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Bank holiday - bridge as usual
Bank holiday - bridge as usual
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| Hand of the Week 29th April |
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You might expect me to award HotW to the very first board, on which our gallant captain and her partner made 6NT. But, oh dear, if they had received a heart lead, it would have been a very different story. Instead, I turn to Board 7, where one pair made a tricky 6D. So tricky, I had to look long and hard to see how it could be made. But it is there, even without a defensive error. Six diamonds and the three outside aces give you nine tricks. But you have to work hard for the other three. They are there; a heart ruff (before you draw all the trumps) and not one but three finesses in clubs, against the Jack, not the King. Wow! And all bid on 27 hcp. Very well done, Christine and Joyce.
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| FREE ONLINE INFORMAL TEAMS |
 
Wednesday 29th April Please email David for seats
Someone asked about Undos. These are allowed in bidding if requested quickly. In play, undos are not allowed for defenders as this would give unauthorised information. Declarer may request an undo if done quickly (there are no penalty cards for declarer/dummy in normal bridge) but opponents are under no obligation to grant undos.
Log in to BBO by 7:10pm and wait in the Lobby
Please do not wander off into other areas as you may become invisible to the organiser.
Please check and accept the invitation to play as soon as possible. Multiple invitations may be issued if someone does not accept in time.
Play will usually start around 7:15pm, but may be earlier if everyone is ready.
Explaining bids
If you do not understand an opponent's bid, or want further explanation, simply click on the bid. They will receive a pop-up box, where they can explain what their bid means. This is not visible to their partner, only to you and your partner (so no additional information is passed between them).
If you are asked to explain your bid, please do so promptly using the pop-up box, not in the table chat (as the chat can be seen by all players).
Online play with BBO uses Self-alerting
Before you bid, if your bid is not a natural bid, enter the meaning of your bid in the message box, and click the alert button.
This is not visible to your partner (who should already know what your bid means), only the opponents.
Using Undos
During bidding, if you genuinely mis-click a bid, you can immediately request an undo, which should normally be granted by your opponents.
Undos are not normally allowed during card play, so be careful when playing.
 Chris has started an automated email notification service for updates to this section - the service runs from 7am to 10:55pm - if you would like to subscribe, please email Chris
If you would like general information about our weekly online Teams events, please email David Barker
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| CHILDREN IN NEED - 10th November |
 This year, our BBC Children in Need charity event was held on the evening of Monday 10 th November.
Thank you all for the donations collected on the night. We will be sending £500 to Children in Need.
Here is a link to the commentary on last night's hands
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| ALERTING AND ANNOUNCING RULES |
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