| Buchanan Online |
Click Buchanan Online in the menu for full information on -
- Joining BBO
- Buying BB$
- Registering for a tournament
- Inviting a visitor
- Online play
- Self-alerting
- Chat Manager
- Convention cards
- Login problems
- Disconnection problems
The SBU have produced instructions for online play and these are summarised here. Please follow them.
Also, the SBU Laws and Ethics Committee have issued this note - Guidance on the ethics of playing Bridge on-line
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| Annual Club Subscriptions |
Annual Club Subscriptions are now due. Fees are reduced for Ordinary Members if you pay by 31st May.
Click here for payment instructions.
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| CHANGES TO SOME OF OUR WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS ON BBO |
We have made changes to the way we run some of our smaller tournaments, namely our Tuesday afternoon, Thursday afternoon and Sunday evening sessions. These changes (which you may or may not notice when playing) have come into effect on w/c 3rd May and should have the following benefits -
* there are no longer any excessive waiting times between rounds
* you are no longer playing against the same opposition multiple times
A consequence of these improvements is that these tournaments have a "Clocked" setting, so for 2-board rounds there will be a strict 14-minute time limit.
We have initially implemented these changes for a 1-month trial period (during May) and are awaiting feedback from members.
You can give us your opinion here.
Our other tournaments are not affected and are running as before.
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| Repeated disconnections while playing on Buchanan Online |
We know some of you have experienced temporary disconnections on BBO, and we appreciate how frustrating this must be for you. Often these only last for a few seconds and are hardly noticeable, or they only occur once, are not too disruptive and are not repeated for the rest of the tournament, in which case there is usually no reason for the Director to take any action.
If a disconnection cannot be resolved within a reasonable time, the Director will usually decide to make a substitution so that play can continue. Should this happen to you, it is important to remember that normally this is not a permanent exclusion and will give you an opportunity to check your connection before returning to the tournament. When you log back on, BBO will take you straight to your table at the earliest opportunity, usually in time for the start of the next board.
However, persistent and repeated disconnections by a particular player will inevitably impact on the smooth flow of the tournament - the other players are put under undue pressure to finish a round on time, and the Director may find it difficult give sufficient attention to calls from other tables. In these circumstances the Director may decide to substitute the player concerned for the rest of the tournament.
If you do have a persistent problem with your connection during play, you may wish to complete our new online form “Disconnection problems”. You can find this in the Buchanan Online section of the menu of the club website.
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| Club Closure (COVID-19) |
In line with Government rules, the Buchanan Bridge Club is currently closed until further notice.
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 The Buchanan has been the home of bridge in Glasgow since 1932.
The club is in a 19th century listed building and yet has all the benefits of technology with computer-dealt boards, Bridgemates on all tables, etc. Up to thirty-seven tables in play can be accommodated over the three floors of the building.
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| Bridge Classes |
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All new classes have been suspended until further notice.
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| Laws of Duplicate Bridge 2017 |
The 2017 Laws of Duplicate Bridge are available for download here. A side-by-side comparison of the 2007 and 2017 Laws can be viewed here.
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