Posted 2015-May-17, 03:55
geitsab, on 2015-May-15, 15:12, said:
The Instant tournament is fixed (example, 14 opponents lead a club, only one leads anything else and YOU lose 10.IMP because that lead is the only lead that defeats the contract. BBO takes money for these tournaments. Shame on you.
Presumably you left a "not" out of that sentence, for it to make sense.
Anyway, caveat emptor. I play in instants a lot, in the full knowledge of the differences in GIB versions. And by the way, sometimes I win 10 IMP for exactly the same reason.
Not ideal, but there are compensations for the downside that you highlight.
Psych (pron. saik): A gross and deliberate misstatement of honour strength and/or suit length. Expressly permitted under Law 73E but forbidden contrary to that law by Acol club tourneys.
Psyche (pron. sahy-kee): The human soul, spirit or mind (derived, personification thereof, beloved of Eros, Greek myth).
Masterminding (pron. m
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ing) tr. v. - Any bid made by bridge player with which partner disagrees.
"Gentlemen, when the barrage lifts." 9th battalion, King's own Yorkshire light infantry,
2000 years earlier: "morituri te salutant"
"I will be with you, whatever". Blair to Bush, precursor to invasion of Iraq