Bridge Base Online - About Free BBO Daylong Tournaments

What Are Daylong Tournaments?

'Daylong' games allow you to play at your own pace. You have up to 24 hours to complete your game. Register, play whenever it suits you, pause, and resume anytime during the day. Final results are sent to your BBO Mailbox the next day.

You are always sitting South, and robots are playing in the other three seats.

Free BBO Daylongs

One Free Daylong is available every day, rotating between Matchpoints, IMPs, and Just-Declare formats.
Free Daylongs use basic robots and do not award BBO Points.
Free multi-session events are available every weekend. Look for the Free Weekend Survivor or the Free 2-Day Weekend Event every Saturday.
- In multi-session events, you must play multiple sessions to be eligible for the final rankings.
- Typically, registration is on Saturday, and if you qualify for the Sunday session, you need to play that session as well.
- Winners are determined based on performance across both days.
On Sundays, you can play the Free Super Sunday Daylong, which is open for registration throughout the week and awards BB$ prizes to top finishers.

Key Game Features

Best Hand: In most daylong games, you will receive the hand with the highest (or tied for the highest) high-card points at the table.
Human Declares: You always declare when your side wins the contract.
Deal Pools: Some games may feature different deal pools for security purposes, meaning not all players will play the same hands.

What Is "Just Declare"?

Just Declare focuses on declarer play. Hands are pre-bid. You always play as the declarer. (Note: These are not "Best Hand" games.) This format helps sharpen your declarer skills without any variance in bidding.

Results

Live Provisional Leaderboard: Available while the game is in progress.
Final Results: Sent to your BBO Mailbox and can also be accessed under Recent Tournaments in the History tab after the game is completed.

About the Robots (GIB)

The robots used in Daylong tournaments are called GIB (Ginsberg's Intelligent Bridgeplayer).

Bidding System: A relatively simple and natural 2/1 bidding system. For more information on GIB’s bidding system, see GIB System Notes.
Bid Explanations:
- Click on any bid in the diagram to see its meaning.
- Hover over bid options during your turn to see how the robot partner interprets them.