Let's play bridge amidst the blooming cherry blossoms! 🌸

Mark Mardi, Avril 23, 2024, in your calendar. Don't miss the festive atmosphere at the tables with free tournaments, prizes and surprises. What better way to celebrate Spring's arrival than by playing a friendly game of bridge? Here's what's happening:

Free Pairs Tournaments | ACBL World | Ben & Friends Individual

Free Cherry Blossom Pairs Tournaments

There'll be 3 free tournaments throughout the day, the tournament chat is open and all are invited to share their knowledge on quiz trivia. 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 “Cherry Blossom Festival“.
• 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: Cherry Blossom Celebration with Random Rewards

You'll also be able to celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival in the ACBL sanctioned games. Regular fees will apply and players participating in any of the pair games, individual, and robot duplicates in ACBL World games on Avril 23 will have the chance to win random BB$ prizes. A surprise BB$ gift will be awarded every 10 minutes throughout the day.

Joining the ACBL Sanctioned Games:

• Go to ACBL World on BBO.
• Select any of the upcoming ACBL sanctioned games (ACBL Daylongs and ACBL Instant Tournaments not included).
• Everyone welcome. You do not need an ACBL membership to participate, except for the Limited Pairs games.

Ben & Friends - Cherry Blossom Individual

Celebrate the festival with an innovative bridge experience in "Ben & Friends - Cherry Blossom 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

Join the adventure and explore our latest experimental AI bridge engine variation. Get an insight into AI Bridge development and 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

• Visit Robot World and look for Ben & Friends to sign up. You do not need a partner to register.
• Everyone welcome. Free entry.