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Compliment Day Tournament

This Sunday, January 26, you are invited to compliment your friends in the official Compliment Day Tournament hosted by Aurora.

How to Celebrate?

  • While we believe that every day of the year should be Compliment Day, be extra complimentary on Sunday.
  • Don’t be stingy about giving compliments. You don’t lose anything by appreciating a friend, co-worker or a family member.
  • Do not forget to compliment your partner and your TDs.
  • Join us this Sunday for the Compliment Day Tournament.

When?
Sunday, January 26, at 2PM US Eastern Time (8PM Central European Time).

Where?
Click COMPETITIVE, then Free Tournaments and search for the the Compliment Day Tournament, or for yellow host Aurora.

Who can play?
All BBOers are welcome.


Comments

10 responses to “Compliment Day Tournament”

  1. Souplady

    I was playing in a Speedball – and my partner made a very challenging contract. I chatted to the table – wdp.

    Privately my partner said that I shouldn’t compliment her. That opponents take it as insulting.

    Was I wrong?

    1. Diana

      You were not wrong if you were sincere. But if your partner made the contract on a really dumb defense then a good player at the table might think you’re making fun of them.

      If your opponents are yelling at each other about how badly they screwed up it’s probably better to refrain from complimenting your partner at the same time 🙂 You can always send him a nice word in private though, when the round is over and private chat is allowed. That cannot offend anyone.

  2. andacal,

    Wery tahks.

  3. Left2Right

    It does remind me of a classic backhanded compliment, “That was such a lovely song you sang.” 😎

  4. daffydoc

    I personally find it very offensive when opponents congratulate each other when one of two things has happened, first if there was a defensive mistake, so the contract was made thru no effort of declarer, and two, when declarer manages to make the contract without the benefit of a finesse, squeeze or endplay, in effect manages to take the top tricks he was given, and did not even need to read the cards in any particularly meaningful way.

    1. Diana

      Many players are completely unaware that contract was gifted by misdefense, or that it takes no particular skill to cash your top tricks. Or dummy does not pay attention, just notices contract made and sends the WDP auto.

      It’s just a game, no point in taking offense or getting upset over something as silly as an “undeserved” compliment 🙂

      1. Ted

        Yes Q

  5. Aurora

    “wdp” is not the only compliment you can make to your partner. You can say: “I enjoyed playing with you”, “I love to have you as partner”… After a bad game you can say: “was not our best day but I enjoy the game with you” and no need to say this on the table you can say it in private or you can say it on tournament chat 🙂 Let us know you enjoy playing with your partner, whatever the score will be.

  6. Anonymous

    this is the part about bridge that people do not enjoy – one of the few sports that rudeness is considered the norm and being polite is taken as an insult.

  7. Chick

    I normally do not compliment partner unless there was an extremely good play, and my regular partners know this. However, when I do compliment, I also say privately to the opponents, “I really don’t mean this to be gloating, I just really liked my pard’s play/defense of this hand”. I also try to compliment the opponents when I can, usually privately to avoid annoying my own partner for the same reasons.