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 and 10:00 Thursday. Thursday morning games finish about 1:10. Open and 299er sections Mondays & Wednesdays. Come with a new partner to Tuesday Community Pairs and be in a raffle for a $10 game coupon.
Oct 13-16: 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. Mon-Wed games start early - 12:00 noon - and finish about 4:00. Thu game is 10:00-2:00 with sandwiches at noon. 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.
Oct 20-23: Club Appreciation awards generous masterpoints at Championship Pair Events (81.8% sectional) rating.
Oct 27-28: Silver Quest games award 50% SILVER masterpoints.
Oct 29: Royal IMG games have generous masterpoint awards (81.8% sectional rating). Up to 1.0 GOLD masterpoint will be awarded to section tops in each direction; remaining points for all winners are 25% GOLD, 25% SILVER, 25% RED & 25% black masterpoints. Open & 749er sections due to conditions of contest. Game fee: $15 ($10 for Newtown Bridge Club members).
Oct 30: Red Hot Challenge awards 50% RED masterpoints.
BBO games Saturdays & Sundays: Open 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 from each game, every Saturday & Sunday. To be eligible, players must register early and be logged into BBO and ready to play at start time.
Oct 25-26: 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.
Oct 22-26: DOUBLE points. Black masterpoints awarded at twice the Club Masterpoint rating.
Oct 27-28: 50% SILVER masterpoints.
Learn to Play Bridge
Have fun. Meet interesting people. Sharpen your memory. Laugh out loud.
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 on 10/13.
• Bridge Fundamentals on Tuesdays: Improve those skills you will use in every bridge game you play. No session on 10/14.
• Bidding & Play on Wednesdays: You bid every hand and declare 25% of the time so it pays to sharpen your partnership understandings. No session on 10/15.
Newcomer Bridge, Mondays 6:30-8:30 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. Come alone and be paired as another single arrives or arrange a partner beforehand. Masterpoints will be awarded. $13 per person ($10 for members).
NEW! On the Double, Tuesdays 10:00-11:30, Oct 21 - Dec 16. Double is one of bridge’s most versatile calls and responding can be even trickier. This 8-class drop-in course explains how to understand when a double is meant for take-out, penalty or something in between. Tuition: $13 per class ($10 for members). Read more.
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.
Bridge 1: The Basics, Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm, thru Nov 19. 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.
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 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.
For players with 0-50 masterpoints, Online Community Games on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00 on BBO are 12-board pair games followed by a mini-lesson on Zoom.
ACBL gives part of the proceeds from our players who participate in Clubhouse and Online Community 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
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*Extra points will be awarded
Nearby tournaments:
Susan Fronapfel, club manager
director@newtownbridge.org
203-733-8525
Linda Dale Mulholland, assistant
club manager
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