Liversidge

While playing yesterday we played a hand that had not been played at another table so we got a 0-0 score in history. I thought we bid and played it very well and would eventually get a big positive IMPs. Sure enough, 20 minutes later there was sudden jump in our score in the score box - I checked history and it still showed that no one else had played the board. But 15 minutes later I checked history again and around 8 other pairs had played it and not done so well. Our history IMPs had jumped but the IMPs in our score box didn't move. I assumed that there was some sort of delay between the two IMPs indicators. My question is, at the end of a match, which score gives a more accurate measure of our performance, the score in the 'box' or the one in history.

the last two times I set up a table for my regular foursome, we had the weird situation where two members were invited to my table and the fourth member was invited to a table where he could see that the rest of us had not yet taken our places. He could not see us all logged in on his 'people' tab either. We all tried logging off and back on again, and resetting the table, sometimes two of us would be at the table I set up, and the other two players could see one another at the table but not us. We eventually all got onto one table by clicking on the 'people' tab and finding one another that way. Any idea what has been going on. is it a system glitch or have we done something we should not have done?

Good point. Leaves room for cue bidding. Can you suggest anything for 1♦3♥/4♥? I can't think of a non-conventional use for them. t

Your answers helped construct a mental framework for me. I hope it holds up. 1D-1H-2C-2H shows a weak hand, no fit with partner, no realistic NT potential - 6 cards and one or two honours (suit quality 8) 1D-1H-2C-3H shows a point or two more and 7 card suit(suit quality 9) 1D-1H-2C-4H a tad stronger, Suit quality 10, self sufficient. 1D-2H-3C-4H (jump shift) probably at least 14 HCP, showing a self sufficient suit and a hand that might offer slam possibilities if opener has extras.

Many thanks.

With standard bidding, what is responder showing here?: 1♦-1♥-2♣-4♥ And here? 1♦-2♥-3♣-4♥

I have sent screenshots to you

Partner opens 2NT (20-22) and I have five hearts and 11 HCP. If I bid 2♦ and partner responds 2H, my 4NT is a quantitative slam try,so how do I cater for the possibility that partner might be minimum, so 6NT is not on, but if partner has four hearts a 6H slam might well be on. If I bid 3H or 4H partner might pass. with 6 hearts I could bid 5C (super Gerber) to ask for aces, but is there any reasonably straightforward way of finding out if an 8 card heart fit exists AND then, depending on the answer, explore either the NO Trump or heart slam.

When I do as you suggest, the side windows (message window, chat window) zoom in and out but the visuals in the middle window (the table) have got a lot bigger but the table is the same size so the layout is cramped. the 'bidding box' and the picture cards are twice the size they used to be. I have tried rebooting but that doesn't work

No. Still have the same problem. Tried Control then +,-,0. None worked

Mid-game my centre screen table area images (hand, cards, bidding box area) all suddenly got very large and cramped, so cards being played appear in odd places and it appears they have been played by West instead of North, for example. I have to watch which player's user name is in yellow to know who is to bid / play. Almost unplayable for me. When I few games being played by others their displays looked normal. I rebooted and it is just the same when I start a game. It's as if I am zooming in on the table. I have tried clicking everywhere and checking my settings but can't see anything to change. I must have done something but have no idea what.

We were expecting that pairs would swop half way through, as is the case with usual teams matches that we play at our homes. Does it matter that there was no swopping, in terms of the eventual results? Do things even out in terms of weaker and stronger pairs?

I have discovered how to register for an existing tournament, but can I create a private tournament for my group? Thanks

As I thought, I was being dumb. I was expecting to see my new file appearing immediately in the window I was working on. I have just discovered 'deal archive' in my account area, and there are my various attempts all saved.

Thanks, but still not appearing when I log out and log back in again. In the window headed Select Folder I click on 'My favourite hands' expecting to be invited to save the hand I have named but I am immediately taken to the BBO home page. I have tried it over twenty times thinking I must be missing something simple but I just can't see what. It's driving me nuts. Please put me out of my misery.