Newtown Bridge Club holds in-person games and lessons in the Alexandria Room on the second (top) floor of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown CT.
Newtown [CT] Virtual Club games are played on BBO.
Details about in-person and online bridge activities are on the Calendar.
12:30 games in-person on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. Open and 499er/NLM sections Mondays; Open and 299er sections on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, except 10/21 and 10/26-28.
Oct 5-7: STaC (Sectional Tournament at Clubs) games award 100% SILVER masterpoints. Players can earn even more silver in across the field scoring with other New England clubs.
Oct 12-14: Club Appreciation awards generous masterpoints at Championship Pair Events (81.8% sectional) rating.
Oct 19-20: Charity games award extra masterpoints at Club Championship Pairs (63.6% sectional) rating.
Oct 21: IMG (Instant Matchpoint Game) has generous masterpoint awards (81.8% sectional rating). Up to 1.0 GOLD masterpoint will be awarded to section tops in each direction. Open & 749er sections due to conditions of contest. Game fee: $15 ($10 for Newtown Bridge Club members).
Oct 26-28: Team Week. Generous extra points and 5% GOLD! Make a team of 4 with your partner and your favorite pair to play in the Swiss team games. Team games start at 12:00 noon and finish about 4:00. New to Swiss team games? Come 30 minutes early for an explanation of scoring plus some team strategy tips. Lots of players have earned their first gold during past Team Weeks at Newtown Bridge Club.
BBO games Saturdays & Sundays: Open game at 10:05. Look for Newtown [CT] under Virtual Clubs on BBO.
🐦 Early Birds: Register for our BBO games by 9:45 and get the chance to play free! One winner will be randomly selected at each game.
Oct 24-25: CLOSED for BBO games during Fall Sectional in Orange CT.
Every day on BBO: When you're not playing in OUR club games, please consider playing online in the ACBL Clubhouse games. Every time you do, you will be supporting OUR club! Click for schedule.
| Schedule for Newtown Bridge Club games | |||||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu/Fri | Sat | Sun | ||
| 10:05 | BBO | Open | Open | ||||
| 9:30 | ETH | Chat | |||||
| 12:30 | ETH | 499er/NLM | 299ers | 299ers | |||
| 12:30 | ETH | Open | Open | Open | |||
| 6:30 | ETH | Newcomer* | |||||
BBO=bridgebase.com, ETH=Edmond Town Hall, Chat=Chat Bridge
*Newcomer for players with 0-50 masterpoints
Learn to Play Bridge
Have fun. Meet interesting people. Sharpen your memory. Laugh out loud.
NEW! Bridge 1: The Basics, Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 am, 10 classes, starts Oct 6. This is the perfect place to start for a true beginner or someone who would like to refresh their basic skills. Everyone will be playing bridge at the first lesson! Before the end of the course, players will have the confidence to join bridge games with friends. Read more.
Lunch & Learn, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 11:40-noon. Bring your lunch and your partner for a great warm-up before the 12:30 game. Free!
• Defense on Mondays: You defend 50% of your hands so small changes as defenders can really improve your results. No session 10/26.
• Bridge Fundamentals on Tuesdays: Improve those skills you will use in every bridge game you play. No session 10/27.
• Bidding & Play on Wednesdays: You bid every hand and declare 25% of the time so it pays to sharpen your partnership understandings. No session 10/28.
Newcomer Bridge, Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm, has a 2-hour bridge game of a dozen random hands for players with fewer than 50 masterpoints. At these games, players can refer to a 2-sided reference page, or equivalent, during bidding and play; questions are allowed only at the end of round and after the game. A partner is not required. Masterpoints will be awarded with 7 or more players. $13 per person ($10 for members).
Bridge Bits, Mondays 6:00-6:20, presents bridge tips and answers to bridge questions before the 6:30 game. Free!
Bridge Bits' topics
Oct 5
Opening leads
Oct 12
Second hand play
Oct 19
Third hand play
Oct 26
Attitude signals
Chat Bridge, Wednesdays 9:30-11:30 am. If you’d like to play bridge more and still have the chance to ask questions during bidding and play, try a Chat Bridge game. Each game starts with a short bridge lesson. Come alone, with a partner or with a group. An instructor will be standing by to help. Game fee: $13 per person ($10 for members). Read more.
Coming in November…
Fine Tuning the Basics, Mon Nov 2, 10:30-11:30 am. Develop a better understanding of basic concepts and polish your bidding style. Consider opening a few more hands. Explore whether to open your five-card major or 1NT. Understand when you should bypass a four-card major to bid notrump. No conventions, but a deeper understanding of fundamentals. Join Jack Miller's presentation to put it all together with some real-life examples. No charge.
Online Bridge Games
Newtown Bridge Club's online pair games are Saturday & Sunday at 10:05; look for Newtown [CT] games under Virtual Clubs on BBO (bridgebase.com). Register early and have a chance to play for free.
Check out ACBL Clubhouse for more 0-20, 49er, 99er, 199er, 299er, 499er, 799er, 1749er, 2999er and Open opportunities to play online. ACBL Clubhouse games are every day, Sunday through Saturday, on BBO. Individual, robot and pair formats are on the ACBL Clubhouse daily schedule. ACBL gives part of the proceeds from our players who participate in Clubhouse games to Newtown Bridge Club.
Ready to try BBO? BBO Practice Sessions are offered to those who are interested in playing bridge online. You will learn how to set up a private table to play with friends, how to play in a Virtual Club game and get answers to your BBO questions. Contact Susan at director@newtownbridge.org to schedule a practice session; free for members.
For additional BBO information, click the following links:
Creating Private Tables on BBO BBO tips
Bridge Mentoring
Bridge Mentoring at Newtown Bridge Club provides members 
with coaching and advice and the opportunity to share the love of the game. Might you be interested in having a mentor or being a mentor?
Players with 5 to 200 masterpoints may sign up to have a mentor. Experienced players may sign up to be a mentor.
Mentoring partnerships agree to play together at least once a month for 6 months on a mutually convenient schedule. Mentors in approved registered partnerships qualify for free plays.
For details, click to see the printable Bridge Mentoring registration form.
Need a Partner?
The Partnership Desk has contact information for Newtown Bridge Club players as well as the list of players looking for partners. If you're new to the club and need a partner, please contact Susan at director@newtownbridge.org or 203-733-8525 for assistance.
Calendar
Click on events below to see more detail.
*Extra points will be awarded
Upcoming tournaments:
Susan Fronapfel, club manager
director@newtownbridge.org
203-733-8525
Newtown Bridge Club is a member of:
American Contract Bridge League
The Newtown Bridge Club offers ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games near the flagpole at center of town, on Main Street (Routes 25 and 6). Easily accessible from Connecticut - Newtown CT, Danbury CT, Bethel CT, Southbury CT, Brookfield CT, New Milford CT, Monroe CT, Bridgewater CT, Woodbury CT, New Fairfield CT, Redding CT, Ridgefield CT, Botsford CT, Roxbury CT, Sandy Hook CT, South Britain CT and Stevenson CT are within 12 miles - and Putnam County and Dutchess County New York including Brewster NY, Patterson NY, Carmel NY, Croton Falls NY and North Salem NY.
Newtown CT Bridge Club at Edmond Town Hall | 45 Main Street, Newtown CT | email: director@newtownbridge.org