Author: Diana
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New! Robot substitutes and other features for TDs
BBO server was just upgraded and includes some cool new features for virtual clubs and tournament hosts. What’s new: Robot Substitutes. Any tournament director can now replace a player with a robot, by using: Substitute Blah with robot. They can also replace the robot with a human. Extended “Chat to Tournament” functionality. When a tournament…
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Farewell, Roland Wald (aka Walddk2)
Most of you know who I am, the guy in charge of BBO’s numerous vugraph presentations, and of course the same guy who does voice commentary with a distinct and maybe even posh British accent. This is how Roland introduced himself when we interviewed him many years ago. He needed no introduction, of course… There…
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How do BBO Points work
Introduction Bridge Base Online uses ACBL’s formula for its BBO Points. Originally, the only sanctioned games implemented on BBO were ACBL’s tournaments and the formula was coded to match ACBL’s requirements. See ACBL’s Masterpoints Book and find the section on Regular Club Games. Minimum number of boards required to award full masterpoints For full BBO Point…