darla Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 In the fall, BBO announced the formation of the Prime Bridge Club. Recently I asked how many members had joined the club. Before I decide to spend $4.99 USD per month for the dues, I would like to know that at least a few hundred people had joined. I have not received a reply to my question. Does anyone know if the Prime Bridge Club is up and running. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Yes, I joined. I find the robots very handy for practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsG Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 I've been a member of Prime for a couple of months. I joined primarily to use the advanced robots when practicing with my partner. Last week I noticed a substantial reduction of Prime symbols in people's profiles. I assumed that those who had not asked for the 30 day trial had been 'unpurpled" leaving just those who were Prime members and those on trial memberships with the Prime symbol in their profile. Then yesterday the purple was back for nearly everyone again. I can't figure out what is going on. So it is hard to know how many members there actually are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 I've been a member of Prime for a couple of months. I joined primarily to use the advanced robots when practicing with my partner. Last week I noticed a substantial reduction of Prime symbols in people's profiles. I assumed that those who had not asked for the 30 day trial had been 'unpurpled" leaving just those who were Prime members and those on trial memberships with the Prime symbol in their profile. Then yesterday the purple was back for nearly everyone again. I can't figure out what is going on. So it is hard to know how many members there actually are. We renewed the free courtesy Prime membership for long time BBOers with many friends for another two months. That's why the badges came back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabsG Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Thanks Diana So I assume that the 'purple' people now showing are either Prime members or BBOers who have not had their 30 day free trial. Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 For what its worth, at least 2 of my friends have joined as paying customers, and we practice together or alone regularly. My play has improved a lot as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 So I assume that the 'purple' people now showing are either Prime members or BBOers who have not had their 30 day free trial.Purple people are all Prime members. There's no way for you to tell the difference between paying members and the ones we've given complimentary memberships to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diana_eva Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Purple people are all Prime members. There's no way for you to tell the difference between paying members and the ones we've given complimentary memberships to. You can't tell because they all have the purple badge, but courtesy membership does not include all the benefits full member receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnquick Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 I joined yesterday and find that there is a distinct lack of games to join. It seems like there are usually only 6 or 7 tables and most have one player and 3 robots. I guess that there must be a significant number of people who are members and want to play. It seems like a chicken or egg problem. Nobody wants to join when there aren't enough people to play. So nobody joins and as result there aren't enough people to play. I didn't find any instructions and so started a table. I reserved a seat for myself but left the other seats open. If I were to populate them with robots, could no one else join? Is that why there are so many tables with one member and three robots. I guess that robots are minimally all right for practice, but I don't think that they provide an accurate indication of performance and so prefer human partners and opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigpenz Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 look at it this way you are renting adv robots for a month not 1$ a day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilowsky Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 I have been a (paying human) member for a few months now. It is excellent practice. My play has improved a lot. No they don't pay me. In fact you are playing against other humans in the same way that you would be if you participated in a daylong robot tournament. If you check your history after playing 8-12 hands, you will generally find that the other humans are also playing against robots. The big difference is that you get to play as defender more often, so I find that it is much better real-world practice. If anything, it would be great if the prime admin used this info to create a series of rolling tourneys or leader boards in the club. I haven't given great thought about how this would work. Just an idea 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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