Have you ever wondered what to do after your partner has failed to alert your 2C as a Drury raise, and instead has raised you to 3C? Has your opponent ever pulled a card out of their hand after declarer has led, and then thought for several minutes and put it back? Has your partner ever scowled at you when you have failed to lead something they wanted? Worst of all, have you ever been accused of behaving in an illegal or unethical manner at the table, and not known what exactly you've done?

We've all experienced, and committed, breaches of bridge etiquette at some time or another at the table. But sometimes these breaches go beyond etiquette and give an advantage to our opponents. While there's been a great emphasis on "learning the game", we haven't all been taught what is illegal or unethical in duplicate bridge.

We approached Neil Kimelman and asked him to provide some guidance on this subject, and he's graciously agreed. Please note that while his article is more geared toward the beginning player, there is still much to be learned from his article for many of our members. 

To read Neil's article, click here. 

Save the date!

Bridge Manitoba is planning a 4-day Regional this fall! Games will run from Wednesday, October 14th through Saturday, October 17th. For more information, click here.

There have been a number of complaints regarding the use of scented products by some players attending our games. Please be aware that some of our members are sensitive to strong fragrances, and, given that we are in quite close quarters while we play, consider leaving your perfumes and colognes for other social events.

Thanks.

It's that time of year again... the club qualifying phase of the North American Pairs (NAP) is on its way! The North American Pairs is a competition where each District selects representatives to compete at the Spring North American Bridge Championship (NABC), to be held in 2027 in Dallas. The event begins with qualifying games in Clubs during June, July and August. These games are followed by District-level competitions to select players for the NABC. Financial subsidies are provided by ACBL to the top two pairs in each flight in each District to offset the cost of travel to the NABC.

Our clubs will be hosting a number of NAP qualifier games between June and August. All qualifier games offer 50% red points and 50% black. Clubs will be using stratification limits of Unlimited/6000/3000/NLM 750. Strats are based on the player with the most masterpoints, NOT the pair average. Players who qualify will be eligible to compete in the District 2 final. You do not need to be an ACBL member to play in the club qualifier, but you do need to be a current ACBL member to advance to the next stage.

Bridge Manitoba will be fully subsidizing the extra card fees incurred for running these games, so the cost to our members will be the same as always. June dates for our qualifier games are listed below. Start lining up your partners now!

Monday, June 8 @ 12:00 - Kirkfield Westwood
Wednesday, June 24 @ 12:15 - Bridge Manitoba (Soul Sanctuary)
Thursday, June 25 @ 12:15 - Lorraine's BC (Soul Sanctuary)

For more information on the North American Pairs, click here.