tonyb48

Anyone for a 1D overcall?

Great start on my Motorola Xoom. Well thought-out layout; on the internet version my fat fingers pick the wrong card or bid. I am sure you plan to add tournament play because I play a lot so you make more money. When might I expect this upgrade? My second priority would be to turn off friend-log-in notices. My conversation screen is full. I really appreciate this effort so far. Thank you.

Bottom Line: I will wait for 9+ inch screen size. My impressions are based on playing a half dozen hands on a demo machine. Good News: It works. If you intend to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab for another reason (i.e., small form factor [7" screen]; light weight [12 oz]; droid OS) you will be pleased to know that you can play BBO on this device. The Flash works as it should. There were no hiccups loading up BBO. All the functionality is there. The Problem: I think the screen size is too small to permit extended play. When playing (or defending) you must select a card by touching the screen. In order to do this with accuracy, you must resize the display (zoom in). I did this, and experienced no errors. However, at this size, the other hands are barely visible. And, of course, chat and other supplemental items you are used to are not visible either. When you return to bidding, you need to resize the display again (zoom out). Now you can see all the bidding, although your own hand is a bit distorted. You might worry that selecting a bid would be impossible, and it is admittedly not as easy as on a PC. But again, I managed with no errors. Since I average more than an hour a day on BBO, this continual resizing is enough of an inconvenience to make the Samsung Galaxy an inappropriate platform for me. I believe I will find the increase in weight and size of a 9+" screen to be an acceptable burden to tolerate in exchange for a more convenient playing platform.