Monthly Archives: March 2020

Online NABC Meets Wine And Cheese Lessons!

(Note: The May 2020 Regional is still on the books) Last board of Day 2, I had one of those hands where you are just really scared the bots are going to misinterpret and do something crazy. LHO opens a … Continue reading

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Clarification on May Big Apple Regional 2020

To Greater New York Bridge Association Members: The GNYBA is writing to provide you with an update on the status of the Big Apple Spring Regional in May. Earlier today, Honors sent an e-mail to their mailing list stating that the GNYBA Board had … Continue reading

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Day 2 Online NABC – Loose Aggressive Start

Alright, the clock has struck midnight, which means we have confirmed our awful Day 1 results. However, with the pressures of overalls behind us, we can go high vol for the rest of the tournament. If this were a poker … Continue reading

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Day 1 NABC – Not Gonna Happen

Ah hah, I didn’t take my own advice to step away and get out of tilt. Immediately after four “known” bad boards and publishing the post, I got back on the wagon of blunders. But it was reasonably fun – … Continue reading

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Tilt Management: Rocky Start to Online NABC

Back in the day, you only had a limited time to finish the Online NABC. It was still 12 hours, so that should be plenty for anyone. But now it is the entire day, midnight to midnight Eastern Time! That … Continue reading

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Online NABC Still A Go!

Even though most events for the Spring 2020 NABC are cancelled, there is still one NABC title to be awarded: the online individual! For those who haven’t tried it, the individual robot tournament is a lot of fun. What To … Continue reading

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NABC Spring 2020 Cancelled!

Disaster! Or maybe we are all relieved. Hundreds of people flying in from all over the world, playing in close proximity for a week, then flying back home seemed like a bad idea. Add to that the demographics of the … Continue reading

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New York Sectional – Hacking the Masterpoints

Everyone should be thankful for all the silverpoint opportunities we have had lately. If you didn’t go to Woodbridge this weekend (last one ever), and you didn’t play the online sectional (first one ever), then there is still STaC week … Continue reading

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The Last Woodbridge?

In December, we first heard that the Woodbridge days were numbered. Rumor is the next Unit 140 sectional will move to Edison, just a little bit further for New York drivers. Possibly easier by public transit. They also recently upgraded … Continue reading

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Record Breaking GNT-C / GNT-A Attracts 21 Teams!

Be careful what you wish for! We surpassed our goal of 20+ teams. In total 50 teams competed in the opening rounds of GNT-Championship, GNT-A, GNT-B, and GNT-C. Last year there were only 32, a nice 56% increase, mostly coming … Continue reading

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