Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Learn and play bridge! Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Fall is almost here! Can you feel the chill in the air? No? Me neither. That's okay! It's always great weather for playing bridge and making new friends in bridge classes. I'm way behind on newsletters, but I promise I'll have one soon. (My email server is back from needing a rebuild after a malware attack.) Welcome to everyone from our last Bridge Basics 1 class! If you're on the list by mistake, please drop me a note and I'll take care of it. Here are the courses that are starting up this week: Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding We've learned the basics of bidding when only one side is involved in the auction, but there are four players at the table! Everyone may want to get in on the auction to find a productive contract for their side, or make it difficult for the opponents to find their best contract. In this course you learn to start thinking like a bridge player, looking for ways to get the best score on each hand. This session you're in for a treat! Your instructor will be our own bridge wizard Zachary Vedro. * Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Sept. 16 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Two Over One Game Force This course introduces probably the most successful bidding system in the world for club and tournament play. By making a small tweak to Standard American bidding, it can be easier to find the right game contract or explore for slam. In this course you'll learn the patterns and idioms of 2/1GF, and be ready to play. This course includes some of the best play-of-the-hand lessons in the catalog as well! * Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, starting Sept. 16 * $130 includes textbook by Audrey Grant and Eric Rodwell * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/two_over_one_game_force> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal Improve your ability to win all the tricks you can as the declarer in a contract. It's all about planning! Learn to identify many of the patterns that enable developing extra winners or eliminating losers. The textbook won /Book of the Year/ in 2025 from the American Bridge Teachers Association. * Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Sept. 17 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/play-of-the-deal> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> More tidbits ... Our next session of /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ will be held on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 PM starting October 28. The course is open for registration now at PCC Extension at this link <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/connect/ClassInfo/ClassInformation?int_class_id=72207&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. Don't forget you can always drop in for a single session of any course for $25. Each class usually stands along fairly well, and I try to keep the topics visible on the front of the web site <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>. For the full novice/intermediate program at the club, including workshops, games, and casual bridge, see the schedule here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/schedule#novice>! Hope to see you soon at the bridge club! Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
