meliora2

GOAL: TO PLAY VERY GOOD SAYC, moving from intermediate to advanced level NEEDED: PARTNER WILLING TO LEARN IMPORTANT: WILLINGNESS TO DISCUSS PROBLEMS IN BIDDING AND PLAY PARTICULARS: EASTERN TIME ZONE. Eastern coastal states good, North Carolina best. PIE IN THE SKY PARTNER: SENSE OF HUMOR, FREE TIME DAY AND/OR NIGHT, GOOD INTERMEDIATE LEVEL, interest in playing open table bridge like at WP Refugees and tournament bridge, and, most important, patient.

I would like to make a suggestion: When a friend is playing, you can not message them. If you want them to join a tournament when they are free, there's no way to ask. I would like to see the ability to post to message box when a player is blocked. This comes up frequently. Thank you.

I am so weary of "PRIVATE". They tell you no country - okay. They tell you no name - okay. BUT, they tell you no system and do not fill out cards. I feel it should be required to announce your system or lack of one on your Profile. Yesterday I was partner to anonymous from nowhere. It opened 2H. I asked if the bid was weak, as previous hands showed unusual bidding. No answer. I passed my 14 points. It had 24 points and a 7 card heart suit. What system was it using - Goren? I hadn't a clue. Our score was dreadful. I believe BBO should require some announcement of what system (or not) a player uses to be allowed to play. If the "requirement" is too stringent or considered an invasion of privacy, there is always The Zone.

I am totally defeated playing with the robots. Their bidding is so erratic and I am perpetually flummoxed by their wild swings. I would like a nice steady partner, with interest in adding to simple SAYC. I have been playing bridge for years, and I am considered a competent intermediate player - until I get with the Robots and then I seem to become a novice. I have a normal convention card, with no bells and whistles, but want to use Michaels and unusual 2NT. I live in the US Eastern time zone, rarely sleep and would enjoy scheduled play in the tournaments. I request a partner with a sense of humor. Impossible? I don't think so.