Observing an appeal

[mycroft]

Well, at our sectionals (not that we have many appeals in sectionals) the only room with a door that isn't the playing room is the "smallest room in the house". At regionals there are rooms, but they usually have too much stuff in them (TD office, caddy/supply room, and such like) to effectively use. In Penticton, there is a teaching room booked that would work, provided there isn't a class in there at the time; but the appeals I have seen were still done in a distant part of the playing area; and that's only a 3000-table regional.

 

A room specific for appeals only makes economic sense if you expect similar appeal counts as the Nationals do or if the event is highly-rated enough that it is required (like the USBC team trials; but as they are willing to book several hotel rooms to run matches in, it's easy to take an currently unused one).

[Finch]

Apparently David thinks that in the British Isles, where there is no such room available, that might not work.

 

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but it's quite common at EBU events for there not to be a suitable room easily available.

[aguahombre]

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but it's quite common at EBU events for there not to be a suitable room easily available.

I was responding to Barry, who suggested using a room with a door, right after David said there usually wasn't one. But, thanks for confirming.

[pigpenz]

I know in Reno it used to be in the ACBL directors staff room where the computers and staff are, it was pretty

crowded and chaotic as people were always coming and going....at some sectionals I have seen them just at a table in

a corner somewhere at the playing site

[Vampyr]

My bridge partner at the last two NABCs I went to was interested in the process, so she asked if she could watch. The answer was yes.

 

Did they allow her to watch the deliberation as well?

[bluejak]

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Did they allow her to watch the deliberation as well?

Yes.