Insidious and annoying

[helene_t]

The problem on BBO is that people often do other things. Such as chat on Facebook etc.

I am more likely to chat on facebook if my hand is boring. That could explain why I am more likely to tank when I don't hold an honour.

[thearb]

had the best one yet today.

 

http://tinyurl.com/ox4efhr

 

 

S9 ducked in a flash, ST equally as fast.

 

DT at least 5 seconds delay before following.

 

Every subsequent card played in a flash.

 

I should of course realise it is a singleton and finesse accordingly.

 

Hilarious!

[oryctolagi]

I haven't enabled the 'autoplay singleton' feature. Indeed, after reading through this thread, I don't feel inclined to. I'd even go so far as to say, could this feature be withdrawn please, seeing as it seems to serve no useful purpose?

 

The only exceptions I'd admit are (1) cards played from dummy, and (2) when playing the very last trick. In which cases, of course, there should be no delay. The number of times when, as declarer, I've forgotten to play the final card from dummy, and wondered why the score doesn't pop up! (In live bridge, of course, my partner would normally play the card...)

[oryctolagi]

I am more likely to chat on facebook if my hand is boring. That could explain why I am more likely to tank when I don't hold an honour.

Even Yarboroughs can be interesting, occasionally! There's always the remote chance you might gain the lead, and then have to figure out what honours your partner holds (especially if you haven't been paying attention). :D

[barmar]

I haven't enabled the 'autoplay singleton' feature. Indeed, after reading through this thread, I don't feel inclined to. I'd even go so far as to say, could this feature be withdrawn please, seeing as it seems to serve no useful purpose?

Except for the last trick, or when playing with robots, autoplay singleton adds a random delay before it plays, to prevent other players from being able to detect it. It's frequently slower than my normal tempo. It's also disabled on the first trick, to give you a chance to plan the play/defense before playing.