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And one more thing - once a FD .BSS has been created, how does one use it in the Browser BBO? tOM :unsure:

Where is BidEdit, the Full Disclosure CC editor? :blink:

While an FD would be ideal, because of the alerts, why not extend BBO to allow "CC"s to be any pdf or txt file? (allowing html, php, ... adds more virus possibilities) The main international pairs all have WBF pdfs, and it shouldn't be hard for Vugraph staff to generate PDFs from any html pages. This would also allow individuals to create their own CCs their own way. For example, I could create a pdf of my goulash card at http://TomTrottier.com/Goulash.html BTW, would be nice if: Rhe list of CCs indicated which type, eg, FD, ACBL, ... The list of CCs initially only included BBO standard CCs and unpartnered CCs - with an additional button for partnered CCs. This would reduce the delay and bandwidth necessary. tOM

At the very least, players in indys should be partnered with the player that they have played with least in the tourney, and if ties, be partnered with the player they played with the longest number of rounds ago. tOM

Currently by user name - how about allowiing by status as well?

Now I have to create a handviewer link every time...

I suggest that you should allow searching on TLAs - three letter acronyms, or 3-letter words. tOM

oops, discard 2♣ and only 1♥ - keep the K in dummy so only the A can take it.

You can assume E has all the 12 points out, in particular, the ♥A and 4♣. So strip him of any exit cards and put him in with the A and let him lead to the board. Ruff 2 ♦ if necessary (if KQ fall, ruff only 1), play a ♥ toward the Q and take it. Then play out all the ♠, discarding 2♣ and 2♥. Lead your last ♥ and E must play ♣ toward dummy.

It would be nice for categories to only be big enough to show the members & not have extra blank space.

http://tinyurl.com/232a92u (too bad this couldn't be embedded) tOM

Publishers Weekly "I realize that reading about a bridge game isn't exactly thrilling," 17-year-old narrator Alton tells readers early on. Luckily, this funny and thoughtful novel is as much about building bridges-between generations and maybe even between life and death-as it is about playing cards. Alton gets roped into serving as a card turner for his great-uncle, Lester Trapp, a bridge whiz who recently lost his eyesight (Alton's job is to read Trapp's cards for him). Though Alton barely knows Trapp, his opportunistic mother won't miss a chance for Alton to get in good with his "favorite uncle," who's wealthy and in poor health. To Alton's surprise, he becomes enamored of the game and begins to bond with his crusty uncle-who shares insight into synchronicity and the connection between reality and perception. With dry, understated humor, Alton makes the intricacies of bridge accessible, while his relationships with and observations about family members and friends (including an ex-girlfriend, a manipulative best friend, and especially Trapp's former card turner) form a portrait of a reflective teenager whose life is infinitely enriched by connections he never expected to make. Ages 12-up. (May) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. School Library Journal Gr 8 Up-Alton Richards is resigned to spending a slow summer on his own after his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend and he finds himself with no money and no job. Unfortunately, his mother insists that he become his blind great-uncle's chauffeur and cardturner at local bridge tournaments. Though the 17-year-old has only met Lester Trapp on a few occasions, his mother hopes that this connection will inspire the wealthy old man to write the family into his will. Alton reluctantly agrees, even though he knows nothing about bridge and has no interest in learning the game. He meets Toni Castaneda at the tournaments and soon discovers that he's not the only long-lost relative intent on winning over Trapp and his inheritance. What transpires is an intriguing glimpse into a crazy family full of secrets and unusual quirks. The characters are well limned, and the narrative is laced with Sachar's trademark wry humor. Most teens have very little knowledge about bridge, a fact that Alton acknowledges several times throughout the novel. At times, the story line becomes thick with technical game descriptions, though he does offer an option to skip these sections by providing a symbol to indicate more in-depth card instructions. This well-written novel contains a rewarding intergenerational friendship and a sweetly appealing romance in the making. Nonetheless it may require an additional nudge to hook readers. It's a nudge worth giving for motivated teens and those who enjoy Sachar's novels.-Stephanie Malosh, Donoghue Elementary School, Chicago, IL Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. Booklist *Starred Review* With his latest novel, the Newbery-winning author of Holes (1998) fulfills a need the world probably didn't even know it had: the great teen bridge novel. Alton Richard's great-uncle Lester Trapp is rich and ailing, a combo that leads Alton's parents to hatch a plan for the teen to cozy up to the old man and carve out a chunk of inheritance. Though blind, Trapp is a brilliant, world-class bridge player and needs someone to read him his cards and make his plays. Enter Alton, who wouldn't begin to know how to decipher questions like One banana, pass, pass, two no-trump. Is that unusual? But he withstands the constant barbs from his irascible uncle and grows more intrigued by the game (in no small part due to the cute, kind-of-crazy girl who also plays). Sachar liberally doles out detailed commentary on the basics and then nuances of the game, and in a nod to the famously dull Moby-Dick chapter on the minutiae of whaling, a little whale image appears when the bridge talk is about to get deep so readers can skip right ahead to a pithy wrap-up. But don't be fooled: it is astonishing how Sachar can make blow-by-blow accounts of bridge not only interesting but exciting, treating each play like a clue to unravel the riddle of each hand. An obvious windfall for smart and puzzle-minded teens, this is a great story to boot, with genuine characters (save the scheming parents) and real relationships, balanced by casual, confident storytelling.--Chipman, Ian Copyright 2010 Booklist

Also some smileys added, at least for the web version: :D = : D (note, delete intervening spaces - have to insert them for display here) :) = : ) :( = : ( :) = ; ) :P = : P (blushing) = :$ tOM

Use this for Goulash practice as-is, or choose different final line using earlier definitions ===================================== bigN = shape(north, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 00xx + any 01xx + any 11xx + any 02xx + any 12xx + any 03xx ) bigS = shape(south, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 00xx + any 01xx + any 11xx + any 02xx + any 12xx + any 03xx ) bigE = shape(east, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 00xx + any 01xx + any 11xx + any 02xx + any 12xx + any 03xx ) bigW = shape(west, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 00xx + any 01xx + any 11xx + any 02xx + any 12xx + any 03xx ) solidN = (hascard(north, AS) and hascard(north, KS) and hascard(north, QS) and hascard(north, JS) and hascard(north, TS) ) or (hascard(north, AH) and hascard(north, KH) and hascard(north, QH) and hascard(north, JH) and hascard(north, TH) ) (hascard(north, AD) and hascard(north, KD) and hascard(north, QD) and hascard(north, JD) and hascard(north, TD) ) or (hascard(north, AC) and hascard(north, KC) and hascard(north, QC) and hascard(north, JC) and hascard(north, TC) ) solidS = (hascard(south, AS) and hascard(south, KS) and hascard(south, QS) and hascard(south, JS) and hascard(south, TS) ) or (hascard(south, AH) and hascard(south, KH) and hascard(south, QH) and hascard(south, JH) and hascard(south, TH) ) (hascard(south, AD) and hascard(south, KD) and hascard(south, QD) and hascard(south, JD) and hascard(south, TD) ) or (hascard(south, AC) and hascard(south, KC) and hascard(south, QC) and hascard(south, JC) and hascard(south, TC) ) longN = shape(north, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 012x + any 011x + any 003x + any 002x) longS = shape(south, any 6xxx + any 7xxx + any 8xxx + any 9xxx + any 012x + any 011x + any 003x + any 002x) twoN = shape(north, any 55xx + any 56xx + any 57xx + any 58xx + any 66xx + any 67xx) twoS = shape(south, any 55xx + any 56xx + any 57xx + any 58xx + any 66xx + any 67xx) highNS = hcp(south)+hcp(north)>20 majorsNS = shape(north, 5xxx + x5xx) or shape(south, 5xxx + x5xx) spadeEW = spades(west)+spades(east)>9 diamondEW = diamonds(west)+diamonds(east)>9 heartEW = hearts(west)+hearts(east)>9 clubEW = clubs(west)+clubs(east)>9 competition = clubEW or heartEW or diamondEW or spadeEW bigE and bigW and bigN and bigS

Currently, if you choose a number and hover over the suit or NT button, you get the FD or GIB explanation of the bid. Why not expand this to giving all 5 explanations for suits and NT when you hover over the number button? tOM B)

I have nothing to say. Like everyone else.

5♣ - if P's minors are solid, she will bid on 5♥ - extra !h and no def tricks

Is there a way to choose to use hands already played in a new tourney, or for bidding practice with a P or 3? tOM :lol:

It would be ideal if FD cards were started for each of the competitors so the bids get explained immediately - at least for the first round or two of bidding. That would make things easier for the commentator and the spectator. tOM

You can. Try to "Open" one, navigate to use NetBridgeVu as the program, and save it as the default program to open .LIN files. Of course, the links to the LIN files are only in the "MyHands" report tOM

Problem solved - I was using the RequestPolicy addon for firefox and the default was not to allow opening other pages from a flash program. Allowed BridgeBase to open anything, and all was solved. tOM

Hard to see those player notes when searching for a Goulash partner in the last desperate seconds - have to click each person, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, next, wait, and now the tourney has already started... :lol:

When I see idiotic robot bidding, I don't see "send robot report" anywhere in the browser, eg, when using robots for bidding practice, or other robotic situations. Perhaps you could enlighten me as to where "sent robot report" is hiding? tOM :lol:

Still, all have to wait for the slowest players, now playing the other slowest players to get the results. This means the tourney finishes even later. :blink: It would be better if the software kept a running average for each pair or player and used this info to match people initially, and then to act to prevent repeat partners and opponents, consistent with a small delay if necessary. Then the whole tourney would end sooner. :D Tourneys would also be fairer - you wouldn't always get duplicate pairing. This could also be used for clocked tournaments to avoid running out the clock. For difficult hands, ie, where everyone pushes the limit, better to extend a minute or two for everyone. :) tOM

Profile Searching / Friend colours 1. As a precision player, I am in a minority of BBO players. I would like to search for other precision players. Currently, I can't. So I friend the Precision players I find, and then look at the profiles of their partners when I see them playing. Would be easier to find them if I could search - in online players' profiles - in all profiles (or at least recently active ones) 2. It would also be useful if I could set the colours of Friends to whatever I want. Then I could use one colour for Precision players, one for Goulash buddies, one for TDs, etc.