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 17, 2017
Thirty five youth bridge players participated in our June pizza party.
Players played casual bridge and noshed on pizza, chips and fruit before the official tournament play. Sixteen players (4 tables) competed in the more experienced tournament and another sixteen players (4 tables) participated in the less experienced tournament. The remaining three players continued to learn and have casual play.
Winston 8th grade, An - 4th grade, Himan and Denali - brother and sister, and Katherine -5th grade all played in their first tournament.
Willow and Eliza - 4th graders - met at the pizza party and like to play together.
Tara - 8th grade - learned to play bridge at summer camp
At the conclusion of play, everyone enjoyed cake while Debbie Rosenberg read the names of the tournament winners who chose prizes and posed for photographs.
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 $5 per year. Both include a monthly magazine (print for Adults, online access for Juniors) and registration of masterpoints (start earning towards becoming a Life Master!).