News from Bridge at Ginger Creek

[Karen Walker]

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BRIDGE AT GINGER CREEK CLUB CALENDAR
Ginger Creek Shops, 2901 West Springfield, Champaign IL
ONLINE RESULTS: http://calendar.kwbridge.com
CLUB HOMEPAGE: http://illinibridge.com
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SILVER POINT WEEK - February 5-11
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The week of February 5, all games at the club will offer sectional-rated
silver points and the chance to place overall in the District-wide
contest. Entry fee: $7.
Monday, Feb 5 ( 6:30) -- Open Stratified
Tuesday, Feb 6 (12:30) -- Flights B & C (0-1500)
Wednesday, Feb 7 (12:30) -- Open Stratified
Thursday, Feb 8 (12:30) -- Open Stratified
Thursday, Feb 8 ( 6:30) -- Flight C (0-500)

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FREE Stuff
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We have these items to give away:
Radio Shack Bridge Companion -- hand-held bridge computer
Saitek Bridge Shadow -- hand-held bridge computer
Duplibridge set -- for playing duplicate-style at home
Duplicate boards:
Full 32-board set (blue plastic)
Boards 1-4 (blue plastic)
Boards 1-4 (aluminum, brand new)
Boards 1-6 (aluminum)
Boards 1-16 (black cardboard, very old collector's item)
Boards 1-8 (green wood, very old collector's item)
Playing cards -- boxed double decks, Congress and Kem brands
Bridge scorepads and tallies -- many designs

Playing cards, tallies and scorecards will be available at the club.
Contact Karen (kwal...@comcast.net) if you'd like any of the other items.

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NEW BRIDGE LAWS
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With the new year comes a number of changes in the laws of duplicate
bridge. The most notable are new rules regarding revokes, claims and
bids out of turn.

If you're interested in the details, ACBL offers several videos that
summarize the new laws:
http://www.acbl.org/clubs_page/video-resources

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PHONE & EMAIL LIST: http://illinibridge.com/phone.htm
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If your name, phone or email needs an update -- or if it's missing --
please email Karen (kwal...@comcast.net) with the new information.

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Karen Walker, Champaign IL http://kwbridge.com
ILLINI REGIONAL: http://regional.kwbridge.com
ADVOCATE NEWSLETTER: http://advocate.district8acbl.com
BGC ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/gingercreek

[Karen Walker]