Blog Archives

"Cries of "who dealt this rubbish" echoed round the room!"

30/6/2023

Cards 500 continues to attract new and experienced players to the baby boomers game of choice, before TV and those thingy jigs called computers came onto the scene. Our game very much suits many of us and brings back fond memories of family and friends getting together for some cheap entertainment around the kitchen table.

We again had a good roll up of 8 players (2 tables) in June where there were many laughs as great skills were displayed and cries of “who dealt this rubbish” echoed around the room and I hope did not disturb our fellow bridge players in the big room outside.

While our players vary in experience the score of 500 signalling the winning of a game seemed to be evenly achieved amongst the group of 4 teams.

In July we will be moving to two games per month played on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. We will not be continuing with a game on the fifth Wednesday of the month.

Keep shuffling.

Doug Smith

Extra Monthly Session - 1st Monday 2 to 4 pm - in Semester 2

11/6/2023

The response to U3A offering a second monthly session for Cards 500 has been strongly supported and will now be adopted..

Starting July 2023, we will have Cards 500 on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each month. The sessions on the 5th Wednesday will be dropped.

Doug Smith
Convenor

'We have recently been playing with five people in a team'

2/6/2023

May has been a good month for our Cards 500 group. The reason being we were fortunate to have five Wednesdays in the month of May, which meant we played twice in the month on the third and fifth Wednesdays.

Our numbers vary from month to month usually seeing around 6 to 13 people coming along and enjoying the game. We had a total of 16 people attend the May sessions.

What is so good about the game of 500 is that it is flexible and can accommodate any number of players. While 2 pairs might seem an optimal team we have recently been playing with 5 people in a team. This concept introduced by Shirley K makes the game more exciting. The person who makes the final bid and picks up kitty calls on a particular card that will assist them to take a trick. The person holding that card plays it during the course of the gang thus identifying themselves as the partner. If the nominated tricks are won/loss the partner gets half the points.

Keep shuffling.

Doug Smith
Convenor
Cards 500

Cards '500'

The card game of 500 is a simple social game to play with groups of 4 players or more.

Playing cards is a fun way of enjoying other's company without physical exertion. Our U3A group of card players has many laughs and fun at our sessions with easy to understand rules.

Players do not have to have had previous experience as you will be taught how to play by others present.

We are a friendly and welcoming group where the focus is on having fun in a mildly competi-tive environment. There is no gambling or money involved.

The game is flexible and can be configured to accommodate any number of participants. This allows for flexibility if you cannot come along on a regular basis.

Convenor & Contact Details

Doug Smith
0417 527 171

Meeting times

1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Time: 2 - 4 pm
U3A Meeting Room 1

Thank you, Heather!

Heather Wallace set up and ran 'Saturday Cards 500' from 2020 to 2022, handing over the reins to Doug Smith in 2022, when the group moved to its current Wednesday afternoon timeslot.

The following archives contain posts from 'Saturday Cards 500' and previous 'Games' groups including, Board Games, which was discontinued in mid 2021 following months of Covid restrictions.