Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 pm Eastern

For Players with Fewer than 50 Masterpoints®

ACBL Online Community Games combine playing and learning – all alongside other players at your skill level from the comfort of home. The games themselves are held on Bridge Base Online (BBO), and post-game lessons are held on Zoom. If you don’t yet have a BBO account, please watch this tutorial video.

There are two kinds of Community Games, one for players with 0-20 masterpoints, another for players with 0-50 masterpoints. Regular black masterpoints are awarded in both games. If there is a VACB Special Event being held at the same time, the masterpoint awards may be upgraded and/or pigmented, according to the event. For example, during some weeks, silver masterpoints may be awarded.

About these Community Games

• Quick bridge tip before the game
• 12 boards played on Bridge Base Online (about an hour and a half)
• Friendly game with others at your skill level
• Post-game mini-lesson on Zoom (recorded for later viewing)

To gain entry to this exclusive game, you need to be an active ACBL member and have an account on Bridge Base Online. Make sure your ACBL member number is added to your BBO profile.

The entry fee for Community Games is a special introductory price of $3 per game, so you will need at least that amount of BB$ in your BBO account. For instruction on adding funds, please watch this tutorial video.

How to play

• Log into BridgeBase.com
• Click “Competitive” then “ACBL Virtual Clubs”
• Click game title including the word “Community”
• Invite your partner
• Have fun!

Need a partner? Follow these steps:

• After locating your Online Community Game, click Register
• On the right, you will see “Partnership Desk”
• There will be links there to put yourself at the Partnership Desk
• You’ll then be able to chat with other players and partner yourselves
• If you are unable to find a partner through the Partnership Desk, please send a chat to vacb909994 Director, and they will help you.

Be sure to stay active on the site at least 10 minutes before the games start. If too much time has passed (about 10 minutes) without you interacting with the website, you may be marked as “inactive” on Bridge Base Online and be logged out from the game. Ensure you stay logged in by chatting with your partner or wiggling your mouse from time to time.

After the Game

Click here for the ACBL's Online Community Games page where you'll find video replays of the lessons.

See a replay of lesson 1 here