o The 99er Pairs is for folks who want to gain duplicate bridge experience in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. It is ideal for rubber bridge players who want to try duplicate bridge, bridge players who are returning to bridge after some years away and folks who have recently taken bridge lessons and want to practice what they've learned.

o The Stratified Open Pairs is for the duplicate bridge player who wants to take her/his game to the next level. Play against the area's top players, ask questions, listen, watch, and learn. You may not win every time at the RBC, but you'll win come tournament time!

o Every 2nd Thursday we offer Stratified Open Swiss Teams. A fun alternative to pairs games!

o Every 5th Tuesday and 5th Thursday we offer Handicapped Mentoring Pairs where our mentors and mentees play together with a focus on teaching and knowledge transfer.

o One Sunday each month, we offer an Eight is Enough Swiss Teams game in cooperation with Unit 191.

The RBC has dedicated itself to being The Education Club. No area club can match our education and player development programs. Education and Player Development.

" All RBC games pay extra masterpoints (Junior Fund, ACBL charity, local charity, NAP qualifier, GNT qualifier, club championship, etc.).

Stratified Open Pairs games utilize hand records with the Deep Finesse hand analyzer. Work with your partner to figure out how to get to the top spot and to take all your tricks on defense.

By the time you get home, results and hand records are posted on the RBC website. See results by pair, by board or by the frequency of result. Forget to take a hand record with you? They are posted along with the results for easy printing at home.

Have a bidding, play or defense question? Post it on our message boards.

Need a partner? Post your request on rbc-discuss, the RBC's email forum and instantly reach all RBC members.

Participate in monthly puzzles and contests and win a free play!