Rossmoor

 

Club Manager:  Michael Gosnell, 925-949-9630, rossmoorbridge@gmail.com
Bridge Room:  925-988-7880  For last minute cancellations!

Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club is a private bridge club in the Rossmoor community.  There are 6 games each week plus several unit games on Sundays.  As noted below, most games are for members only or members and invited guests. However, the Thursday evening game, all unit games, and all STaC games are open to all bridge players.  All games are in the Oak Room at the Gateway Center.

GAME SCHEDULE

• Monday 12:30pm   Open & 499er games – limited to Rossmoor members
• Tuesday 12:30pm   Open & 199er games – members may invite non-members to play
• Wednesday 9:30am   Open game -members may invite non-members to play
• Thursday 7:00pm   Open game – non-members can play, open to all bridge players
• Friday 9:00am   0-49 MPs – members may invite non-members to play
• Saturday 12:30pm   Open game -members may invite non-members to play
• Sunday Unit Games 1:00pm   Held occasionally during the year.  Check the Unit 499 webpage and/or the Rossmoor Special Events calendar for specific dates.  Games are Open & 299er games – non-members can play, open to all bridge players

GAME RESULTS are here!

TABLE RESERVATIONS/PARTNERSHIPS AVAILABLE – click here for details.
You have a second option for finding a partner for a game. Simply email the club’s google groups site:  duplicatebridgeatrossmoor@googlegroups.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Mon-Sat August 19-24 Summer Fun STAC Week
• Mon-Sat September 2-7 Club Championship Week
• Wednesday September 4 Imp Pairs
• Mon-Sat September 9-14 International Fund Charity Week
• Friday September 20 No Game, Flea Market
• Saturday September 21 No Game, Flea Market
• Sunday September 22 UNIT GAME, 1 pm, Open Sect & 299, Open
• DUPLICATE BRIDGE DEFENSE CLASS OFFERED
  The Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club (RDBC) is offering a class in defensive play.   The eight week class will be held on Mondays beginning September 16.   Classes will be held in the Oak Room at Gateway from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.   Participants should arrive early to the first class.
  The class will cover openings leads, carding (standard, upside down count and attitude), signally for attitude, count and suit preference, and defense strategy including second and third hand play and when to shift to trump.   Also covered will be dos and don’ts in specific circumstances.   Practice hands will reinforce these topics.
  The class is appropriate for intermediate players who want to improve their game.  The instructor will be Ravi Bhalla. 
  The text will be “Defense” by Larry Cohen which will be available from the instructor for $15.   Notes provided by instructor will be $5.   The cost for the class is $50 for members of the RDBC, $60 for resident nonmembers ($10 of which will cover RDBC dues for 2019), and $100 for nonresidents.  Checks should be made payable to Rossmoor Duplicate Bridge Club.
  To enroll call Barbara V. Smith at 925-256-4430.
• New Google Group started – click here to review details.  You can get e-mails about news of the Roosmoor DBC
• USEFUL LINKS:
• Special Events for 2019
• Board of Directors/Meeting Minutes
• Bridge Etiquette
• Zero Tolerance Policy
• By-laws
• Club Manager – description