St Patrick’s Day Bridge

Celebrate the spirit of St Patrick’s Day with friends on BBO!

Join us on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 for a festive St. Patrick’s Day celebration on BBO. Enjoy free games, fun surprises, and plenty of shamrock spirit. Here’s what’s happening:

Free St Patrick’s Day Pairs Games

Spend the day playing in the free St Patrick's pairs games, participate in fun contests, and share limericks, puns, jokes, anything. Everyone's welcome to play and remember, it's free to enter!

Game info:

10am New York Time (15:00 Paris): Pairs, Matchpoints, 10 boards, 2 boards per round
2pm New York Time (20:00 Paris): Pairs, IMPs, 10 boards, 2 boards per round
7pm New York Time (Midnight Paris): Pairs, IMPs, 10 boards, 2 boards per round

If you do not have a partner, just stop by the Partnership Desk. We will help you find someone, or you can choose to play with a BBO robot.

St Patrick’s Individual Game with BBO Ben

Have you met BBO's Ben? Ben (Bridge ENgine), has been trained on hundreds of millions of deals played by people on BBO (mostly ACBL sanctioned games). BBO's Ben keeps learning how to make more human leads and how to avoid bidding misunderstandings. Play this special Ben & Friends - St Patrick’s Individual to get preview of its latest improvements. If you have any feedback on them please let us know what you think about BBO's Ben here.

Game Info

• 8 boards, Matchpoints
• Free entry, open to all players
• 24 hours to complete your hands
• Ben plays a variation of 2/1, closely related to the usual GIB System. Click here to read about Ben on BBO.

You can find St Patrick’s Day Pairs Games and Ben & Friends - St Patrick’s Individual in Special Events on March 17.

St Patrick’s Acol Daylong

To honor the traditional system played in St Patrick's birth place, we'll be offering a special St. Patrick’s Day free robot individual, where the robots are playing Acol.  You don't need a partner to register. It’s free and open to everyone—enjoy a fun game with the bidding system you love.

Game Info

• 8 boards, Matchpoints
• Free entry, open to all players
• 24 hours to complete your hands
• The robots play a simple Acol system. Click here for the system notes.

Fun Surprises for ACBL Players

On  March 17. enjoy BB$ surprises in all Pairs, Individual, and Robot Duplicate games across ACBL World and the ACBL Clubhouse. Lucky players will receive BB$ gifts every 10 minutes throughout the day. Regular entry fees apply.

Let’s Celebrate Bridge, with a Fun & Friendly Festival! ☘️