I logged into BBO today and saw a notice about “The Biggest Online Bridge Tournament.” I’m obviously a huge fan of both BBO and online bridge. Unfortunately, after a good 15 minutes of searching and Googling, I have no idea what this event is all about or how to register. That’s concerning and frustrating given that there are supposedly only 10 days left until the event, and many players are in the middle of SF NABC as we speak!
Somehow both FunBridge and BBO are both involved? The format is “20 boards, Matchpoints.” There will be prizes – diamonds if you are on FunBridge, and BB$ if you are playing from BBO. But surely they need to provide more information! How about…
- What time on December 12th does the event begin??
- Is it a robot tournament, or do I need a partner?
- Does everyone get the same boards?
- How does someone register for this biggest event?
- Do we play at the same time or is it play whenever?
- Is it stratified? (for any sort of point award system?)
- Will it be cross platform across BBO and FunBridge?
- Can someone enter on both BBO and FunBridge?
Unfortunately, I do not know the answers to any of these questions. Perhaps someone could clarify for us all?
Finally, after 20 minutes, I figured out how to register, and it requires menus I have never touched in prior hundreds of hours using BBO. From the Home Screen, click on “Competitive”. Then “All Tournaments”.
Here is the BBO alert that first caught my eye. I even tried Selecting other languages to see if there is more info – no luck.
