Spring 2023
LESSONS
Mondays:
Beginner -
Building on the Basics
June:
Preemptive Openings and Overcalls
Bidding with Weak Points and
Long Suits
Low Intermediate
June:
Competitive Bidding with Alan
Knowing when to continue bidding
against the Opponents
Advanced Beginner
June - July:
MegaHand Bidding and Slam
Bidding with more than 20 Opening hcp
with Balanced and Unbalanced hands.
Finding our way to Slam.
Basic NT Play of the Hand
June:
Learning the techniques to plan and
play in NT as Decclarer:
Counting Winners, Promotion, Length,
and the Simple Finesse
Saturday
BBO Lab Games
10am - 11:45am Eastern
Players may practice
their lesson work
from Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday Lessons.
Information provided
in classes
Need Handouts
or Video Help?
Videos on Scoring
Handouts:
Help Documents
Replaying BBO Hands
More!
LINK to Helpful Videos
and Handouts
Essex Bridge Center is NOT currently
offering
Live, In-Person Games.
We do have
a full schedule
of ONLINE games,
7 days a week,
at our online
See our Schedule of Online Games here:
Useful Links
navigate the new online
bridge frontier
How to Play Bridge Online with Essex Bridge Center
Fun, Social, Challenging, Intellectually Stimulating

Essex Bridge Center - The largest Bridge Club in New Jersey - welcomes players at all levels of experience, ability and interest. From complete beginners to tournament level players, all are welcome. We love bridge and want you to love it too.

ABOUT US
Essex Bridge Center has been owned and operated year-round by the Powell family since July 1995 and is currently under the direction of Meagan & Alan Powell.
A family of experienced teachers, they have worked to bring more people to the enjoyment of bridge. Today the center offers many lessons and games below the advanced level where beginners and intermediates can develop and improve their bridge skills. Intermediate and advanced players benefit from the latest developments in duplicate bridge including pre-dealt hands with hand records available after the game (and online) and wireless electronic pads on each table to facilitate faster and more accurate scoring.
Roz Powell, Alan's mother and one of the original owners of the Club, presents lessons to our mid- and full-Intermediate players and shares her years of expertise with small groups each semester.
Rob Powell, son of Roz and brother of Alan, provides computer and internet support to the business.