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that long-awaited bridge update email
by Lien, Chong 22 Apr '20

22 Apr '20

Hi all, Hope everyone is well. Just a few things we'd like to bring to your attention: 1. Unfortunately, we won't be able to hold regular club sessions on BBO in the coming term, mainly due to everybody's schedules (esp. due to exams) and timezone discrepancies. Apologies to everybody who was looking forward to this. However, there's something marginally more exciting coming up (in the next point). 2. Cambridge University Bridge Club is holding Inter-University BBO Games for university students. Details from CUBC's chair: I am delighted to confirm that our first BBO session will take place on Monday 27th April at 14:00. We will be playing 12 boards using normal matchpoint scoring. You will need a partner to register but please get in touch if you are struggling to find one. To be able to sign up on the day, you will need to first complete this form: https://forms.gle/CaUGRgLWkZNLtvNV9, preferably by Sunday evening. If you haven’t used BBO, it is free to use and you can access it here: https://www.bridgebase.com/. When you get in, head to Competitive – Free Tournaments and look for my tournament (my username is m00036). You will be able to register up to two hours in advance; Both you and your partner must be logged on. I would strongly recommend logging on and registering in plenty of time to ensure you don’t miss the start time – late entries can’t be added I’m afraid. To ensure we have another people to make it work, this session will be open to all current members of a university bridge club, so please spread the word and invite anyone else you know who might be interested. Feel free to partner someone at another university (or school) if you want to. I've also been told that this event will be an afternoon-only affair whenever they decide to hold it, due to BBO restrictions. 3. The club has some digital resources that have been stashed away for the past few years. I've uploaded them onto Microsoft Teams, and you can request to join here<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3af8dcfc1bd3fc401683c8e1fc2cbe7678%40…> to view them. If you have e-books or similar and would like to add them to our collection, please let us know. We're also looking for a suitable display photo for this, so please send in your entries. The winner will (eventually) receive the cheapest jar of passata available on Amazon Fresh, courtesy of the club. 4. If you're otherwise interested in playing more bridge, you might want to find out if your local club is doing BBO tournaments. For example, Young Chelsea in London is holding weekly online tournaments (there's an entry fee for students I think). More details are available on their site<https://www.bridgewebs.com/youngchelsea/> (also there's a great photo of legendary club member Ryan demonstrating his cardplay prowess, so please do have a look). 5. The committee is also working on other projects. More details to come as the term goes on, so be excited! In the meantime, please continue to stay safe😊. Also, as always, please keep a lookout on any scammers peddling strong pass or myxomatosis twos. Regards, chongyou

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well, we did it: dinner is no more
by Lien, Chong 14 Mar '20

14 Mar '20

Hi all, Unfortunately, due to the rapidly evolving situation regarding the current pandemic, we're cancelling the planned end-of-term dinner next week. Apologies if you were looking forward to it. nobody actually honestly was because you can't play bridge during dinner Instead, we'll be tentatively having our usual session on Tuesday 6-8pm at Blackett 741. This is of course subject to any changes by college. your committee.

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bridge club this week
by Lien, Chong 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hi all, Session is on tomorrow as usual. Also let us know if you're coming for our dinner next week here<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B3WJK4zudUWDC0-CZ8PTB2u…>. your committee.

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bridge club end of term dinner
by Lien, Chong 05 Mar '20

05 Mar '20

Hi all, It's almost the end of term, so we're having a dinner again. Except this time, it's definitely objectively better because there's no better way to celebrate bridge's classic French roots than sinking your teeth into French classics (such as the coup en croissant). Details: Brasserie Zédel 20 Sherwood St London W1F 7ED Tuesday, 17 March 2020 We meet on location at 6:45pm. Menu here<http://zedel3.d3r-cdn.com/pdfs/original/5728-zedel-main-english-038-aw-web.…>. Let us know that you're coming here<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B3WJK4zudUWDC0-CZ8PTB2u…>. (We didn't take down names on Tuesday, so please respond again!) Veuillez agréer l'expression de mes sentiments respectueux, le comité du bridge

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agm club this week
by Lien, Chong 01 Mar '20

01 Mar '20

Hi all, AGM this week. There might be baked goods, and you're free to bring your own too. Also nominate yourself at bridgeclub(a)imperial.ac.uk if you're still interested in running for a committee position. See you then, your soon-to-be-former committee.

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End of term dinner poll
by Lien, Chong 26 Feb '20

26 Feb '20

Hi all, It's here again (on 17/03), but this time with more democracy. Vote here<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=B3WJK4zudUWDC0-CZ8PTB8V…>. Also, next week we are hosting the Great Bridge Bake-Off along with AGM, so please bring either your edible baking creations or your apologies. See you soon, your committee.

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pancake club this week
by Lien, Chong 23 Feb '20

23 Feb '20

Hi all, Apparently making pancakes in a lecture room is dangerous and a fire hazard, so instead we'll be sitting around doing nothing on Tues 25/03 in Blackett 741 at 6pm. See you then, your committee p.s. apologies to those who were looking forward to weetabix last week - our pointman wasn't able to locate cereal in the biscuit aisle.

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bridge club this week
by Lien, Chong 15 Feb '20

15 Feb '20

Hi all, There's bridge club again this coming week on Tuesday, the 18th, at 6-8pm in Blackett 741. This time, we're hopefully investigating the edibility of weetabix in water. Also, we're organising our AGM on 03/03/20, 6-8pm. We'll be sending out the details of the AGM (to members only) soon-ish. If you're currently not a member but would like to participate in the AGM, please buy membership (by 21/02/20) and then inform us at bridgeclub(a)imperial.ac.uk. Looking forward to hyper-hydrated grains, your committee.

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biscuit club this week
by Lien, Chong 09 Feb '20

09 Feb '20

Hi guys, The end of days may be nigh, but fear not: there's biscuits again this Tuesday 4th Feb 6-8pm in Blackett 741. Looking forward to biscuit-induced decadence, your committee p.s. biscuit person please remember to bring the biscuits

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bridge tomorrow
by Lien, Chong 27 Jan '20

27 Jan '20

Hi all, There's bridge tomorrow 6-8pm in Blackett 741 as usual. See you then, your committee

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