ACBL 299er Daylong

The ACBL 299er Daylong is a daily online bridge game for newer ACBL members, offering a relaxed yet competitive way to earn ACBL Masterpoints®. You play with robots, on your own schedule, against others at your level - no partner needed, no rush, just bridge when it suits you. You can start, stop, resume at any time, without losing your progress.

Game specifics:

• 12 boards, Matchpoints scoring.
  
• Once you start, complete your game by 5am US Eastern Time the next day.
• The game is stratified, ensuring more chances to earn ACBL Masterpoints® among players at similar levels.
• Top finishers earn ACBL Masterpoints® and BXP.
• Only ACBL members who have not yet reached 300 ACBL Masterpoints® are eligible to play. 
• You need an active ACBL membership on file. Click here to register your ACBL number with BBO. 

Daylong Format Highlights:

• You'll be seated South, with three advanced robot players filling the other seats.
• Provisional results are available during play. Your final results will be sent to your BBO Mailbox, or under Recent Tournaments, in the History tab, after completion.
• You're dealt the "best hand" at the table (you have the most High Card Points), making the game more engaging and fun.
• If your robot partner is the declarer, you'll take over to play the hand, switching back afterward.
• Each daylong game uses multiple "deal pools", to prevent cheating.

About the Robots

The robots you'll play with on BBO are called GIB - short for Ginsberg's Intelligent Bridgeplayer. They use a relatively simple, natural 2/1 bidding system that's beginner-friendly but still competitive. If you're unsure what a bid means, just click on it in the bidding diagram to see an explanation. When it's your turn to bid, hover your mouse over the bid options to see how your robot partner will interpret each one. These explanations may seem a bit cryptic at first, but taking a moment to read them can help you avoid misunderstandings and improve your results.

Want to learn more about how GIB thinks? Click here to explore GIB's system.