“We are getting close to the point where we can open up,” Dr. Bonnie Henry said Monday. Encouraging news, but don’t expect to be back at the physical bridge table any time soon, though.
However, this doesn’t mean you can’t play at your local club with your favourite partner. All three Victoria ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs have joined forces and are now offering online games on BBO (Bridge Base Online) every day of the week, except Sunday.
Find detailed information on these club games on our new BBO Resources web page. Just click on the link or hover over “Resources” in the top menu.
If you’re not familiar with BBO, it’s actually very easy, and on the BBO Resources, you can access several short videos showing you how to use the BBO website.
And finally there is a section explaining how to find your friends on BBO.
Let me add my voice to this notice from Bridge Victoria. I’ve only just learned how to play bridge online, and I’ve been playing Virtual games for a week now. It wasn’t hard to learn or to navigate, and it’s vitally important important that we support our clubs. There are also SYC (Support Your Clubs) games on the BBO website, from which a majority of the proceeds goes to your clubs.
These games represent a way of trying to ensure that our clubs are still there when we’re allowed to play in person again!
Denis Johnston