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Yes, a problem for me with Win10. I've tried various resolutions -- high to low. It's the cards that are pixelled, nothing else.

Diana! I think this is all your fault. ;) When E bids 3♠, you should definitely double, forcing Helene to bid 4♥. Problem solved. It's so much fun to de- your bugs in the forums. I learn a lot. Thanks! ♥ Sandy

Let's use LCS as a starting point. General Approach. Would I/A players follow Hardy or Lawrence? Is 2♣ over 1♦ forcing -- for simplicity?

GO SHOCKERS!

Please count me in. 2/1 Any evening EDT beginning May 1. Thanks for the post.

Back to the question. If you show partner GF and pard rebids diamonds, go up the line. 2♥--a forcing bid, says, "Show me your stuff, pard." (i.e., Cohen: KISS)

Hey Dustin! It depends on where you live. The BIL Beginning Bridge Program (BBP) is offered at various times during the year so that the courses are convenient to beginners all over the world. A favorite time for US and Canada is 2200 (10pm) ET. Contact Diana for more information at dvanduzer@sbcglobal.net.

Hey Dustin! It depends on where you live. The BIL Beginning Bridge Program (BBP) is offered at various times during the year so that the courses are convenient to beginners all over the world. A favorite time for US and Canada is 2200 (10pm) ET. Contact Diana for more information at dvanduzer@sbcglobal.net.

If you have friends who would like to learn bridge or feel a bit rusty yourself, join Bridge 101 starting January 15 each T/Th at 4pm EST (2100 UTC)--eight 2-hour sessions. The Beginning Bridge Program is offered through the Beginner/Intermediate Lounge (BIL), a private club on BBO, and has four courses designed just for beginners: ♣ Bridge 101: Basic Bidding--The Magic 13! ♦ Bridge 102: 102 Tricks in Play of the Hand ♥ Bridge 201: Conventions You Should Know and Love ♠ Basic Defense Strategies To join the BIL, visit www.bilbridge.com. For more information on the Program, the BIL, or to register for Bridge 101; please email Diana at dvanduzer@sbcglobal.net. Good cards, great pards & Happy New Year!

Amazingly, some of these posts are meant to be clever, not unkind. ;)

Dave, this enjoyably makes one think about one's style. Perhaps another factor in compatibility measurement would be a ranking of "intuition" through "mathematical precision." 1 = You will go with your gut in a highly competitive situation. 9 = You will rarely deviate from mathematical/statistical precision at any bridge table.

No reason not to lead the 10. The declarer is hopefully more disadvantaged than by a 4th down lead. Good poll, Paul! Will enjoy the results.

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♥♥♥♥ Invite your friends who would like to learn the game to register for Bridge 101 in the Beginner/Intermediate Lounge (BIL) on BBO. The 8 sessions begin with simple hand evaluation and continue through NT bidding. Held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4pm to 6pm Eastern, the course is the first of the four foundation courses in the BIL Beginning Bridge Program. This course is free with a trial membership in the BIL. A support fee is requested after the first 60 days of membership. www.bilbridge.com The course begins 4 May and ends 27 May. To register for Bridge 101 or for more information about the Program, please email Gowanlock at beginningbridge@gmail.com. Also, one-on-one mentors are available for BIL members. Check out the BIL website above for more information. The BIL is an international club. All beginners and intemediates are welcome to join this fun-filled, learning environment! ♥♥♥♥

Hi, LouMai! The BIL is initiating a Beginning Bridge Program designed to teach "just beginning" students as well as players returning to the game. Beginning Tuesday, 16:00 (4pm) EST, January 5, Bridge 201 is being offered. Bridge 201 is focused on Competitive Bidding for Beginners. The course will be held every Tuesday for 8 weeks/90min. a session. The contents range from overcalls to take out doubles through weak 2 bids. Requires pre-registration. If you wish more information on the Bridge 201 course or to register, please email Roberta at rozimm1@yahoo.com. The BIL is the friendiest club with the greatest learning opportunities on the BBO planet. Enjoy the free trial membership and see what you think. www.bilbridge.com. Glad to have you back in the game! Sandy

The Beginner/Intermediate Lounge (BIL) is a private club on BBO. The annual support fee is $10--with a free trial membership so you may explore the learning opportunities available. Restricted to those players with starter, beginner, and intermediate skill levels; the BIL has a very friendly and knowledgeable teaching and mentoring team as well as a "partner search" based on time zones, countries and/or skill levels. The open teaching sessions are among the best in online bridge. All teaching and mentoring is free to BIL members. The BIL is a learning-focused, international club and welcomes members from all countries and cultures. We welcome volunteer mentors from all countries as well. Please visit the BIL at www.bilbridge.com.

You might try Skype where you may talk or type chat. Free conferencing. www.Skype.com

I wish BBO web client would add the mini-bridge feature before my beginners' course starts on July 21. Crossing my fingers! Sandy

Eight world champion bridge players will pair with eight BIL players in a team event on BBO. Members of the Beginner/Intermediate Lounge (BIL) are welcome to enter the random drawing that will determine the Lucky 8 who will partner with these Super Stars of the World of Bridge! ♥ Lynn Deas ♥ Fred Gitelman ♥ Jan Martel ♥ Shelagh Paulsson ♥ Rich Reisig ♥ Roland Wald ♥ Valerie Westheimer ♥ Sally Woolsey If you are a BIL member, send your entry to BILProAm@gmail.com. Your BBO ID, real first name, and email address are needed. If you are a beginner or intermediate player and want to join the BIL for great lessons and special events and to enter the ProAm drawing, visit http://bilbridge.com/ApplyForMembership/BI...icationForm.php Deadline for entries is June 12. All BBO players are welcome to kibitz this super stellar event—June 21, 16:00 EDT. Team Matches, BBO.

I am sure Fred will be able to explain your options better than I. But here are my thoughts. First, the "web client" is actually in Flash player. I doubt Fred can add a zoom to that, but I seem to remember some flash programs having a zoom function built in, so maybe I a am wrong about what Fred can do. Your options seem to be. Enlarge the card/bidding section by clicking on the bottom of the playing window and reducting the size of the chat area, and clicking on the right hand side of the playing window and reducing the size of the friends, kibitzer, host box area. You might try right clicking on any of the hands and choosing display deal as hand diagram. Many poor eyesight people find that easier to read. Wndows comes with a magnifier, that admittedly, is a pain to use. But you can open that and have the magnifier track the mouse. That should make any part of teh game area you are having trouble seeing larger. If you bought a large digitial TV, well, hook it up to the computer, they will be way big enough. Maybe talk with uday to see if he can help reduce the size of the Ads on the left hand side of the screen, which would increase the screen real estate to display the cards in making them marginally bigger. I hope one or more of those suggestions will help. Seems t I've been trying to figure out why (without poor eyesight) the web-based BBO tables seem so much smaller. I noted the ads were removed from each side of the BBO real estate but that did not seem to help the table height. I think I figured correctly when I compared the web-based table size to the 5.0.3 table size and got a ratio of about 6 to 10. Ben, Fred? Do I need a new calculator? Or does my calculator need a new me?

My monitor is 15.5" diagonal with a height of 8.25". When I log in to BBOFlash, the BBO screen (box) is only 4 3/4 " high. When I click on the Forum, it is about 4" high. (sry I have to measure in inches) I have the blue MSN border around it with commercials at the bottom. How can I enlarge the BBO screen? I can extend the playing area by reducing the space for chat but am still only getting a window of 4 3/4" in height. Also, the flickering of the "free laptop" commercial makes looking at the screen really difficult. Hope someone knows what I'm talking about. Thx for any help.

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Rain--Thanks for your summary on teaching tables and thanks VERY much for the information on the web-version capability of specifying deal parameters. That is super! :rolleyes:

or the funeral march for every time you go for 1700? :) ♠ I only go for 2220 and prefer John Phillips Souza. ♠