What is the “NABC Robot Individual”?
ACBL’s NABC Robot Individual is a multi-day online tournament that awards red and gold masterpoints and an NABC title to the winner. It takes place three times a year, just before ACBL’s National Championships.
About the 2019 Fall NABC Robot Individual (November 23-25)
Format
- The tournament lasts 3 days: November 23, 24 and 25 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday)
- It awards red and gold masterpoints, and an NABC title to the winner.
- This event is stratified (Unlimited/2000/500).
- Only ACBL members with a valid membership can join.
- 24 boards each day, Matchpoints
- You will play with three robots. Each human player is sitting South and has identical robots as partners and opponents.
- Best hand, human declare, deal pool (see the FAQ for more details about what all this means)
- Must play each day to move forward to the next day
- Once you start playing, you have until midnight EST to play your boards for the day
- You need to play at least 1 board each day to qualify for the next day
- Unplayed boards are scored as 0 (zero)
- Each day’s tournament expires at midnight US Eastern time (so if you start playing at 10PM you only have 2 hours to finish your hands, the tourney closes at midnight)
Entry fee, early bird, other discounts
- Entry fee is $50.
- If you register before November 18, there’s an early bird discount of $10.
- If you played the 2019 Summer NABC Robot Individual, you get an additional $6 credit. So if you have played in Summer, and you register early, you pay $34
- After November 18, entry fee is $50. You still get your $6 discount if you played in Summer.
How to register?
- Click ACBL World, then click 2019 Fall NABC Robot Individual. A menu will appear with a Register button. Click Register to … well… register.
- Here’s a brief video showing you how to find the tournament and how to register.
Important dates
- November 8. Registration opens. Early bird entry fee: $40
- November 9-10. NABC Practice Tournament #1. Free entries to the Fall NABC Robot Individual awarded as prizes. ACBL members only. 2-day tournament, must play each day. “Mock masterpoints” at the end to show what you would have earned had this been the real NABC.
- November 16-17. NABC Practice Tournament #2. Free entries to the Fall NABC Robot Individual awarded as prizes. ACBL members only. 2-day tournament, must play each day. “Mock masterpoints” as well as real ACBL masterpoints awarded.
- November 18. Early bird fee expires at 11.59PM US Eastern. Full price: $50
- November 22. Last day to submit your ACBL number to BBO and/or renew your ACBL membership if it expired.
- November 23. Day 1. Event starts. You can still register till 4PM US Eastern.
- November 24. Day 2. Registration is no longer possible. Only players who played at least 1 board on November 23 can play.
- November 25. Day 3. Only players who played at least 1 board on November 24 can play.
- November 26. Provisional overall results available. Final winners will be announced after the cheating check is completed.
Checklist
- Read the Conditions of Contest carefully.
- Are you an ACBL member? If not, join here.
- Is your ACBL membership up to date? Click here to check
- Does BBO have your ACBL number? Click here to check
- Do you have enough BB$ in your account to pay the entry fee? Click here to purchase BB$
- Are you familiar with the robot’s system? Click here for the robot’s system notes. During the game, all bids will be automatically explained.
- Did you practice? Don’t miss the free NABC Practice Tournament on November 16-17. You can also play for free, any time, with basic robots in the Solitaire area of the site, or try the ACBL Daylongs for advanced robots and a format close to what the real game will be.
- FAQ here.
Phew! This pretty much covers EVERYTHING! You’re all set to earn some red and gold points, or even an actual NABC title. Oh, and if you still have questions you can always reach us at support@bridgebase.com.
Comments
22 responses to “Everything you need to know about the Fall 2019 NABC Robot Individual”
Best hand human declare is not a normal ACBL bridge game with NO DEFENSIVE HANDS. (There was 1 in the practice games,}. Why?
How do you sign up for the tournament and practice?
Hi Susan. Click ACBL World, and the NABC Robot Individual is the first tournament in the list. For the Practice Tournament, it will be posted on Saturday. So remember to login on Saturday and you will find the NABC Practice Tournament in ACBL World.
Thank you! I’m registered:)
Great 🙂 Good luck! Don’t forget to come play the free practice this Saturday
Thank you, Diana! I’m registered:)
hello…….i am trying to register…..can not find the
register info? now what?
jeanne
Did I misread the directions? Is there no practice today(11/17) as indicated in the instructions?
The practice tournament started on Saturday, November 16. If you did not play the first session on Saturday, the 2nd session, from Sunday, will not be available. Must play each day.
Hi
Please can you clarify what time and zone the NABC starts on 23rd
Hi. It starts at 00.01 US Eastern Time and each daily session lasts 24 hours. So you can play anytime from midnight to midnight, provided you remember to login and play every day (one session per day for 3 days).
Thx Diana
I think I just signed up to play. how do I find out if this happened?
If I have signed up please let me know.
@malevy you are not registered with this username
i’m entered ty
donaldnotr
Am I entered?..?
No, you are not. Click ACBL World, then NABC Robot Individual to register.
I still cant find how to rgister
Redvirag
I went trough all, and still can not register please let me know
Am I registered now?
@redvirag no, you are not registered.