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The sure trump trick of the robot disappears. If this bug is not corrected immediately, the robots might start ruling the world soon: Grand unblock by GIB

Hand 1 Hand 2 At the first table above, GIB doubles the 4H overcall, but at the second table the very same overcall is passed out. Why? The only difference between the two auctions is with the "explanation" of the 4H overcall. So can you fool the GIB by offering some special explanations, to avoid getting doubled?

Here is a copy of my post at the Bridgewinners website: I think the commentator issue will be the least of our problems. Has anyone checked the Our Game website? http://www.ourgame.com/ It is so chinese that you cannot even find the button to click in order to switch to the english version. The BBO website, and the downloadable software, and the mobile app, on the other hand, are so user friendly that even a newcomer will easily be able to figure out how to watch a vugraf show or to play bridge. Moreover, BBO has years of experience broadcasting vugraph shows to the world. Everyone knows how to operate the software, everyone is happy with the completely free service and everyone is only focused to the enjoyment of watching the world champions perform in their living rooms. On the other hand, we (except the chinese) do not know how Ourgame will perform. In my opinion Ourgame needs to broadcast vugraf shows for at least 5 years even to be eligible for consideration. Then, we can build our experience and opinion regarding what to expect if Ourgame will be granted the rights to broadcast. Last but not least, I think it would be extremely unfair for the WBF to suddenly give the broadcasting rights to a third party just because they come up with some money. BBO has been servicing the world bridge (and of course the WBF) by broadcasting vugraf shows free of charge for many years now. So BBO is fully entitled to a positive discrimination. Having said all that, my personal opinion is that, *IF* it finally comes to the point that BBO will be forced to pay the WBF to be able to continue broadcasting the vugraf shows, we (the BBO members) must support BBO by either contributing donations to finance the WBF payments, or, more rationally, BBO must implement a reasonable membership fee (I suggest 10$ per year per nickname) to finance the enterprise. This will also help in the solution of the frequent problems arising due to some members having tens (even hundreds) of nicknames, and abuse the anonymity to behave inappropriately (harrassment, rude conduct, etc) online.

Hi everyone, If you were born in 1988 or later, you are eligible to participate: http://www.worldbridge.org/youth-championships-atlanta.aspx The event is "OPEN" so there is no restriction in the number of pairs or teams entering.

The new http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/request_new.php page neds a couple of improvements I think: - There must be options to enter info in other languages. I already volunteered to Diana Eva to translate the page to Turkish. - The "Description (optional)" field is unnecessary - Must avoid using expressions like "URL". Why not simply call it the "Event Webpage" ? - The time zone alternatives are inadequate. The GMT+2 alternatives are particularly interesting: South africa and Kaliningrad!!! I suggest the following: GMT+1: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Budapest, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Pairs, etc GMT+2: Istanbul, Ankara, Athens, Talinn, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Amman, Beirut, Sofia, Nairobi, Bucharest, Kiev

we used to agree with Roland that in some matches where the turkish national team plays, the CR was reserved for Turkish commentary and the OR was for english language. This was highly appreciated by hundreds of turkish members who liked to watch their countrymen in international competitions and enjoy commentary in their own language. now I dont see how this system will work.

Turnuvalarınızın BBO'da VU-Graph kanalı ile yayınlanması için Turnuva başlangıç tarihinden mümkün olduğu kadar (tercihan 2 hafta) önce, aşağıdaki sayfaya girip yayınlayacağınız turnuvanın detaylarını eksiksiz olarak girmeniz gerekmektedir: http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/request_new.php Girdiğiniz bilgiler otomatik olarak BBO vugraf programına alınacak ve http://www.bridgebase.com/vugraph/schedule.php sayfasında çıkacaktır. Bu arada vugraf için gerekli kullanıcı adları ve şifreler tarafınıza gönderilecektir. Turnuvanız vugraf programına alınmasına rağmen kullanıcı adı ve şifreler size ulaşmadığı takdirde BBO Sarıları'ndan yardım alabilirsiniz.

2nd world youth congress hello everyone, the 2nd world youth congress will be held in opatija/croatia in 21-30 august. the website is http://www.worldbridge.org/tourn/Opatija.11/Opatija11.htm have you made your plans to be there?

hello everyone, for those who didnt notice, I have uploaded the photographs taken during the 1st World Youth Congress at http://www.wbfyouth.org/ (pls wait for the page to load)

yes all play together

hi everyone, as you know, the accommodation is on a full-board basis. but you may need some local currency for small expenditures (taxis, coke, etc). I recommend everyone to exchane something like 100$ in the airport when you arrive. This will save you from long discussions with a taxi driver about the best exchange rate for US$ or EUROS. Currently the *approximate* rates are: 1 EUR = 2.12 TL (Turkish Liras) 1 US$ = 1.48 TL (Turkish Liras) Just for general info: You can expect to buy at the supermarket: - One 3300ml can of Coke for 1.50 TL (= $1.0) - One 3300ml can of Beer for 2.40 TL (= $1.5)

only a few more weeks to the 1st world youth bridge championships in istanbul turkey. are you coming? have you reserved your rooms? you can check the rooming list from here: http://www.wbfyouth.org/2009/Yeditepe-Aug/...epe-Rooming.htm if you need help, pls send an email to info@wbfyouth.org and we shall take care of you.

hi everyone. it seems not many have noticed the tournament. so it has been postponed to 23rd may. now you can all register.

I am aware that claiming is not an option. but I am waiting for BBO to introduce the "concede rest" button. If I have already collected my 7 tricks in a 1NT contract I would like to have the option of conceding the rest of the tricks and move on to the next hand.

the http://www.wbfyouth.org/ page has been updated. registration is simple and possible even without the wbf code now.