The Bridge Zone

Last chance to enter the competition celebrating our birthday
Name five guests who have been on the show, excluding Judge Julie and the Bailiff
VIP tickets to Counting Crows concert in Auckland March 24.
Email [email protected]

Judge Julie rules on a Pass out of turn when partner is actually the Dealer
She gives some pointers on borderline comparable calls
What bids can be made to give more precise meaning and less than an opening hand
It a difficult decision to make

Mr Jinn gets a session prize at the Hamilton Intermediate and Mt Albert Intermediate is his next destination
Feedback on the monthly lists from Jack James and YOUTH players are hitting the summit in all bar one list
Don’t forget to register on MYNZB to get direct emails for The Bridge Zone link and any other areas of interest to you – that’s the tip of the week

Barry and Mereana talk about Lessons in Hamilton with 70 odd attendees
And we take the lessons on the road to Paeroa in April

See you at the tables

Judge Julie rules that playing and directing is a tough gig
She gives some pointers on how to cope with being called
Having other directors or capable players to assist in times of need helps
And tips about spreading these capable players around the room
An interesting situation happened; the director was called 7 cards after the initial infraction – what’s a nice way to handle that?

Mr Jinn podiums at again at East Coast Bays – it’s the middle step this time – congrats to Ross and Duncan
The JIN Club motto – hear the Latin version this week
Feedback on the JIN Club – nice to hear from the listeners
And we have share some thoughts on moving thru the grades

Barry and I talk about Km’s to A’s from his trip to New Plymouth
Podium finish for The Gambler
I have done some more caricatures for the rest of the Bridge Zone crew and will post them

Remember to enter the competition celebrating our birthday
Name 5 guests that have been on the show excluding Judge Julie and the Bailiff
VIP tickets to Counting Crows concert in Auckland March 24th
Email [email protected]

See you at the tables
The BZ Crew

Judge Julie is back
She teaches us how to calculate match points
Whether you are a budding Director or a player wanting to learn the formula, this week’s segment is for you

The Bridge World after 96 years is going full on digital
The new editor in chief is our friend Adam Parrish
Sorry Partner podcast says hi and mazel tov
How do you get to Open grade
64 is the new senior eligibility and 65 you’re not eligible – weirdo spoiler alert

Mr Jinn podiums at Taupo and takes a couple of pics
Guess who? Minus 1700 two weeks in a row
Proposal to host a JIN grade tournament at Warkworth is on the table
The JIN Club motto is born

Remember to enter the competition celebrating our birthday
Names 5 guests that have been on the show excluding Judge Julie and the Bailiff
VIP tickets to Counting Crows concert in Auckland March 24th
Email [email protected]

See you at the tables!

Happy 400th Birthday to The Bridge Zone. Nope, Barry didn’t get me a birthday present
The Bailiff rules this week while Judge Julie is on holiday
How do you apply a weighted score this week
To poll or not to poll that is the question
Barry tips on the Blackwood convention
Hello to Leanne Blackwood from Whakatane Club, a JIN Club member
Mr Jinn shares some results
Cromwell golds a tournament with great numbers
Youth bridge in NZ
Jack James and Leon Meier are part of the team that won the National Teams event in CHC
Who is the Machine? An international bridge player and he is a youth player too
Like Bob the builder, can we fix it? It’s a numbers game
The Bridge Zone Prize Cupboard is open. Get your entry [email protected]
PS: did we say it enough that we are 400 episodes deep this week?

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