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39 LET'S GET OUR STUDENTS PLAYING by Audrey Grant  FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ,IDIWHUWDNLQJRQO\WKHBidding (Club Series)FRXUVHRXUVWXGHQWVSOD\LQD1HZFRPHU JDPHDQGSOD\RQO\ERDUGVWKH\ZLOOEHSOD\LQJIRXUWLPHVWKHQXPEHURIKDQGVWKH\DUH XVHGWRSOD\LQJDWRQHWLPH  $WWKHHQGRIWKHILUVWVHWRIOHVVRQVPDQ\VWXGHQWVZLOOKDYHEHHQGHFODUHURQRQO\ VHYHQKDQGVLQWKHLUHQWLUHEULGJHSOD\LQJFDUHHU

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40 STATIONARY DUPLICATE

Type I – Jerry Helms, an outstanding teacher from Charlotte NC, has devised one type of stationary duplicate game. He reuses selected boards kept intact from one of the regular duplicate games he runs locally. The matchpointed traveler remains with each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47 HOMEWORK – THE FINAL CONTRACT CARD

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