hautbois Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I sometimes write our plus scores in the minus column if it's a bad result. I snuck a drink at the bar when I said I was going to the bathroom. I gave the director advance blessing to give us a slow-play penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I sometimes write our plus scores in the minus column if it's a bad result. I snuck a drink at the bar when I said I was going to the bathroom. I gave the director advance blessing to give us a slow-play penalty. Those things would actually not serve "to help with a bad session" if you were planning on keeping your bridge partner. I will say that I used to to do the first, but entirely unintentionally, and when I started writing EVERYTHING in the minus column (I tend to always concentrate on what could have gone better), I stopped keeping score. That way I stop concentrating on the bad results, and don't carry them with me to the next board. Otherwise, I will let one bad result cause me to think that EVERYTHING was bad, and it will end up being a self-fulfilling prophecy. So I just don't keep score anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Those things would actually not serve "to help with a bad session" if you were planning on keeping your bridge partner. Well, I have found the trip to the bar helpful at times, but rather than sneaking I bring one back for my partner as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well, I have found the trip to the bar helpful at times, but rather than sneaking I bring one back for my partner as well. Badly hooked at the 1/2 in a KO once my partner arrived with 1/2 dozen beers. Put them all down in front of me and went back for more. I LOVE that man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMan Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 This tradition of having a bar handy to the playing areas is something we Amerks need to take seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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