Bridge for Africa

     1. Your bridge club will be listed in the Bridge for Africa PDF directory of African bridge clubs and shown on our map of African bridge clubs. This is a free service.

2   2. Your bridge club will be listed on the Clubs page of this website with a link to your club's website; your regular sessions listed in the Bridge for Africa calendar with contact details; and your club president listed on our People page (R 500 / US$ 25) per year)

3. Use of the cell phone based BriAn bridge scoring software by Bridge for Africa member clubs at a reduced price of R 2 per player per session (including assistance with club starting to use BriAn)

4. If your club runs BBO sessions you could run them as unrestricted Bridge for Africa BBO sessions advertised on the Bridge for Africa website and in our newsletters in order to get more participants (contact us to discuss)

5. The following additional services are available to Bridge for Africa member clubs at a special rate of R 25 / US$ 1 per club member per year:

·      Special club tournaments advertised on Bridge 4 Africa website and E-mail newsletters

·        Results from BriAn uploaded to a central Pianola database, with results E-mails, including news and bridge tips, sent to all participants

·        If your club already uses BridgeMates, results from ScoreBridge / EBU Scorer software uploaded to a central Pianola database, with results E-mails, including news and bridge tips, sent to all participants

·        Monthly newsletter sent to all club players

·        Participation in face to face and online interclub tournaments

·        Participation in Multiclub competitions (such as best four results in a month played at any member club)

·        Access to TD and other Zoom training courses at reduced prices

1. Finding a bridge club
2. Playing in bridge sessions organised by member clubs and receiving results by E-mail from Pianola which includes bridge tips
3. Accessing results from multiple clubs on the Pianola website and analysing your personal performance
4. Playing in regular BBO tournaments at a competitive price of BB$ 1.50 without having to be a federation or union member; results are uploaded to Pianola and sent to player by E-mail
5. Playing in regular RealBridge teams competitions (each will be priced separately)
6. Using online resources to learn and improve your game
7. Attending Zoom lectures by bridge experts
8. Winning prizes in multiclub and multisession competitions
9. Receiving monthly E-mail newsletter with news, details of upcoming events, competition results and bridge tips
10.  Participating in a Pianola Masterpoint system

Sponsors receive the following package @ R 5,000 per year (during first year):

• Logo and text with link on Bridge for Africa website home page
• Logo with text and link in each monthly Bridge for Africa newsletter
• Monthly report on exposure provided

Please can contact us for more options.

Bridge teachers are encouraged to register to be included in a directory of teachers on the Bridge for Africa website (this is a free service) and to participate in beginner RealBridge sessions.

Bridge teachers who are prepared to run Zoom workshops should contact Bridge for Africa.