EASYBRIDGE!

Easybridge is for people who have never played bridge, people who learned to play a long time ago and would like to learn how to play modern bridge, and people who play "social" bridge occasionally and would like to broaden their skills.

At each Easybridge! game, you pause to help yourself at a table filled with goodies on your way to your bridge table. You can come with a partner or not. Sometimes, you will play with that partner, more often with another nice person. Often, everyone draws for partners.

Easybridge! is based on experiential learning. You learn from and while playing the game. Each game begins with a short presentation that expands on what you learned from your Easybridge "Comic Book" (a textbook like you've never seen before). Yes, there is homework, but you've never been better entertained while learning! We are here to learn how to play bridge, not to demonstrate how smart we are; so it is common to see a player show his cards to an opponent asking, "How would you bid this hand?" Staff members are nearby to answer questions. Usually, they will lead you toward the answer by reminding you of concepts that have been covered.

Easybridge! is open to all bridge players who have fewer than 20 masterpoints. If you have never played before, join the fun during the first 4 or 5 games in an Easybridge! series. If you already know a little bit about bridge, join the fun at anytime! (Like right after reading this.)

While most Easybridge! games are "duplicate bridge," we include sessions of "party bridge" and team games; and you learn how to plan a very nice 2-table bridge game at home.

Incidentally, while most bridge "classes" are x-number of weeks long, Easybridge! goes on and on! When we complete the 15+ week Easybridge!, we start the 10+ week Easybridge! 2. After that comes 10+ weeks of Easybridge! 3. And, guess what? It never ends. You just learn more and more, play more and more, and meet more and more nice partners and opponents.

Our next Easybridge! series is scheduled for Saturday mornings (9:00- ) beginning September 11, 2010. The first few games will last two hours; later, they will extend to 3.25 hours. The first four games and lessons are absolutely free. After that, players join the Village Card Club ($5.00 per year) and pay $2 for each session. If you are interested in joining in the Easybridge! fun, please contact (915-0320) or (915-9827).

July 26, 2010