RealBridge at MBC
Our Tuesday & Thursday afternoon online games plus our newly added Wednesday evening session will now take place on RealBridge and not BBO
If you want to play in our RealBridge sessions then please action the following –
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Next Match
Tuesdays 2pm
Wednesdays 7:15pm
Thursdays 2pm
Link on MBC Homepage
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Test Your Device
Test the camera and microphone on your device
Click here to test!
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Email shireen@hartsdale.co.uk if you cannot get the result we want. Then, when you come to log-in on to play, we know you will be fine.
Pro Tips
- Please log in 15 minutes before the start of the match
- No ID Number is required, just your full name
- If you are having technical difficulties, you can get help at our RealBridge Helper Sessions. More information on the MBC Homepage
Important Information you need to read to maximize your experience on RealBridge:
- List of computers and browsers which can be used – everyone please check
- Special information for Apple users only
- List of controls for sound, video, how to leave, call the TD – everyone please review
Devices
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Can Use
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Can’t use
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Windows laptop
Windows tablet
Windows desktop
MacBook or other Apple laptop
iPad (from 2015 or newer)
iMac or other Apple desktop
Chromebook
Android tablet
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Smartphone
Old iPads, older than 2015
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Browsers
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Can Use
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Can’t use
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Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
The logo must look like one of these – exactly as below. If it looks different, you are using an out of date version.
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Internet Explorer (notice the gold band)
The old EDGE (see shape of the e)
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Browser Updates
In Chrome, and Edge, you need to click the three little dots in the top right corner.
Updates for Chrome
chrome://settings/help
Updates for Edge
edge://settings/help
Information For Mac Users
- You can use Chrome as an alternative to Safari. [Its web video support may be better.]
- In Safari there is a menu item "Safari > Settings for the website...". In that window for RealBridge, select "Allow all auto-play" media, and set the camera & microphone permission to "Allow".
Buttons and Controls
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This turns your camera off or on – so the table can/can’t see you
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This turns your microphone off or on – so the table can/can’t hear you (use this to eliminate any background noise in your home)
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This turns off or on your view of everybody else (they can still see you)
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This refreshes all of your video feeds (use if they are stuck)
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This lets you chat to your table. If you are on a PC, the chat bar is already displayed, since the window is wider/bigger.
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This lets you adjust a player’s volume for just you (nobody else is affected).
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Use this button to ask the opponents to let you change your bid or play
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Calls for a Director
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Sends you back to the lobby where you can see all the other tables (the place where you first arrived). You can then rejoin your table or join another one to see/chat with other players at their table. This is a very useful feature as you can join any table before the game and have a social chat while waiting for your partner to arrive.
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Finally, we will be using the “club friendly mode” of RealBridge. This means you alert your partner’s bids (verbally of course!), just as you would in face-to-face bridge at the Club. This is different to championship mode (screens and self-alerts).
We have invested a lot of time in liaising with RealBridge to make this possible quickly for Manchester Bridge Club.
Please support it by coming along and trying it out. You will get used to it – just like you did on BBO.
MBC will continue running BBO games as part of our weekly schedule as we appreciate that some of you do not have devices that support compatible or working microphones and cameras or the browsers required. If this is the case, please let us know so we can assess how many people will be excluded from RB games.
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