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Welcome! I am Maureen Hall, Founder and Manager of the Beginner Intermediate Lounge (BIL) which began on September 3, 2003 on BBO. I hope you find the BIL a pleasant and friendly place to enjoy learning and playing this wonderful game.
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As a BIL Player, you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the best of the world’s bridge experts, play in exciting tournaments, have easy-to-read instructions for using BBO software, and—perhaps more importantly—share the love of bridge with friends around the world.
With a great team of dedicated Volunteers, Teachers, and Mentors; we provide BIL Players with opportunities to
- attend 30-40 hours of free group lessons every week,
- attend up to 30 hrs of practice sessions weekly
- play in tournaments with players of similar skill levels,
- access one of the best libraries in the world of online bridge for beginner and intermediate players
- have access to the BIL's extensive interactive 'bridge movie' collection
- attend any of the BIL’s Special Events featuring some of the world's leading bridge experts,
- sign up for level restricted Courses
- apply for one-on-one mentoring
- join the BIL community's online Forum
- receive a complimentary copy of the monthly BIL Gazette with news and articles
- compete in BIL sponsored Team Match series
- receive one on one BBO software help from the BIL Friend Group
The BIL's Beginner Bridge Programme introduced in 2009 has 4 sequential Courses to lead the Starter player through Beginner level to graduating to Intermediate covering:
♣ Bridge 101—Hand Evaluation and Bidding for Starters
♦ Bridge 102—Beginning Play of the Hand
♥ Bridge 201—Competitive Bidding for Beginners
♠ Bridge 202—Beginning Defense
The BIL Library is an ever-growing resource of lesson material, including challenging quizzes and bridge movies of lessons. Contributions by the Teachers and Mentors offer thought-provoking and stimulating lessons and discussions that allow you to pursue continual, and often rapid, improvement in your play. “Ask a Bridge Question” to receive quick and accurate responses to your queries.
When applying to become a BIL Player, it may help to use the following guidelines to identify your level of play:
Starter > BEGINNER > Improving Beginner - newcomers to bridge who are learning the basic principles. The Beginner is offered a “safe haven” in the BIL to learn and enjoy the game with players of similar abilities.
INTERMEDIATE > Improving Intermediate > Upper Intermediate players with a good understanding of the basic principles and learning the modern conventions. The Intermediate has ambitions of going on to higher levels and sees the BIL as offering the necessary lessons and playing experience to bridge the gap, which is a very large one, between Intermediate and Advanced.
I like to think the BIL offers a special place for beginning and intermediate players on BBO. It’s always a pleasure to welcome new players, provide you with learning and competitive opportunities, and watch you move on after adjusting to the complexities of a global online environment. Most importantly, I hope the BIL offers you a wide and wondrous avenue to learn and to maximize your skills in one of the world’s most challenging games!
Make the best of friends around the world!
Cherish your Partner and Respect the Opposition
Good Bridging !
Maureen (aka Hallway) |
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Marty Bergen
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Marty Bergen
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Never Played Bridge ? Newcomers to Bridge are most welcome.
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- Read this article by the ACBL - "How to Play Bridge"
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