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| Swiss Pairs, Tuesday 18 November, 10:30am |
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In the spirit of trying one or two different formats in the Club's regular programme occasionally, the Tuesday daytime session on 18th November will be a Swiss Pairs event.
Some of you will be familiar with Swiss Pairs, either because you've played in county or EBU congresses, or because you recall SBBC having run such events in the past. If this is new to you, the concept is that your opponents from round 2 onwards are chosen by the computer, on the basis that your opponents' score thus far is the same as or very similar to your own.
We shall be playing six 4-board rounds, four before lunch and two afterwards; at the end of each round your Bridgemate will display the message Waiting for next round assignments. Once all tables have finished the round, the computer will calculate the assignments for the next round, and your Bridgemate will display an assignment screen, directing both pairs as to where they should move for the next round. If you get impatient with the wait, you can click the blue button Check for new assignments; you won't get them any quicker, but at least you'll receive a polite reply telling you the assignments are not yet available.
Table money is £5 as usual.
Each board you play will be scored as normal, then at the end of the four boards you'll get a percentage score; in Swiss Pairs this is converted automatically into Victory Points [VPs], a number between 0 and 20. Your scorecard includes a table showing the number of VPs allocated to each percentage core. 20 VPs are shared between yourselves and the pair you've just played. For example, if you scored 59% over the four boards, you'll get 16 VPs and your opponents 4 VPs. Your position in the event will be determined by your VP running total.
In each 4-board round, all tables are playing the same 4 boards. The director will put 2 boards on each table and, as you finish each board you immediately pass it down to the next lower table. So in round 1 you will play boards 1-4. At the end of the round, the director will distribute 2 boards to each table from set 5-8, etc. There's no waiting for boards because we will have dealt multiple copies of the boards you're playing.
With this last aspect in mind, we would like you to register for this event if you'd like to play. This will tell us how many sets of boards we need to deal, and we'll be able to tell Jo how many players will be showing up for lunch that day. Please register using the form below as soon as you know you'll be playing, partly to help our organisation as above, partly to ensure you get a place in the event - it's just possible that we'll have to close the registration process if we reach the maximum number of pairs that we can comfortably cope with. There will be no host on the day, but if you'd like to find a partner, enter 'Partner required' in the Partner box, and we'll do our best to match you up.
And if you need a further incentive, there will be prizes awarded. The winning pair will receive 2-week vouchers, allowing them to play free of charge in any/all SBBC events during the subsequent 14 days; the runners-up will receive similar vouchers, but valid for 7 days. There will also be a prize for the best improvers, i.e.the pair who improve their position by the greatest number of places from the end of round 4 to the end of the event. The improvers will receive a 1-day voucher so they can capitalise on their improvement by playing in either or both of the events on Wednesday 19th November..
We very much look forward to seeing you on the 18th.
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| Burnham Bridge Club on RealBridge |
When it became apparent that BBO was affected by yesterday's Amazon Web Outage just before 5pm [many thanks to Tony Parkinson], it was necessary to put many wheels into immediate motion.
It occurred to us that SBBC's little-used RealBridge account might be pressed into action. The first step was for Burnham Chairman Graham Dickens to alert players to the potential problem as far as Burnham's event was concerned. At the same time, Evelyn contacted RealBridge to see if would be possible to run Burnham's event on their platform. Once RealBridge had reacted positively, the next step was to find a TD with experience of running club events on that platform; step forward David Owen.
Once it became clear that the RealBridge route was a real possibility, the joint decision was taken to announce on both SBBC and Burnham websites that Burnham's event would take place on RealBridge, and to publish the appropriate player link.
Many thanks to Evelyn, Graham, and David for their respective prompt action, and to last night's players for taking all this in their stride.
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| Undos in Bidding & Play - a reminder |
Undos in Bidding
SBBC allows Undos for misclicks in the bidding, but not in the play.
As soon as you realise that you have misclicked you may ask for an Undo.
The opponents will usually agree, in which case you may change your bid without penalty.
If an opponent objects, or in case of doubt, the Director should be called immediately.
This brings us into agreement with most other Clubs
Please note that Undos are permitted only for genuine misclicks.
You may not ask for an Undo if you realise that you made the wrong bid.
Undos are still not permitted for any misclicks during the play, irrespective of how these may occur
If you are worried that you might misclick inadvertently in bidding or in the play, you are reminded that you can use the "Confirm" bid or play facility within BBO by going to "Account/PLAYING/Confirm bids and/or Confirm cards"
Burnham Bridge Club also abides by the above policy
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| Weekly Supervised Play |
 Please join us for our friendly Supervised Play sessions.
Weekly at:
2pm - 4pm every Monday
7pm - 9pm every Monday
2.30 - 4.30 pm every Wednesday
There is no need to book or to have a partner.
£6 per person
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| Bridge with Lunch - Twice Weekly |
 Bridge with Lunch
every Tuesday and Wednesday
Bridge starts at 10.30 and finishes at about 2.15,
following a break for lunch at about 12.30.
Table money (£5) is charged to your account as normal
Light lunches, including jacket potatoes with fillings,
soups, salads and sandwiches
available for cash purchase from Jo.
Players may not bring their own food to consume on the premises.
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| Attending without a Partner |
Players sometimes come along to face-to-face sessions without a Partner,
in the hope that someone else will be similarly placed, or that the Director will partner them.
Members may do that, but we do not guarantee a game for them.
If there is no other spare player available, the Director may play,
but strictly at their personal discretion and will not do so if it creates a difficulty with the movement.
If you decide to come along without a partner you must arrive in good time and be prepared to play
with anyone else seeking a partner.
Please note that we have a partner finding service listed on our website; Please check if this lists
another player seeking a partner for the session that you are interested in.
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| Register Online in Good Time |
Please Login Early for Online Games
Please register for online games in good time. Preferably 10 but at least 5 minutes before starting time is appropriate.
Last minute logins cause difficulties for the Tournament Director and might not be accepted
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| SBBC Company Directors |
Members or anyone making enquiries about any aspect of the Club's bridge
are welcome to contact any of the SBBC Company Directors below.
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David Herod
Chairman and Administration
david.herod@yahoo.co.uk
07368 566043
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Brenda Vitty
Social Activities and Membership liaison
brendavitty@aol.com
07702 452890
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Evelyn Crossley
evelyn.crossley@yahoo.co.uk
01628 630254
Richard Bridgen
Treasurer
rcbfca1301@gmail.com
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Nigel Lancaster
Webmaster and technical matters
nigel@msgltd.uk
07856738509
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We continue to have a programme of Online Bridge via BBO and hold four weekly sessions of Face-to-Face bridge at the Club.
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| Burnham Bridge Club |
See the Burnham Bridge Club website for information about the Club,
which plays at SBBC on Monday evenings
www.burnhambridgeclub.org.uk
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