The ACBL offers many special games that provide additional masterpoints for your players and often support worthy efforts. The following information is effective as of April 1, 2006.
| Game |
Masterpoint Rating |
Frequency |
Sanction Fees |
Notes |
| Club Championship |
65% Sectional rated Black points |
One per quarter per sanctioned session |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
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| Club Appreciation Team |
5% Gold not to exceed .25; remainder Sectional Team |
One per sanctioned session during October, only |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
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| Club Membership |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One per year per sanctioned session |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
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| Upgraded Club Championship |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One for each 10 new ACBL members recruited |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
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| Super Club Championship |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One per year |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
Super Club Championships are awarded to qualified clubs. Management is authorized to award this game to clubs that participated during the past calendar year in at least seven of the following nine programs:
- Master/Non-Master or Member/Guest games
- *GNT or CNTC club games
- NAOP and COPC games
- 49er Pairs
- ACBL Instant Matchpoint or World Wide Pairs Championship
- International Fund or ACBL-Wide Charity game
- *STaC games
- Novice program including lessons
- Recruited ACBL members as follows:
3 - where unit membership is less than 200
5 - where unit membership is 201 - 500
10 - where unit membership is over 500
* If unit or district does not schedule these events, the requirement for holding these games is met.
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| Club Appreciation Pairs |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One per sanctioned session during October, only |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table |
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| Inter-Club Championship |
Regular Black points at club and club championship rating for overalls across the field |
Four per year per sanctioned session |
$1.25 per game plus $4.74 per table |
$1/person extra |
| Club Charity |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
Any sanctioned session except during months of February and September; April is designated as Charity Month |
$1.25 per game plus $4.74 per table |
The first Club Charity game must name the ACBL Charity Foundation as its beneficiary; any charity championship conducted on behalf of a local charity must be immediately proceeded by at least one charity club championship held for the ACBL Charity Foundation.
$1/person extra
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| Junior Fund |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
Any sanctioned session except during months of April and September; February is designated as Junior Fund Month |
$1.25 per game plus $4.74 per table |
$1/person extra |
| Club International Fund |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
Any sanctioned session except during months of February and April; February is designated as Junior Fund Month |
$1.25 per game plus $4.74 per table |
$1/person extra |
| 49er Pairs |
49er game rated Black points |
Any sanctioned session during September |
None |
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| Game |
Masterpoint Rating |
Frequency |
Sanction Fees |
Notes |
| ACBL Instant Matchpoint |
100% Sectional rated; Gold to Section tops, remainder 50/50 Red/Black |
One per year in September |
$11.00 per table |
$2.50/person extra |
| North American Pairs - Club |
100% Sectional rated; 50/50 Red/Black |
Two per sanctioned session per month during June, July and August |
$4.00 per table |
$1/person extra |
| North American Pairs - Unit |
One session: 100% Sectional rated; Red
Two-session: A percentage of gold points to overall placers.
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One during September through December |
$7.00 per table/session |
$1.50/person extra |
| Grand national Teams |
100% Sectional rated; 50/50 Red/Black |
Starts in September; District determines frequency |
$1.25 per table |
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| ACBL-Wide Senior Pairs |
80% Sectional rated Black points |
One per year in February |
$4.00 per table |
$1/person extra |
| ACBL-Wide Charity |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
Two per year |
$1.25 per game plus $7.09 per table |
$1.50/person extra |
| District-Wide Charity |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
District determines frequency |
$1.25 per game plus $7.09 per table |
$1.50/person extra |
| World-Wide Bridge Contest |
100% Sectional rated; 50/50 Red/Black |
Two per year; Friday evening and Saturday afternoon in June |
$16.00 per table |
$4/person extra |
| ACBL-Wide International Fund |
100% Sectional rated; 50/50 Red/Black |
Three per year |
$1.25 per game plus $7.09 per table |
$1.50/person extra |
| GNT Fund Raiser |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One per year per sanctioned session |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table; District sets additional fees |
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| NABC Promotional |
100% Sectional rated Black points |
One week per year for three years prior to an NABC held within the District. |
$1.25 per game plus 74¢ per table; District sets additional fees |
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