Some thoughts for new BBO directors

[Gerardo]

Please make your first tourney small (like 20 tables or so), and short, get the feel first. You like it, THEN think bigger.

 

You have to decide on few policy issues like clocked or unclocked, how to manage substitutes and how to manage adjustment requests.

 

Clocked tourneys (how long a round is?):

PRO: You know when it will end.

PRO: Movements are better defined.

CON: It requires directors policy on when to adjust when time runs out, and what to do with bad connections.

CON: Currently NS compares only with NS, and EW with EW

 

Unclocked:

PRO: Less overhead on directors, adjustments are much rarer here.

PRO: People change direction frequently, so better comparisons.

CON: People usually repeat opps (heard it was fixed, or mitigated)

CON: It lasts forever ;-) (slow tables take LOTS of time)

 

Substitutes: Do you let disconnected people get seat back? (more overhead, not too fair to subs). Unclocked needs a more active approach (you NEED to sub an unresponsive player at some point).

 

Adjustments: Will you adjust in usual bridge infractions (misexplanations, for example)? What about time issues (in clocked ones)

 

Define your policy on these issues, make sure all players know it.

 

Try to get at least one codirector (preferably always, surely the first time). Someone who directed here before. I mean IN ADVANCE, not in middle of tourney.

 

Good luck, and welcome!

[Rain]

I think the most important thing is to READ instructions first. Don't think you can start your tourney blind, just like you won't buy expensive electronic toys that require assembling and start putting them together before reading some instructions.

 

 

rain..