ACBL/BBO online tourneys

[matmat]

To some people, the entry fee constitutes "money on the line".

and maybe that is the wrong approach, then.

[TimG]

To some people, the entry fee constitutes "money on the line".

and maybe that is the wrong approach, then.

I wasn't endorsing the attitude, just saying that it is the reality for some.

[JoAnneM]

In addition to everything else I would think the time constraints of the speedball tournaments would make it harder to cheat.

 

There is no club where I live so getting black points is tough for me. My points are almost all either red, silver or unpigmented. I would NOT want people to stay away from in person sectionals and regionals but it woiuld be nice to have a way to earn pigmented points outside of sectionals and regionals.

 

I have only been asked to cheat once by a partner and she threw a fit when I refused. Needless to say I never played with her again. And although occasionally I get suspicous of opponents when they are slow or have nearly identical profiles I really don't think many people cheat.

 

I have played at a site called Kurnik.org and they have an interesting feature. If you pop up another program on top of the bridge page your name grays out for everyone to see. So you can tell when people IM each other. Perhaps that's something BBO should consider?

ACBL has announced a very nice new feature on their website. On their Find-A-Club page you can put in a town or zipcode and it will show you a map with the ten closest bridge clubs. You might find one within 21 miles of your town, which really isn't very far, or you might find one 45 miles away. If you are traveling it would especially handy because you don't always know the names of the outlying places to look for a club.