Yes. However, this is only a symptom of the prevailing problem which is a lack of training. How are we defining 'Novice'? How do you define an 'Over'? Non Life Masters could have have over 800 points, i.e., Richard Gero. . Sent from my GalaxyHow are we defining 'Novice'?Non Life Masters could have have over 800 points, i.e., Richard Gero..Sent from my Galaxy-------- Original message --------From: Angela Peters <angela.peters48(a)gmail.com> Date: 4/28/23 8:55 AM (GMT-08:00) To: Unit 559 board discussion list <unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com> Subject: [Unit559board] Re: Over/Under game I agree with Sherry. The novice players will be scared off with a 750 ceiling. There are too many players under that bar that have many years of experience and are not life masters because of shortage of colored masterpoints. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 28, 2023, at 6:10 AM, Sherry Hansen <hansen.sherry(a)gmail.com> wrote: I do agree that the “Under” players should have a maximum of 449 points, as these are the true novice players. My experience with this event in other units was that there was an imbalance with more novice players signing up.  Another question: do experienced players sign up for this event with a requirement of so many points or are they asked by board members to participate.  Sherry On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 5:48 PM Richard Halverstadt <richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: Attached is a drastic update of the Over/Under game I presented at our last Unit Board meeting. Upon further consideration, I decided that the purpose of this event is to have experienced players teach novice players. That being the case, I revised the process to identify true novice players (Unders) who are interested in pairing up with an experienced player so they could learn bridge principles. This means that some of the usual unit game players will be unable to participate in this event because they have achieved some level of expertise and are no longer "novices".  Then, based on the number of Unders who sign up for the game, we, the Board, will identify experienced players (Overs) to pair up with the Unders. This unfortunately excludes unit players who are not Unders or Overs, but it addresses the purpose of the game to be an educational moment for beginning bridge players. Please let me know what you think. We probably need to start signups for the Under list by June 1st (latest) so that we can ensure that there are enough participants to make this event a success. Thanks Richard _______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list -- unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com To unsubscribe send an email to unit559board-leave(a)bridgemojo.com _______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list -- unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com To unsubscribe send an email to unit559board-leave(a)bridgemojo.com -------- Original message --------From: Angela Peters <angela.peters48(a)gmail.com> Date: 4/28/23  8:55 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: Unit 559 board discussion list <unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com> Subject: [Unit559board] Re: Over/Under game I agree with Sherry. The novice players will be scared off with a 750 ceiling. There are too many players under that bar that have many years of experience and are not life masters because of shortage of colored masterpoints.Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 28, 2023, at 6:10 AM, Sherry Hansen <hansen.sherry(a)gmail.com> wrote:I do agree that the “Under” players should have a maximum of 449 points, as these are the true novice players. My experience with this event in other units was that there was an imbalance with more novice players signing up. Another question: do experienced players sign up for this event with a requirement of so many points or are they asked by board members to participate. SherryOn Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 5:48 PM Richard Halverstadt <richardhalverstadt(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:Attached is a drastic update of the Over/Under game I presented at our last Unit Board meeting. Upon further consideration, I decided that the purpose of this event is to have experienced players teach novice players. That being the case, I revised the process to identify true novice players (Unders) who are interested in pairing up with an experienced player so they could learn bridge principles. This means that some of the usual unit game players will be unable to participate in this event because they have achieved some level of expertise and are no longer "novices".  Then, based on the number of Unders who sign up for the game, we, the Board, will identify experienced players (Overs) to pair up with the Unders. This unfortunately excludes unit players who are not Unders or Overs, but it addresses the purpose of the game to be an educational moment for beginning bridge players.Please let me know what you think. We probably need to start signups for the Under list by June 1st (latest) so that we can ensure that there are enough participants to make this event a success.ThanksRichard_______________________________________________ Unit559board mailing list -- unit559board(a)bridgemojo.com To unsubscribe send an email to unit559board-leave(a)bridgemojo.com _______________________________________________Unit559board mailing list -- unit559board(a)bridgemojo.comTo unsubscribe send an email to unit559board-leave(a)bridgemojo.com