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Good news for Bridge Cheats! Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere...

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Posted 2018-February-28, 15:46

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, I'm not a prolific BBO forums reader anymore.

But I saw this on BBC, and thought that it was worth sharing:

http://www.bbc.com/n...xts-at-mwc-2018
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Posted 2018-February-28, 16:34

View PostElianna, on 2018-February-28, 15:46, said:

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, I'm not a prolific BBO forums reader anymore.

But I saw this on BBC, and thought that it was worth sharing:

http://www.bbc.com/n...xts-at-mwc-2018

Bad news for the real cheats, though. They've already custom-built something like this on their own, and now that the buggers can join the fun, the bridge authorities may finally decide to do something about it...
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Posted 2018-February-28, 18:55

View PostElianna, on 2018-February-28, 15:46, said:

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, I'm not a prolific BBO forums reader anymore.

But I saw this on BBC, and thought that it was worth sharing:

http://www.bbc.com/n...xts-at-mwc-2018


Richard (Hrothgar) and I warned people for this about 2-3 years ago.
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Posted 2018-February-28, 19:02

View PostMrAce, on 2018-February-28, 18:55, said:

Richard (Hrothgar) and I warned people for this about 2-3 years ago.


I was warning about this back during the race cars scandal....
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Posted 2018-February-28, 23:05

Makes you wonder why ACBL so worried about cell phones. Anyone serious about cheating would use something like this not a cell phone.
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Posted 2018-March-01, 09:41

View Poststeve2005, on 2018-February-28, 23:05, said:

Makes you wonder why ACBL so worried about cell phones. Anyone serious about cheating would use something like this not a cell phone.

Because practically everyone already has a cellphone.

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Posted 2018-March-01, 11:30

Using a SIM based system does not seem like a great idea: it's overkill for cheating at the same table and too easy to block if in different rooms or at a high level tournament.

Just take a pair of trousers and sew in some pressure sensitive textile at knee level and a silent vibrator in the groin area, wire both to a class 1 Bluetooth transmitter (good for 100m) in a pocket with a false bottom, and you're done. Now every time your partner presses his knees together you get a tingle in the groin, and vice versa. Short taps for high honours, a longer tap to request a suit change, u.s.w. Effective, practical and cheap.
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Posted 2018-March-02, 09:35

Naked bridge?

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Posted 2018-March-02, 09:51

View Postbarmar, on 2018-March-02, 09:35, said:

Naked bridge?


The solution to this is damn obvious.

1. Have people play top level events on computers

2. Put all the Norths in one room, all the South's in another, ...

3. Separate people by enough distance that it becomes trivial to sweep for signals

4. Time delay the boards so that boards that are broadcast on the Vugraph are not being played live
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Posted 2018-March-02, 10:15

View Posthrothgar, on 2018-March-02, 09:51, said:

3. Separate people by enough distance that it becomes trivial to sweep for signals

If they use something based on cellphone technology, they could be in different countries. Are all the venues going to have cellphone jammers?

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Posted 2018-March-02, 11:43

View Postbarmar, on 2018-March-02, 10:15, said:

If they use something based on cellphone technology, they could be in different countries. Are all the venues going to have cellphone jammers?


Cell phone jammers are illegal in the US.

Cell phone detectors are cheap and reliable...
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Posted 2018-March-02, 19:35

View Posthrothgar, on 2018-March-02, 09:51, said:

The solution to this is damn obvious.

1. Have people play top level events on computers

2. Put all the Norths in one room, all the South's in another, ...

3. Separate people by enough distance that it becomes trivial to sweep for signals

4. Time delay the boards so that boards that are broadcast on the Vugraph are not being played live


Obvious maybe, but not much fun.
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Posted 2018-March-03, 07:56

View Postbarmar, on 2018-March-02, 09:35, said:

Naked bridge?

Sounds unrealistic, too much potential UI B-)

My smart trousers were just intended as an example of how easy it would be to cheat using over the internet components.
A more determined and ingenious cheat could do the same things within a dental implant if need be.
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Posted 2018-March-03, 08:15

View Postpescetom, on 2018-March-03, 07:56, said:


A more determined and ingenious cheat could do the same things within a dental implant if need be.


Most modern hearing aides are bluetooth enabled and designed to also pick up radio and the like.

This is the primary reason that I think that Vugraph boards need to be time delayed

You can't prevent people from wearing the receiver.
People can place a powerful transmitter where ever
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Posted 2018-March-03, 08:19

View PostVampyr, on 2018-March-02, 19:35, said:

Obvious maybe, but not much fun.


Fun has its place. In the short term, I wouldn't recommend anything like this for bridge clubs or low stakes tournaments.
However, if we look at the top levels of the game, the results from most every major event for 15+ years are irrevocably contaminated by cheating (and the only people that we caught are the idiots)

You have a choice: "Fun" or a clean game...
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Posted 2018-March-04, 17:11

View Posthrothgar, on 2018-March-03, 08:19, said:

Fun has its place. In the short term, I wouldn't recommend anything like this for bridge clubs or low stakes tournaments.
However, if we look at the top levels of the game, the results from most every major event for 15+ years are irrevocably contaminated by cheating (and the only people that we caught are the idiots)

You have a choice: "Fun" or a clean game...


Well, an improvement on your suggestion would be to put screen-mates together.

But there are other problems. When I play bridge online I regard it about as seriously as Candy Crush. I think that it might be tough for people to take playing on a computer seriously.
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