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Some will argue that it's mainly due to poor internet connections. Others, that the player is being constantly distracted e.g. children, phone calls...
I have a different theory. Are there any scribblers amongst us?
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Posted Yesterday, 07:05
...on BBO (social areas) even when it's obvious what should be bid or played.
Some will argue that it's mainly due to poor internet connections. Others, that the player is being constantly distracted e.g. children, phone calls...
I have a different theory. Are there any scribblers amongst us?
Some will argue that it's mainly due to poor internet connections. Others, that the player is being constantly distracted e.g. children, phone calls...
I have a different theory. Are there any scribblers amongst us?
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Posted Yesterday, 07:49
Yes, and we have a few of them in live games too.
By the time they finally pull a card, I have forgotten what we are playing.
By the time they finally pull a card, I have forgotten what we are playing.
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Bridge should be fun!
Bridge should be fun!
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Posted Yesterday, 15:11
jillybean, on 2026-October-10, 07:49, said:
Yes, and we have a few of them in live games too.
By the time they finally pull a card, I have forgotten what we are playing.
By the time they finally pull a card, I have forgotten what we are playing.
I'm the last person to exalt the dubious virtues of f2f over electronic play, let alone distinguish it as "live" (?), but you can at least stop this happening both as opponent and TD. They have a duty to maintain tempo and nobody has a right to memory aids, be it a piece of paper or a phone.
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Posted Today, 01:56
I sometimes type "too slow" in the chat line, but I don't really like doing that.
I believe most tournaments on BBO are timed anyway - certainly the Acol one I've been playing is. I don't know what happens if a table overruns the time limit: perhaps the TD can award an adjustment - as happens in f2f bridge.
I believe most tournaments on BBO are timed anyway - certainly the Acol one I've been playing is. I don't know what happens if a table overruns the time limit: perhaps the TD can award an adjustment - as happens in f2f bridge.
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Posted Today, 06:01
EugeneLS, on 2026-October-11, 01:56, said:
I sometimes type "too slow" in the chat line, but I don't really like doing that.
I believe most tournaments on BBO are timed anyway - certainly the Acol one I've been playing is. I don't know what happens if a table overruns the time limit: perhaps the TD can award an adjustment - as happens in f2f bridge.
I believe most tournaments on BBO are timed anyway - certainly the Acol one I've been playing is. I don't know what happens if a table overruns the time limit: perhaps the TD can award an adjustment - as happens in f2f bridge.
Where are you playing f2f?
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Bridge should be fun!
Bridge should be fun!
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