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Once your friends have registered on BBO, find out what their BBO usernames are, so you can find them online and invite them to play. If you simply want to sit and shuffle a few hands with your friends: Start a table, reserve seats for your friends and you can just start playing. Click CASUAL, then Start a table. Bridge Base Online - BBO - is a free online bridge service. This site is best viewed in Internet Explorer 9 or higher, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. We recommend you consider upgrading or switching browsers. The BBO shortcut may look like your default browser's logo - but you can find it easily because it will always have the words Bridge Base Online underneath. Look for the icon that says 'Bridge Base Online' and double-click it to launch BBO.
Hosting a Bridge Table
What is involved with hosting a bridge table on Bridge Base Online (BBO). What duties does a table host have? What can a table do and what should a table host not do? How can I access the table host tools? How did I get to be a table host, since I was just playing here? These are all frequently asked questions on BBO.Table host duties
A table host on BBO has control over all aspects of their table. These include whether or not kibitzers can attend a table, and whether or not they can chat with players at the table. The table host can determine if players need permission to play. The table host can decide to have GIB robots play if a seat becomes vacant. And the table host can remove stuck players. A table host can even choose to use specific boards, or random hands.See our help files under the Casual Play section of the help files index for details on how to set up your own table.
- Start an IMP Pairs Table How to set up an IMP pairs table
- Start a Masterpoints table How to set up a Masterpoints table
- Start a Total Points table How to set up a Total Points table
- Start a Vugraph Game table How to set up a Vugraph Game table
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Do's and Don'ts for a table host
Common sense and manners for a table host will make sure your table is fun and friendly for all players. Booting players from your table is tracked by the BBO server and excessive booting can result in a player being restricted from hosting tables.Table option tools
If you find yourself as a table host when formerly you were playing at the table, you need to know how to take care of any problems that arise at your table, and how to change anything you want to modify.Click the blue Table button on the bottom left hand corner of the BBO window, above the chat window.
This brings up the Table options window which allows you to change most things at your table, with the exception of the Scoring type and the club in which the table is set up. To change either of those two things, you need to close the table start over.
How do I....? It mostly starts with clicking the Table button
If you want to do this: | Click on this button | Complete task |
|---|---|---|
| Change table description | Type or modify the description under the Description heading in your Table options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Reset score | Click Reset score button | Click close button |
| Remove stuck player | Click player's username under the heading Remove a Player | Click Close button |
| Allow all kibitzers | Check box next to Allow kibitzers under Privacy options heading | Click Apply and Close button |
| No kibitzers allowed | Uncheck the box next to Alow Kibitzers under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Allow kibitzers to chat to table | Check the box next to Allow Kibitzers to chat with players under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Stop kibitzer chat to table | Uncheck the box next to Allow Kibitzers to chat with players under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Only selected kibitzers allowed | Check the box next to Permission require to kibitz under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| All players welcome | Uncheck the box next to Permission required to play under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Only selected players can play | Check the box next to Permission required to play under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Invisible table | Check the box next to Invisible under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Make table visible | Uncheck the box next to Invisible under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Exclude new members | Check the box next to Exclude new members under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Include new members | Uncheck the box next to Exclude new members under Privacy options | Click Apply and Close button |
| Require Minimum Completion Rate to play | Check box next to Minimum completion rate under Privacy options | Two step process, see next entry |
| Set up Minimum Completion Rate | Use the up and down arrows next to the numerical percentage, to go up or down | Click Apply and Close button |
| Redeal a hand | Click the Redeal button on the horizontal row of buttons, next to the Table button | Click Close button |
| View posted convention card | Click the NS CC or EW CC buttons on the horizontal row of buttons, next to the Table button | Click Close button |
| Undo | Click the Undo button on the horizontal row of buttons, next to the Table button | Once opponents agree, Undo is completed |
| Claim | Click the Claim button on the horizontal row of buttons, next to the Table button | Type line of play or tricks, and click Claim |
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