i am afraid that i passed my p's 2c bid in an indy tourney due to a misclic two days ago (my mouse suddenly went out of control).. i apologised profusely but my p flamed me, told me i had no buisiness playing bridge and left the tourney in the middle :'( Sue
your comment that the best hint was not to play in these tourneys disappointed me. I assume it is directed to advanced/expert players...... Indys are the only chance I have to play with expert players and although as you say they are an absolute crapshoot I can actually win sometimes.. which does wonders for my attitude and enthusiasm towards the game! ;D
Personal satisfaction is probably sufficient reward for those of us who love the game..it would be so easy to cheat using MSN simultaneously! In the very unlikely event i ever won a tournament a big W would be embarrassing....