Helpful YouTube Videos - Click on the links below:
There is a HELP section in BBO - that is not well advertised
Buying BB§
From the home page after logging on, in click the blue button BB$ at the top right. This will pop up the BB$ panel providing access to your BB$ Account. Clicking the second button Purchase BB$ will take you to a credit card/PayPal screen.
TIP: It is recommended to use a credit card to purchase BB$ as it is cheaper than Paypal. It is also cheaper to do this via the BBO website (link above) rather than the BBO App e.g. on a Tablet/Pad. The amount deposited will be credited to your account immediately.
Using BBO
SETTINGS: Once logged on, you will see a set of tabs either vertically on the right side of the screen on a PC or along the bottom on a tablet/iPad. There are two settings in particular that we recommend you change.
Go to the Account tab/ key icon, then click on 'Settings' from the top of the screen under:
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GENERAL |
'Sound effects on' |
'slide' the lever to the left so it is greyed out - to turn the sound effects off; |
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PLAYING |
'Auto play Singletons' |
'slide' the lever to the right it will go green - to automatically play singletons from your hand or dummy including the last card from both hands. |
PEOPLE: It is also recommended that you build a list of 'Friends'. This makes it much simpler when you are setting up a table and want to invite players. It will also show when these players are on-line and if they're available.
Go to the People tab/icon, then click on the 'Add friend' line at the bottom the screen. Type in the alias and then click the Add button to the right of the line. If the person is on-line they will appear in the list. To see the entire list there is a 'lever' at the bottom of the screen 'Show Offline'.
ACOL PLAYERS’ BRIDGE CLUB: To watch or play games with players playing Acol. Once logged on under 'Watch or Play Bridge' select Casual then under 'Find your own game' select All Public & Private Clubs then click on ACOL Players’ Bridge Club which is the 3rd from the top
VIEWING RESULTS: Once at a table either kibitzing (watching the play) or playing you can see previous hands played and how other tables fared with the same hands. Click on the ‘IMPS’ box. This shows the tables History. The last hand will be highlighted in pale blue. Click on this to see your hands you can replay the board using Next/Previous trick buttons.
Close this and from the History screen select Other Tables. Scroll up & down, again if you wish to replay any of these hands click on them.
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