Kia Ora and Haere Mai!
Welcome to the Rotorua Bridge Club’s website. Formed in 1955, Rotorua Bridge Club is one of the strongest bridge clubs in the region, with about 150 members ranging from novices to grandmasters.
The club is situated not far from town, in Neil Hunt Park, on Tarawera Rd, just near the Te Ngae roundabout. (See map)
Playing Sessions
There are five playing sessions each week – on Monday afternoons, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Friday mornings.
Visitors are always very welcome to all sessions, with the exception of Monday evenings which are usually team competitions, where it is often not possible to fit in an extra pair. If you’re in Rotorua alone and would like a partner, please contact a partnership steward – we can nearly always find you someone to play with. Most members use the Acol system, but Standard American is also played by some.
Learn Bridge
If you have never played bridge before but you are interested in learning, please do contact us.
We have a comprehensive programme for beginners, with bridge lessons and novice playing sessions which start in April. See the beginners’ page for more information.
Bridge Club BBQ!
All players are invited to a BBQ to kick off the 2018 Bridge Season!!
6pm on Wednesday 31 January 2018 at the Bridge Club. Meat provided, please bring a salad or dessert. Bar will be open. More here
Super Six Dates
The date of one of the new Social Super Six Tournaments in the programme is wrong. The first one will be on Sunday 22 April. For a full list of local event dates see here. More info later on these fun new tournaments.
Prizegiving
Congratulations to the winners of the Club Champs for 2017, Marie Milsum and Gill Nelson! See more photos from this year's prizegiving here
Pianola - what is it?
Our Club is a participant in the X Club, whereby we get to deal and play the same hands as other participating clubs in our region. As part of this, members can also take advantage of the Pianola bridge analysis package for free, or there is also a paid subscription option, that allows you to replay hands with a running analysis. Alan Dick has written an article here explaining Pianola and the options available.