2008MAX

Two things hopefully I can get some help with. [1] Is there a way to pause play on a singe casual table so a player could use the restroom? [2] A player in our group [savagej] if invited to a table does not receive the invitation. The only way she can play is if she Hosts the game and that works fine? Thank you for your help....Jim Eck

Casual/relaxed bridge is what I' playing. But you did not indicate if the 4 table hands are set up and distributed as 4 hands or dealt at random from a shuffled deck as a game is needed? Thank you for the help. Very interesting. Jim

My curiosity on how BBO decides what game go's to what table. I know it is random, how are the hands determined? I'm assuming that The computer sets up, lets say 100,000 games and assigns a number to each. Lets say # 500 was assigned to the table I played today in CT. A moth or a week from today the program may send game #500 to a table in Great Britain. I am truly enjoying BBO especially with the problems in the World today. A friend says each game is dealt from a deck - scratch as needed. Please let me know if I am basically correct. Thank you, James Eck....2008MAX [Max the cat]