BAND Online Game Calendar

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Hi Donna,

It's a wrap! February Double Masterpoints Week is in the book. Remember, Choose Bridge Kindness and invite your KIND friends to join BAND Online games! Scroll down for February Double Masterpoint Top 20 Winners, Sunday's Overall Winners, Masterpoint Winners and Section Top Winners!

BIRTHDAY FREE PLAY DAY ~ Friday, February 28th

Click Here to view this month’s birthdays. If you see a “M” by your name then register, play and enjoy your $6 returned to your BB$. Otherwise, email Barbara@bandonline.club with your birthdate.🧁

 *** CONGRATS TO THE BB$ WEEKLY WINNERS ***

Congratulations to the Open, 499er and 299er Prize Winners!

1st Place enjoys 1 Free $6 game. BB$ Transfers at end of month.

Must be a BAND Online Member to receive BB$ Prizes.

Click here to become a BAND Online Member today.

All KIND players welcome. It's easy and FREE to join!

WEEK OF February 16th-22nd Local Points Winners:

Open ~ Jeanne Schleicher

499er ~ Peggy Newsome

299er ~ Steve Rait

Scroll Down or visit BANDOnlineBridge.com to view top 10 lists in each category!

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BAND Online hosts daily Open, 499er and 299er games at 1:15pm CENTRAL. We welcome KIND players from everywhere! In addition to our monthly Birthday Free Play Day and New Rankers' Free Play Day, we also have special Bonus Masterpoint events. We hope you will join us for our daily games; along with our special events throughout the year.

BAND ONLINE SPECIAL EVENTS

Birthday Free Play Day ~ Friday, February 28th

Double Black Points Week ~ March 10th-11th

New Rankers Play Free Day ~ March 15th

Double Black Points Week ~ March 24th-28th

Birthday Free Play Day ~ Monday, March 31st

  BAND Online Game Registration Open at 11:15am Central Time.

THE SOONER YOU REGISTER, THE BIGGER THE GAMES!

You do not need to stay online.

Register and log back on 10-15 minutes before Game Time.

The BIGGER the games the MORE Masterpoints.

Follow VACB260117 to easily find BAND Online Games.

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Each month we have a special BIRTHDAY Free Play Day to recognize BAND Online Members with birthdays in that month.

• If you play in a BAND Online game on the Birthday Game Day ~ then your entry fee for one game will be returned to your BBO$ account at the beginning of the month.
• You must be a BAND Online Member by midnight the day before Birthday Free Play Day to enjoy the free play.
•  Please send your birthday Month/Day (no year required) by midnight the day before to Barbara@BANDOnline.Club.
• No retroactive submissions...until next year!

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ACBL # & BBO NAME IN EMAIL.

SUNDAY

 ~ 1:15pm Open ~

Felicia Davis - Sara Rowe 64.54% 5.00 B

 ~ 1:15pm 499er ~

Beverly Stamper - Bruce Stamper 63.89% 1.92 B

 ~ 1:15pm 299er ~

Hamid Waqas - Joan Aldrich 68.98% 1.12 B

Taylor Compton

BAND Online Director ~ Weekdays

Webmaster & Technical Support

Stefanie Scott

BAND Online Director ~ Weekends

Ultimate Bridge Vacations Instructor

Barbara Aide

Club Manager

Ultimate Bridge Vacations Manager

Joaquin Flores

Loyalty Program

Manager & Partnerships

It's Time to Join the Fun with an Ultimate Bridge Vacation!

Join World Champion and Renowned Instructor Donna Compton and Grand Life Master Chris Compton (with over 55,000 Masterpoints) for an educational and fun-filled bridge vacation! Morning lessons for all levels; along with afternoon SILVER duplicate games.

~ All KIND Players are Welcome to join the BAND Online Games ~

·   Even if you have ZERO Masterpoints, you are eligible to play in the 299er pairs. BAND Online's 299er Game is the perfect place to jump into RELAXED duplicate online games. If you are closer to ZERO masterpoints, you will be in the lowest division for masterpoint awards. You must be an active ACBL Member to play in the 499er and 299er pairs.



·   A special invite to the players who have crossed over 500 masterpoints and are wondering if you are ready to play in the BAND Online Open game. The Open game is stratified 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 (average masterpoints) so if you are closer to 500 than 5000, you will be in the lowest division for masterpoint awards. Yes. The competition is more challenging, but either you win or you learn something new. It's a Win-Win! And, Yes! The Open players Choose Bridge Kindness too! #CBK

·   Open Players ~ Remember, your game's masterpoints are based on the total number of tables including the 499er and 299er games. This means when the total number of tables hits 25 ~ the Open masterpoint awards are maximized. In other words, if you play in a 3 table open event with 22 tables of limited games, you get the same overall award as playing in a 25 table open event. And ~ it is easier to win with fewer pairs.

BAND Online welcomes ALL PLAYERS! Please invite your friends to join in the fun at BAND Online "where everybody knows your name and are always glad you came!"

Click Here for Membership Link and begin enjoying the Membership Perks ~ It's Free!

To find BAND Online games on BBO, use the following steps:

1. Under Featured Areas, click on Virtual Clubs.
2. Click ACBL - North America.
3. Search for "BAND"

You have a choice where you play. We do appreciate your playing with us.

BAND ONLINE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

BAND Online Membership benefits: Weekly and Quarterly BB$ Prizes, Birthday Free Play, New Ranker's Free Play, Pop-Up Zoom Classes with World Champion Donna Compton and more...Invite your friend. Send them the link to join today!

Not a BAND Online Member? Click Here to JOIN. It's FREE!

SUNDAY

~ 1:15pm Open ~

Section A

North/South

Marion Gebhardt - Randolph Worsham 62.05% 3.75 B

East/West

Kimmel Jones - Milton Neher 59.81% 3.00 B

Section B

North/South

Lynn Hale - Viswanath Khaitan 61.04% 3.00 B

East/West

Felicia Davis - Sara Rowe 64.54% 5.00 B

~ 1:15pm 499er ~

North/South

Camille Kemp - Eleonora Shafir 58.89% 0.90 B

East/West

Beverly Stamper - Bruce Stamper 63.89% 1.92 B

 ~ 1:15pm 299er ~

North/South

Stephanie Campbell - Steve Rait 62.96% 1.12 B

East/West

Hamid Waqas - Joan Aldrich 68.98% 1.12 B

The Weekly Contests are based on "Local Points" in each Division. This is a European method of tracking the more consistent players, rather than the lucky ones. The way it works is that every pair is awarded "Local Points" starting with the last pair receiving 2 points, the next pair up receiving 4 points and so on. This gives more weigh tot attendance and to those who consistently place in the top half of the field, rather than those who finish on top. 1st place winners receive BB$ prize at the end of the month.

The primary strategy in this type of contest is to play hard until the last board since every place awards some number of "Local Points". No more shooting the moon at the end of the game in an attempt to "win it all" and risking dropping to the bottom of the list.

The Quarterly Contests are based on Local Points and Attendance. Each 1st place winner receives up to 5 Free $6 games in the month following the quarter's end.

Weekly BB$ 1st place Prize Winners and Quarterly Leaderboards are published in the BAND Online Weekly E-Letter and on www.BANDOnlineBridge.com on Sunday. The BAND Online Team looks forward to seeing your name in "lights" in the near future.

If a BAND Online Member achieves a new rank and then plays in a BAND Online game on the New Rankers' Day the $6 entry fee for one game will be returned to the New Ranker's BBO$ account at the beginning of the month. You must be a BAND Online Member and on the list to participate.

If you see your name on the list with a (G) at the end, click on the link below to become a BAND Online Member and enjoy your free play on New Rankers' Free Play Day!

Click Here to Apply for BAND Online Membership!

Membership is FREE!

Lists are available to view on www.BANDOnlineBridge.com approximately the 7th of each month. Contact Barbara@BANDOnline.Club if you think your name should be on this month's list!

If you are not an ACBL member, then Click Here to join.

This link will make you an instant member of BAND Online.