Small games Monday! No surprise, that was an intense week.
Monday morning
1st: Shiu-Ming Huang and Amr Elghamry
Monday evening:
1st: Kim Gundlach and Linda Stuart
2nd: Jane Archer and Farryl Weitzman
Full results at all the usual places!
I mentioned there would be mistakes in the Silver Linings point
recap, inadvertently left off: Sharon Wolf1.35 :)
When I'm directing a game, there's not a lot to do unless there's a
problem. (Except think of something pithy for the mid-game
announcement.) Newer players, if you're interested in having notes
on your game, please let me know. I'm about the only one who
can kibitz any of the hands.
BBO Tip: If the opponents ask for an explanation of your bid, and
the "Please explain" box pops up, click on the text field in
the box, type your explanation, and click the blue Explain button.
The opponents will see the explanation but not your partner, and it
will be recorded along with the auction.
(Another possibility is to use the "Opponents ->" direction for
the Chat window. That will send a message to your opponents, but not
your partner. The downside is that it won't be recorded with the
hand history.)
And a final note about explanations: The ACBL Alert Procedure
requires that explanations give the meaning of a bid, not
the name of the convention. If your bid shows a specific strength
and distribution, say what that is. If it asks for information from
partner, say what it asks for. Opponents are not required to know
the meaning of "Inverse Megglethrop" or "Jones Double." :)
BTW, if you have trouble getting "Please Explain" boxes off of your
iPad, I'm told that a workaround is to type something in the box,
erase it, and click the Explain button. Dunno if it works or not. 😕