Those of you who played last Monday evening might recall that I
mentioned we would play a slightly snappier game this week.
So be aware! We're going to play 6 minutes per board tonight, rather
than 7.
It means we'll finish 18 minutes earlier than usual. That was the
point for an evening game. :)
It also means that more boards will be finished by the BBO robots
instead of the players at the table. That's what happens when you
run out of time for a round.
Standard procedure for directors on BBO is to look at the table
history and see if one pair took significant extra time, and award
Average+/Average- to protect the pair that played on time.
Six minutes per board is the time given for most ACBL games on BBO,
but I had many players here who enjoyed the extra time. I haven't
really had an outcry either way for a while. :)
I think it makes sense for the evening games, though. Let me know
what you think after the game.
(Truth be told: 6.5 minutes per board would be just about ideal, but
BBO doesn't allow fractional minutes in the tournament setup.)