[ozzstyl]

I've unfortunately had a couple of instances as a Beginner in competitive play that have proven to be discouraging to me as a new player. My initial experience indicates that there can be minimal leniency given to a Beginner when mistakes are made.
I would like to know if it is possible for players to be matched in competitive play at the same level?

[thepossum]

I find this issue something of a catch 22

Nobody wants to play with a table of beginners

Everyone wants to play with 3 decent players who are very tolerant of their beginner errors

[pescetom]

I would suggest a three pronged approach, mixing the following:
1. rent a robot to play in a pairs tournament against (mainly) human pairs
2. find another committed beginner and play together at a table you open
3. join a local bridge club and take advantage of their tuition and mentoring opportunities, playing with good players as often as possible.

[jgelman]

ozzstyl, on 2022-November-26, 00:48, said:

I've unfortunately had a couple of instances as a Beginner in competitive play that have proven to be discouraging to me as a new player. My initial experience indicates that there can be minimal leniency given to a Beginner when mistakes are made.
I would like to know if it is possible for players to be matched in competitive play at the same level?

Please consider joining our friendly Wednesday BBO game from 11am-1pm pacific. We use the “undo” bid button if a goof occurs.
juliegelman@me.com

[moga321]

A couple of suggestions for you (in addition to the ones previous):

• Use the BBO Challenges. They are free, and you can challenge a friend, a stranger, a star, a group of people. All in all it's a great tool.
  
• Playing bridgemasters is a good strategy to practice certain techniques.
  
• Try the 499er games on BBO (those are limited to those with less than 500 MP) or the 0-1500 ACBL games on BBO (up to 1500 MP)