The Bridge Zone

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The game we know as Contract Bridge departed from 'whist' with the creation of 'Biritch' (or Russian Whist) in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game. The Bridge Zone is a radio show and podcast encouraging fellow Bridge players to share the passion that enthusiasts have in playing this challenging game.

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    The Bridge Zone - 17-06-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 415 The Bailiff continues his seat at the courthouse while Judge Julie is away on the Fair Play tour We discuss unauthorised information in relation to a hand Mereana came across directing last week And the Bailiff makes a confession Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again He appears at the Waihi Intermediate and Arthur Mann has a chat with Mr Jinn The Beer card makes an appearance, and we talk about online bridge and the opportunities that JIN Club members can play in a social environment at night if you wish to stay nice and cosy at home Mr Jinn meets one of the regular Junior tournament placings in the Waikato The Gambler shares a tip on reverse attitude and internal sequence or broken sequence leads – Why show one honour when you can show TWO!!! Douglas Russell joins us in a future show to complete us discussion on retention of newbies Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  2. 9. Juni

    The Bridge Zone - 10-06-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 415 The Bailiff is up this week, and his question is about dummy Both Ross and Barry have been asked – Is there any order or rule of the way dummy presents their cards? What do you think? Mr Jinn shares results from around the motu and yes, East Coast Bays manages to get in again The Gambler let Mr Jinn down being unable to play at Papatoetoe, yet he was able to find a suitable replacement The Bridge Zone Crew looks after themselves – what a great look that was Jacko Rory wins again – this time in Palmy and Wellington doing the double - we ask what the count for tournament wins is so far Mereana is back and makes a goal to hit as close to 250 A points for the remainer of the 2026 The Gambler shares a request from a partner when laying Dummy down – Mr Jinn and I agree that it is a good one Douglas Russell joins us and we talk about lessons and retention of the newbies Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Plenty to listen to! See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  3. 2. Juni

    The Bridge Zone - 03-06-2026

    Podcast produced and first broadcast at Free FM 89.0 - a platform for direct involvement in the media. Hamilton Kirikiriroa, NZ

    27 Min.

  4. 26. Mai

    The Bridge Zone - 27-05-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 413 Judge Julie helps us to seed your club tournament today You could help your Director on these things or perhaps get your billets to give their opinions Don’t forget the Judge asks us to consider putting in rules at the table in Club newsletters so our players get more familiar with the rules as a regular feature Mr Jinn joins us in the BZ segment as recording is a bit of a mess with the different time zones The normal shout out to East Coast Bays – we must get up there to play very soon Mr Jinn sets another music trivia quest for The Band now – let us know if you are familiar with it The Gambler and Mr Jinn play at Hamilton’s Craigs Investment Partners Multigrade tourney – wonder what the outcome is going to look like Did I see Jacko Rory’s name in the entries with Mr Jarvis? – Are we looking at a reset for him!!! Mereana hits the Golden Gate of Ba Na Hills this week and we have a photo to prove it – this is the Bridge that is shown in the Beginner lessons as a great Bridge Hand 43 degrees in Vietnam – man it is hot here Got some news or feedback, flick us an email bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Included in today’s episode is the below because my commitments in Vietnam have us cutting short our talk time so added this for you You must check it out Combining chances and counting with one of my favourites, Gavin Wolpert Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  5. 19. Mai

    The Bridge Zone - 20-05-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 412 Finally we finish with Judge Julies piece on penalty cards, weeks after starting – go back to Episode 409 Are you doomed during a game, do you need to avoid Mordor Call the Director early and start thinking about what you may pick when you have ops penalty cards on the table Calling all club newsletters – put the rules in it as a regular feature and the options from a opening lead out of turn won’t be so daunting Mr Jinn joins us in the BZ segment as recording is a bit of a mess with the different time zones East Coast Bays gets a couple of mentions Mr Jinn becomes Mr Jinx as he puts the hoodoo on Clubs scoring programmes – we wonder what the bugs were? Anyone heard of The Waterboys – they win over playing a session of Bridge for Mr Jinx Waitomo Club and the supper bake offs Are free Mr Peacock? The new service of a review on your system card is getting critiqued as we speak Our thoughts will be voiced shortly Send us your system card and we will review on the show bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Jacko Rory James hits the podium again though it is not on the middle step The Gambler tips on the rule of 29 though we have to finish this one next week The alert of a 2C opening – Mereana gives an example and Barry gives his opinion The wee lass in Lower Hutt will join in the Graduates Certificate presentation night and our Chair Peter Newell will be celebrating with the class May 27th Plenty to listen to, just click and hear our discussions See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  6. 12. Mai

    The Bridge Zone - 13-05-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 411 The Bailiff attempts to unravel a question put to us by the Jinn man When is a game force bid abled to be passed surely, we can get some equity restored here He asks for more information so it’s back to the source we go Mr Jinn announces the results of the Jin Club tourneys East Coast Bays gets another shout Barry labels Waitomo club as the Waikato’s East Coast Bays Club Mr Jinn is playing the mid-week tourney at Putaruru and visiting Waitomo as well Alex Meyer podiums top with Lysandra Zheng- Lysandra second win of the week Are you free Mr Peacock? The new service of a review on your system card is getting critiqued as we speak Our thoughts will be voiced shortly Send us your system card and we will review on the show bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com Jacko Rory James wins the online tourney last week with Lysandra Zheng Congrats to the Westport lads Phil and Ray for their win The Gambler tips on conventions after opponents open a NT, talks about poker faces and not giving away a partner stuff up @ the table What is your favourite convention over an ops 1NT opening Hamilton Swiss Pairs – online Wednesday night has 15.5 tables already – 3 weeks in June, put your registration in – we are looking for a great number of entries here Mereana shares a news article about a wee lass in Lower Hutt – Alan Jennings, AJ has a graduation night looming, and you will never guess who his star pupil is See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  7. 5. Mai

    The Bridge Zone - 06-05-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 410 Judge Julie and The Bailiff will play in the finals at Congress representing Auckland Northland Unintended bids get the once over from the Judge as a listener asks about Law 25A 1 and 25A 2 The last segment on penalty cards have been adjourned – we will catch that soon Mr Jinn announces the results of the Jin Club tourneys And yes, East Coast Bays is back in the news The Regional play offs is covered by Mr Jinn Are you free Mr Peacock? We have our 1st review of a system card We open a new service to our listeners If you are one of the bunch that want to refresh or revamp your system, Send us your system card and we will review on the show bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com CD Regional Restricted Open 3A Swiss Pairs – someone got another A point It’s a busy week of Bridge for everyone Booked out tournaments, plenty to keep a eye out on See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.

  8. 28. Apr.

    The Bridge Zone - 29-04-2026

    The Bridge Zone – Episode 409 Judge Julie will rejoin us next week to finish off the penalty card case And we have two stonker questions coming in from a listener about Law 25A 1 and 25A 2 Join our public gallery when Law 25 is addressed by the Judge Mr Jinn announces the results of the Jin Club tourneys No East Coast Bays this week JIN members feature at Waikato Area Pairs Wellington had 30 Intermediate and 15 Junior pairs at their Congress We expand the discussion on how to improve your performance at the table Mr Jinn stays on for the entire BZ session this week Are you free Mr Peacock? We open a new service to our listeners If you are one of the bunch that want to refresh or revamp your system, Send us your system card and we will review on the show bridgezoneshuffle@gmail.com We are happy to glance over, so email them and we will get the iron out And Jack James does it again, win number 11 is now down in ink and the record 9 week run is still on We really must find Jack a Green Jacket and next week we share a new nick name for him Jolly awesome Jack, he’s coming on the show soon folks Some days are Diamond and some days are stone – a nice nod to a crew member is mentioned Plus, Mike Ware – wins at Wellington Open Pairs with Martin Reid as well as the Open teams and yes the team name was Ware!!! There are tips a plenty this week from The Gambler, something for everyone See you at the tables The BZ Crew

    28 Min.
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The game we know as Contract Bridge departed from 'whist' with the creation of 'Biritch' (or Russian Whist) in the 19th century, and evolved through the late 19th and early 20th centuries to form the present game. The Bridge Zone is a radio show and podcast encouraging fellow Bridge players to share the passion that enthusiasts have in playing this challenging game.

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