Assisted Play.  (F2F)

There will be an *assisted play* session on the last Monday of each month.  During the session one or more of the committee will be designated as the person who can provide advice.  Anybody not sure of what bid to make or has a difficult decision as to which card to play can call for assistance. The person assisting will then take them away from the table and give advice as appropriate. The person assisting will be playing in the session and may gain knowledge about hands they have yet to play but they will not take advantage of this.

The EBU do not allow for Masterpoints to be awarded or NGS to be adjusted for assisted play sessions. However, we do hope that you will support this initiative and it will not deter you from coming to these sessions. We all, I am sure, wish to build up the numbers attending the club to ensure the club flourishes. It is in all of our interests to help less experienced players to improve their game and to help them feel comfortable coming to the club. Experienced members will benefit from a better standard of competition and a number of less experienced members have already said they would very much welcome this initiative.