MickyB Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Lately I have been having difficulty counting my points. I think BBO should tell us how many points we have when the hand is dealt (if that isn't too difficult to program). Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I also had a lot of troubles with opening leads lately. Couldn't the software suggest me one (if it's not too difficult to implement)? At least when that is wrong, I could complain here. Arend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Automatic ace counting could be useful too - whenever partner bids 4♣, the software replies on your behalf. It would probably be best as an option - those using Keycard Gerber will want to disable it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 <sarcasm>What about letting GIB do all the work: bidding (I forgot my system), leads (I always give away tricks) and declarer play (I can't count and make up a decent plan). Afterwards GIB can count the score, and I had great fun in playing :) </sarcasm> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker_gib Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 <sarcasm>What about letting GIB do all the work: bidding (I forgot my system), leads (I always give away tricks) and declarer play (I can't count and make up a decent plan). Afterwards GIB can count the score, and I had great fun in playing :) </sarcasm> Does GIB also deliver the beer ? LOLLL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Free, this isn't fair, Mike and I are trying to make serious suggestions, and you spoil the thread with your sarcasm. How about an auto-claim when declarer has the rest of the tricks btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 From my perspective, I really miss revokes, leads out of turn, and all other the little mechanical errors which define our game. How DRAE Fred and Uday decide to eliminate this. There are laws describing how to handle these infractions. Arbitrary removing these is akin to threating endangered an endangered species. I think that revokes need to be supported NOW. Now. Now. NOW! More importantly, we have a LOT of catching up to do. We need to act to immediately to bring the freqeuncy of revokes up to the level that it would have been at had BBO supported them from day. I want to see a revoke button. If I click on said button, the BBO client will force RHO to revoke the next time he plays a card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tola18 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I would like to suggest the last card played slower and stay visible a second or two - and the result too. As it is, the last card usually disapears instantly and next deal comes - I usually dont see what partner had for last card or the result! There is the movie, but why a bad compromisse if you can have both?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr1303 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Now that last post was just completely not in the spirit of the thread! Personally I'd like to see the possibility of making insufficient bids, and then have LHOs such as Mike Bell accept them because he's too asleep to realise what's going on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 From my perspective, I really miss revokes, leads out of turn, and all other the little mechanical errors which define our game. How DRAE Fred and Uday decide to eliminate this. There are laws describing how to handle these infractions. Arbitrary removing these is akin to threating endangered an endangered species. I think that revokes need to be supported NOW. Now. Now. NOW! More importantly, we have a LOT of catching up to do. We need to act to immediately to bring the freqeuncy of revokes up to the level that it would have been at had BBO supported them from day. I want to see a revoke button. If I click on said button, the BBO client will force RHO to revoke the next time he plays a card. Yes, I want to be able to perform my colour coup online! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Lately I have been having difficulty counting my points. I think BBO should tell us how many points we have when the hand is dealt (if that isn't too difficult to program). Thanks It's against the Law (artificial aid to memory or calculation). I seem to have difficulty counting my tricks, I wouldn't mind some help in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 How about an auto-claim when declarer has the rest of the tricks btw? I thought that was dummy's job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Personally I'd like to see the possibility of making insufficient bids, and then have LHOs such as Mike Bell accept them because he's too asleep to realise what's going on.... It's nothing to do with being asleep - I just get clubs and spades mixed up. You have to admit, they do look quite similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blofeld Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I sometimes don't realise when an opponent has psyched. Could we have the software automatically alerting psyches, preferably in a different colour? That would stop all these annoying people who think that they can open on 11 points. An option for doubling out of turn when you want to take penalties would be good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'd like a time clock on the bidding, so I can effectively play Weasel over preempts. In lieu of that perhaps there can be a "fidget" button I can push with my bid so that partner is aware that my hesitation was over bidding and not getting a cup of coffee or getting a phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Instead of a voice feature, what about a card-snap sound? There's nothing better than playing against someone who snaps the cards when they play to show who is winning THIS trick. Winston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 How about an auto-claim when declarer has the rest of the tricks btw? I thought that was dummy's job? folks, i think we have this thread's winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 How 'bout, when you click on an opp's bid for explanation and the explanation is inadequate you have a button that changes his bid to pass....could be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_U_Card Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Speaking of sound features, we really need a "wha-whaaa" sound whenever a winner is trumped by the opps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 And a "whoops!" sound if you underruff or ruff partner's winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 How about a card on the floor button? Maybe let the host decide if it is now East's turn to get 14 cards or both the Jack of hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badderzboy Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 How about certain bids appearing with a clap of thunder and bold font to show partner he should think about it, it means something...! Should replace the direct stare and emphasis some club players use lol Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 I sometimes don't realise when an opponent has psyched. Could we have the software automatically alerting psyches, preferably in a different colour? That would stop all these annoying people who think that they can open on 11 points. An option for doubling out of turn when you want to take penalties would be good too. rofl, when I'd play with Willem or Richard, we'd get 'psych-alert' all over the place :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Why not distribute taps, so whenever we get the beercard at the end we get a beer from BBO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochinko Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Being such a great player I don't need many memory aids but my partner sometimes has trouble recognizing the meaning of my doubles. So it would be nice to have "Harvest Time" alert in doubling visible (only?) to my partner. Online bridge robs us of so many verbal and non-verbal signals during bidding and defending in standard f2f bridge that it would only be fair to compensate somehow for the lack of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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