Tag Archives: BBO

ACBL Multi-Day Pairs Events at NAOBC: Automatic Prepaid “Consolation” Entries?

Posted on July 17, 2021 by Lee Lin

I tend to prefer team games to pairs, but I noticed an interesting quirk in the NAOBC multi-day pairs events. You prepay for ALL days of the event. For the 2-day pairs events starting today, you pay either $64 for … Continue reading →

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Winter Is Coming: GNYBA League

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Katherine

More than 20 teams have already registered for the GNYBA Winter League! You have four more days to sign up for the November edition: get us your team’s names by Wednesday, October 28, and we’ll take care of the rest. … Continue reading →

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ACBL Changes We Hope To See Very Soon

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Lee Lin

There is a lot of discussion going on right now at the highest levels of ACBL. Covid-19 has accelerated the urgency for many issues, while also opening up new ideas we couldn’t have imagined before the pandemic. Getting From March … Continue reading →

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Virtual Club “Open Game” Getting An Update

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Lee Lin

A funny thing happened on today’s Silver Lining Week 2.0 Kickoff. The All-For-One evening 7:15pm open game, featuring world champions and Barry Crane winners, only had 6 tables. The real party was in the 0-800, which I’m calling the Silver … Continue reading →

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Special ACBL June 2020 Meeting: Motions To Reduce Online Awarded Masterpoints

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Lee Lin

Anyone who has made the migration to BBO knows there are more opportunities than ever to earn masterpoints of all colors. The online regional in particular can award a massive amount, up to 50 gold in a day to the … Continue reading →

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Gold Points! Endless Summer Regional June 25-28

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Lee Lin

For those who missed the previous online gold point regional, there is another chance two weeks from now! Update 6/26/2020: For More Information on the Endless Summer RegionalGold Point Awards Reduced 20% for this regionalMake sure you know which ACBL … Continue reading →

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Honestly It Feels Like NABC Right Now

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Lee Lin

We all missed Columbus and Montreal NABCs, but right now Silver Linings Week is the closest proxy. The turnout has been so successful, even the virtual club operators are surprised. Almost every club has augmented their daily schedule to squeeze … Continue reading →

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Online Bridge: Field Scouting And Registration Sniping

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Lee Lin

If you are a very strong player reading this, you will have no idea what I’m talking about today, except that it seems like a huge waste of energy. For the rest, let’s admit at some point in our bridge … Continue reading →

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Silver Point Week – Special Game Schedule

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lee Lin

As a reminder, all Virtual Private Club games from May 25-31 will award silver points, and triple the amount! We are still unclear on whether the triple points is off of the usual virtual private club’s 50% increase, or just … Continue reading →

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Bridge Base Multiple Server Confusion

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Lee Lin

The good news is, Bridge Base is upgrading their infrastructure! That means they should be in much better shape to handle the huge influx of online players that have joined while sheltering-in-place. Your Friends Might Be On The Casual Server … Continue reading →

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