Ipad version

[aixsayc]

You can kibbitz on ipad hands played on BBO main lobby. So you can easily play and look at the 4 hands in the same time and cheat. BBO management should find a way to avoid that. A player should not be able to kibbitz on the same time. That's a serious issue ...

Thanks,

Aixsayc

[Zelandakh]

Create a table (be the host) and either disallow kibs at the table or have the permission box come up and only allow kibs that you know. Yes it is possible to kibbitz yourself, not only with an ipad but also, for example, on the same PC. There are very few that actually do this though - honestly what is the point? - and it is easy to avoid using the method described above if you consider it a serious issue.

 

Edit: oh yes, and just to mention that it is quite impossible for BBO to stop cheating from occurring. It is trivial to communicate with your partner using skype, mobile phone, chat program, etc, any number of which BBO has no control over whatsoever. If you suspect your opponents of doing this report it to abuse@bridgebase.com together with as much evidence as you have gathered and move on to another table. If there is really cheating going on then the BBO staff will take the appropriate action and, either way, you will be happier at the new table.

Edited July 2, 2012 by Gerardo
Corrected Abuse address

[aixsayc]

thanks for your reasonable answer ... Sure there is no point in doing that but .. that's frustrating when happens ! Congratulation to BBO anyway !!!

Fred

[barmar]

Since you're logging in anonymously, how are we supposed to know you're the same person?

 

And you can do the same thing with the PC versions. They also allow you to login anonymously (click on "Look around our site" on the login screen) and kibitz MBC tables.