Bay Area Youth Bridge Resources 2024
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) – The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is the governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda and Canada and is a member of the World Bridge Federation. Their webste allows users to track their Masterpoints, provides information about local clubs,teachers, tournaments, etc.
ACBL District 21 – the local governing body of the ACBL serving Northern California and Nevada. Provides information on and results of local tournaments, links to Units within the district, etc.
ACBL Masterpoint Races – see how the masterpoints you and your friends have won compare to the rest of the youth in the ACBL.
How to Fill Out the ACBL Convention Card
Bridge-Related Card Games
These games can be used to familiarizing new players to the concepts of Bridge.
Hands – Trick taking game developed by the Center for Bridge Education in San Francisco
Knock Out Whist – A simple trick taking game more sophisticated than the Game of Tricks. It uses trump, and involves some strategy, yet is still suitable for fairly young kids (ages 5-12). Any number from 2-7 can play. It seems to be played mostly in Britain, and is often called by the alternative name Trumps.
MiniBridge – A simplified form of Contract Bridge designed to expose newcomers to declarer and defensive playing techniques without the burden of learning a detailed bidding system.
Whist – A classic English trick-taking card game which was the basis for the development of bridge.
Create a FREE Bridge Base Online (BBO) Account
To create a FREE account with BBO:
- Go to www.bridgebase.com
- Select Register to create a free account
- Fill out your profile
- When you first sign up for BBO you can practice a little with their robots. From the Home page click Solitaire and then Just Play Bridge (this is free).
Your login name may be obscure (like “queen of hearts”). We ask that you also put your real name in your profile so people will know who you are when they click on your profile.
Create a Convention Card in BBO. You can create one for each of your partners under the account tab. You can also use one of the default standard cards listed. BBO defaults to SAYC if you don’t specify your own card.
View BBO signup tutorial video
SiVY Volunteer Resources
Volunteer Resources (password protected) – Instructions and material for general organization, marketing, school outreach, teaching. etc.