About our Pizza Parties
Young bridge players enjoy challenging competition and good food at the monthly Silicon Valley Youth (SiVY) Bridge party.
Aspiring bridge players ages 10-25 are welcome – as long as they know just a little bit about bridge and want to learn more.
Upon arrival the kids play casually and enjoy snacks. After pizza is served many players enter a mini-tournament while others keep playing for fun. Brand new players are taught the basics of the game, learning as they play.
The pairs in the mini-tournament practice skills in bidding as well as play. Prizes are awarded to the winners.
Volunteers are available to help the kids who play for fun.
Near the end of each party, dessert is served, while tournament winners are announced and prizes are awarded
The SiVY monthly events are held to provide kids from our after school classes a chance to meet aspiring players from other schools and organizations. They are also a great way for kids who have learned from adult family to play bridge with other young people.
June 14, 2016
Forty-three youth attended our June pizza party which was held on Flag Day.
After playing bridge for fun and eating pizza, fruit and other goodies, thirty-two youth entered our bridge tournament with sixteen youth playing in the 'experienced' section and sixteen youth playing in the less experienced section. All of the winners had big scores, especially Marcus and Daniel who had a whopping 80.90% game!
The remaining youth played bridge for fun while learning from our volunteer table mentors.
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After the tournament, everyone enjoyed the cake honoring Flag Day while the winners of the tournament picked their prizes and had their photos taken. (No, Jerry didn't really select a fork for his prize)
The bridge games at our parties are American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) sanctioned awarding masterpoints (MP) to high scorers. ACBL membership is not required for our games but is strongly suggested. You can join online or at the Bridge Center on the night of an event. Adult membership is $29 for the first year and junior membership only $15 per year. Both include a monthly print magazine and registration of masterpoints (start earning towards becoming a Life Master!).