Serene Saturday Bridge - August 24

It's Time to Relax into Serene Saturday Bridge

Busy days can be exhausting. Why not sit back, relax and take a more serene pace on Saturday, August 24. Serene Saturday Bridge on BBO, gives you an opportunity to play some free bridge, with the chance to win surprise gifts as you unwind and enjoy the game. Here's what's happening:

Free Pairs Tournaments | ACBL World | Ben & Friends Individual


Free Serene Saturday Bridge Pairs Tournaments

There'll be 3 free pair tournaments throughout the day. Everyone is welcome to play and remember, it's free to enter!

Free tournament schedule:

10am New York Time (16:00 Paris): Pairs, Matchpoints, 10 boards, 2 boards per round
3pm New York Time (21:00 Paris): Pairs, IMPs, 10 boards, 2 boards per round
7pm New York Time (1:00 Paris): Pairs, IMPs, 10 boards, 2 boards per round

How to join the free tournaments:

  • Click Competitive and then Free Tournaments on BBO and search for tournaments hosted by BBOFest with the title “Serene Saturday Bridge Tournament“.
  • Alternatively from 24 hours before the start of the game you can use this link for quick access to the list of BBOFest games
  • Registration is free and opens 24 hours before start time. You will need a partner to register. If you don't have one, you can register with one of the BBO Robots, or head over to the Partnership Desk where you can add your name, or invite someone.

ACBL World: Serene Saturday Celebration with Surprise Gifts

Win surprise gifts by playing in any of ACBL sanctioned games on August 24. Play in any of the pair games, individual, and robot duplicates in ACBL World and ACBL Clubhouse for a chance to win BB$ prizes. A surprise BB$ gift will be awarded every 10 minutes throughout the day. Regular entry fees will apply.

Joining the ACBL Sanctioned Games:


Ben & Friends - Serene Saturday Individual

Enjoy this event with an innovative bridge experience in "Ben & Friends - Serene Saturday Robot Individual." Discover the blend of the classic game of bridge with our experimental AI bridge engine, named ‘Ben’ (Bridge ENgine).

Game Format

  • 8 boards, Matchpoints
  • Free entry, open to all players
  • 24 hours to complete your hands

Explore our latest experimental AI bridge engine variation. Play against Ben, an AI bridge player trained on 100 million deals played by people in our ACBL sanctioned games on BBO. Ben plays a variation of 2/1, closely related to the usual GIB System.

Joining the Ben and Friends Robot Individual

  • Go to 'Competitive', then 'Free Tournaments' or click this link to go there directly.
  • Look for Ben & Friends to sign up. You do not need a partner to register.
  • Everyone welcome. Free entry.

32 comments on “Serene Saturday Bridge - August 24”

  1. In BBO tourneys starts less players from France than from Poland - than add informatiom about start in Warsaw time.

  2. I'm trying to find the free Sat games - followed the directions and I don't see BBOFest games at 10am, 3 and 7 pm.

  3. I'm trying to find the free Sat games - followed the directions and I don't see BBOFest games at 10am, 3 and 7 pm.

  4. play every evening with the robots and I love the bridge, but the robots are terrible and very undependable (like rebidding a 4-card suit as if it's 6,etc,etc.

    1. Don't worry if you can't find a partner—you can easily find one through the partnership desk when the tournaments are available on BBO.

  5. I've noticed that BEN doesn't seem as smart as their regular robots. That would make sense because it's based on 100 million hands played by ACBL players. How many of those don't play all that well? To me the result does seem like a combination of good and bad bids and play.

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