several hands. They then score those hands with their teammates and report the result. Next they play a different team of four, score and report. This continues to the end of the session when a winner is declared.