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☕ Welcome to the Breakfast Club!

Coffee, cards, and a little competition.

A bridge hand in your inbox, matched to your level — a puzzle to plan, a hint if you want one, and a friendly walkthrough when you’re ready. Three series, one table. Pick your door:

☕ Breakfast Club Daily

MON–SAT · 7:00 AM CENTRAL

For intermediate to advanced players. Bidding, declarer play, defense, and deductive reasoning, rotating Basic Skill Building → Leveling Up Your Game → Bridge Strategy Revisions, one full lesson a week. Starting Monday, November 23rd

🌱 Breakfast Club: First Sips

MON · TUE · THU · FRI · 7:00 AM CENTRAL

New to bridge — or newly back? Small sips, big confidence: one gentle hand at a time with extra guidance on counting, bidding, declarer, and defender’s tips. Starting Monday, November 23rd

📰 The Sunday Challenge

SUNDAYS · 7:00 AM CENTRAL

For puzzle lovers. A five-card double-dummy ending every Sunday, newspaper-column style: double dummy means every card is face up, and you still have to find the winning line. No peeking! Starting Sunday, November 29th

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Breakfast Club Daily, First Sips, the Sunday Challenge — or all three.

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Ultimate Bridge Vacations

Five nights, four days of lessons each morning, Silver duplicate and social games each afternoon — with great food, culture, and company. Learn, Play & Vacation!

Bridge in the Big Easy — New Orleans

MARCH 22–27, 2027 · WINDSOR COURT HOTEL

🎷 Jazz clubs near the hotel, beignets at Café du Monde in the French Quarter, and the National WWII Museum — New Orleans waiting for you every evening.

See the New Orleans trip →

Bridge on the Santa Fe Plaza

JULY 26–31, 2027 · LA FONDA HOTEL

🌵 The trip our players ask for by name, back again by popular demand. Spend your free hours wandering Canyon Road’s galleries, at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, and under the stars at the Santa Fe Opera.

See the Santa Fe trip →

Fresh from PBB

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 14, 2023

    BAND: Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a question,…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 13, 2023

    BAND: Bridge For Your Brain (“BFYB”) Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 10, 2023

    BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 9, 2023

    BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 8, 2023

    BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 7, 2023

    BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as you work through today’s lesson hands! Post questions at the bottom of this post. If you have a…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 6, 2023

    Mia Culpa ~ the 3rd and 4th hand were turned around. I’ve update the layout and description. Enjoy! BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions as…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ November 3, 2023

    BAND: 750er Bridge For Your Brain Pairs are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. The 10:30am game has 4 hidden lesson hands with the answers posted on the PBB Blog at 12:45pm central. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For Your Brain Game today! I look forward to your questions…

  • BFYB Lesson Hands ~ October 31, 2023

    BAND: Donna’s Bridge For Your Brain Games are at 10:30am Monday through Friday located in the BBO Virtual Clubs. Donna’s BFYB is now the 750er BFYB Game. The 10:30am game will still have 4 hidden lesson hands with the answers posted on the PBB Blog at 12:45pm central. Thanks for playing in the Bridge For…

  • Winter II Courses Now Open For Registration

    Tuesdays 11am-12:30pm Nov 28, Dec 5th, 12th, & 19th  4 Weeks * Level: Fundamental/Intermediate  This 4-week course explores the many facets of preemptive bidding including Seat Positions and  Honor/Texture requirements. The psychology of preempting and Defensive Bidding when the Opponents preempt is also discussed. The course is rounded out with the concepts of Tricks &…

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