October 13th, 2011 ~ Lisa Wilson ~
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Now that was a mouthful!
It’s that time of year and Master Point Press is out to get you excited about the Bermuda Bowl and other World Team Championship games!
Our contest:
Select the teams that place in the Bermuda Bowl to win fabulous prizes for your bridge habit.
Your job is to:
Pick the final eight teams
Pick the four semifinalists
Pick the two finalists
Pick the winner of the 3/4 game
Pick the winner
Tie breaker this year: who you think will be the highest placing team in the D’Orsi Senior Bowl.
If there is a tie the winner will be chosen by the position of their Senior team. If there is still a tie then we will select the winner through an electronic coin toss here in the headquarters of MPP.
Points:
- 1 point for each of the quarter finalists: MAX 8 points
- 2 points for each of the four semifinalists: MAX 8 points
- 3 points for each of the two finalists: MAX 6 points
- 3 points for the winner of the 3/4 playoff: MAX 4 points
- 4 points for the winner of the final: MAX 4 points
Now Linda has asked that if any mathematician thinks we should change the point system to then let us know.
The Prize (What would a contest be without a prize?!): A gift certificate for $25 for www.ebooksbridge.com OR a paper copy of one of the best bridge books of all time, The Rodwell Files, personally put in an envelope by Sally Sparrow and sent to you OR an autographed (by Linda Lee) copy of Bridge Squeezes Complete, which Linda will personally put in an envelope and send to you.
All entrants will get a $5 gift certificate to www.ebooksbridge.com. This gift certificate will be emailed to you when the Championships begin!
Send your entries to me at lisa@masterpointpress.com
Entries must be submitted before Saturday October 15th!
We will endeavor to keep you up to date on the score but you can find all the information on teams, times and games at www.worldbridge.org.
And if you’re interested here’s a link to Linda’s Picks!
As always, cheers, happy bridge playing and I await all your entries to the contest. They just keep coming in!
September 30th, 2011 ~ Lisa Wilson ~
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EXTRA! EXTRA!
The new newsletter for Bridge4Kids.ca is out with a few new features such as Interview a GTA Junior!
Now you might be wondering, Why are Master Point Press and BridgeBlogging.com excited?
It is very simple: because we LOVE bridge and we think it’s great to see the game of bridge grabbing a new and young audience. Who knows, Bridge4Kids.ca could be interviewing and guiding the next generation of bridge teachers and masters as we speak!
In this most recent newsletter we see the new feature ‘Interview with a GTA Junior’, this edition featuring Shan Huang, 22 from Toronto! Interviewing Juniors is a great way for the rest of the bridge community to join them in their growth with the game, see what they like best and know a bit more about the bridge players of tomorrow.
We hope you’ll take a few moments to check out the newsletter and look at Bridge4Kids.ca too.
Bridge4Kids.ca October2011 Newsletter.pdf
Cheers,
Lisa and the Master Point Press Team!
September 16th, 2011 ~ Lisa Wilson ~
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It’s just after 3pm on a Friday afternoon and I feel like I’ve been through a whirlwind! For the last hour or so I was taken through my first game of Bridge with Linda and the gang here at Master Point Press.
My Conclusion: I need to learn to speak the language of bidding! There is a lot that goes into the game and thankfully everyone here has been patient enough to let me stumble and learn. I enjoyed it, though I doubt I could recreate any hands here to help descibe the game itself.
What I do know is that my bidding is going to need some training! For what I bid as a 1♥ quickly turned into a 4♥ that I could not see through. It was madness I tell you! A wonderful entertaining and educational madness that I’ll gladly try my hand at again.
Linda has been wonderful in teaching me the do’s and don’t with a very supportive attitude. After each hand we walked through what I could have done better, what I did well and what couldn’t be avoided. Definitions started coming at me and all those words I’ve been reading in the bridge books like ‘Finesse’ are starting to have more meaning than just ‘bridge terms’. While Sally and Ray demonstrated to me that bidding is a complicated language, completely reliant on what happened before, after and from what direction.
Now here’s to hoping that next time I get some better hands and a little courage to bid with confidence and play strategically.
September 2nd, 2011 ~ Lisa Wilson ~
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It’s that time of year again, where the lovely weather is on it’s way out and Winter, the dreaded ‘W’ word, is preparing to take over. But there’s still time! Always thinking of the readers Linda Lee suggested that we’d recommended a few reads to help to entertain your last lovely days of summer and maybe even carry you over into the beginning of fall.
Here’s our picks!
(Click on Title for Master Point Press Page)
The Hog Takes to Precision
Victor Mollo
For the first time Victor Mollo’s well-loved stories and characters such as the Hideous Hog, the Rueful Rabbit and Oscar the Owl are captured in this book. The Hog Takes to Precision is a collection to be treasured from a wonderful bridge humorist that will keep you entertained no matter where you are. Beach, dock or in the sun you’re sure to laugh.
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Bridge Mix: Chocolate covered contracts and plenty of nuts
Paul Holtham
Fast-paced, crazy and a little nutty Bridge Mix is chock-full of great bridge deals in a wide range of just as odd settings. Taking you from a Halloween bridge tourney, to Egypt and even the stars. Can you think of a better way to spend your last few days in the sun?
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Out of Hand…And Off the Fairway
Bill Buttle
Well known to readers of the ACBL Bridge Bulletin in North America, Canadian cartoonist Bill Buttle tackles not just golfers but bridge players too. His first book length collection of hilarious one-panel cartoons will make a great last minute grab to take to the beach, enjoy on the go and a perfect match for any bridge nut or golf addict.
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Bridge at the Breakfast Table
Paul Thurston
International player and a former Canadian champion are just a few of author Paul Thurston’s titles that give weight to his bridge column for Canada’s National Post newspaper. Bridge at the Breakfast Table is a selection of some of his best columns with all sorts of tips, oddities, deals and stories. This collection will be a great addition to your morning coffee as you relax into the end of the summer.
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Deadly Endplay: A Pemberton Bridge Club mystery
Ken Allan
Murder, bridge and a mystery surround Pemberton of North Ontario are the focus of Allan’s new gripping novel. There’s more than just a ‘deadly endplay’ deal in their bridge club game and this Miss Marple-esque village mystery will keep you reading all day long. A great companion for a shady hammock and a cool morning.
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Now, with all that said and done what are your favourite summer reads so far? Any Bridge books you think should make a summer reading list?
I’d love to know!
Cheers.
September 2nd, 2011 ~ Lisa Wilson ~
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Hello bridgeblogging.com followers and stumblers from the world wide web!
My name’s Lisa, the new spunky Intern here at Master Point Press! Okay maybe a little less spunky and a bit more ‘odd’ but I’m here! I am truly excited for the opportunity to work with the blog, bloggers and MPP.
This will be a short introduction as I have something special in store and I just can’t wait to share with you all! I bet you’re just itching to know now…
I am new to Bridge. Very new. Yesterday was my very first dive into the pool and I’m treading well enough. I spent a good deal of the day playing with robots online which of course reminded me how important real people are when it comes to Bridge.
Am I good? Oh heaven’s no, and since I am definitely not be the next Bridge prodigy I’ll keep trucking. I’ve been a Euchre girl since probably about 8 years old, playing until the early morning with my mother, brother and stepfather whenever we went vacationing, so it’s certainly going to take kicking some old habits to get the swing of it. But I’m sure you’ll all have tips on how I can be better and I welcome any advice you have!
I’ve been reading Beginning Bridge and the overall play basics are coming to me. Bidding is another issue but I’m excited! I’m all a bustle with hopes to learn the game and I look forward to my first few with Linda and everyone here at MPP.
Now before you shake your head at my lack of Bridge knowledge I assure you all I’m a very quick learner and that I look forward to adding Bridge played to my list of skills (blogging, writing, photography and minimal publishing experience to name a few).
So wish me luck!
Cheers.
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