Click the button Challenges under Featured Areas.
When you challenge a friend, you get to invite anyone on BBO and the type of match you're interested in. You will have a few days to finish your hands. When either both players have completed their hands, or the time limit is reached, the winner of the challenge will be determined.
Decide on your scoring type (IMPs, MPs, or Total Points). Check the box next to the scoring type. The number of boards is variable from 4 boards to a maximum of 16 boards. Use the drop down arrow to choose the number of boards you want to play. Checking the "Best Hand" box means that you will have the best hand at the table.
Fill in your friends' username in the Invite space and click the button to Create Challenge. Your friend does not have to be logged in when you issue a Challenge. The Challenge will expire if the boards are not completed prior to the expiration date, one week after the date and time of the initial Challenge.
When you invite a friend, the Challenge is automatically accepted.
If the player is not in your friend list the player has the option to either Accept the Challenge or Reject the Challenge. If they do not take either action, there is an expiration date, 3 days from the date of the challenge.
The maximum number of arenas you can play is limited to approximately 1 a day, but this limit is subject to some adjustments.
Decide on your scoring type (IMPs, MPs, or Total Points). Arena Challenges are limited to 8 boards. Click the link to Create Challenge. The only time you can Cancel an Arena Challenge is at this point, before you create the Challenge. Once an Arena Challenge is created, it cannot be canceled.
You can begin playing the boards as soon as you issue the Challenge.
Decide on your scoring type (IMPs, MPs, or Total Points). Challenges are limited to 16 boards.
You can begin playing the boards as soon as you issue the Challenge.
Friend and Robot challenges can now be upgraded for BB$0.25. Upgraded challenges use Advanced Robots and are not subject to free challenge limits.
The challenge issuer pays BB$0.25 which upgrades both matches. If the challenge recipient is a friend or a robot, the challenge is auto-accepted, both matches are upgraded, and BB$0.25 is subtracted automatically. If the challenge recipient is not a friend, the BB$0.25 is subtracted and matches upgraded only when the recipient accepts the challenge.
Once a Friend Challenge is created, it cannot be canceled. Neither you nor your friend have play all the boards at one sitting. To begin or resume play, click the green dot and then click Play Now. Remember, a Challenge will expire if the boards are not completed prior to the expiration date.
To check the status of your Challenges or any active Arena Challenges, when you log into the site, click the button for Challenges. Your Challenge list will be display at the top of the next screen.
An Active Challenge shows a green dot to the far right on the Challenge bar - that tells you that you have boards left to play. Click the button to Play Now!
A Pending Challenge is a Challenge which has not yet been accepted. A yellow dot to the far right of your friend's username shows a Pending Challenge. A Pending Friend Challenge can be canceled by the originator, at this point, by clicking the button Cancel Challenge.
A Completed Challenge shows a red dot on the Challenge. A completed Arena Challenge which is still listed under your Challenges means you have played the boards but your opponent has not yet completed the boards, or the challenge has not yet been accepted by a stranger.
As a side note, if it so happens that you are online when a Challenge is completed by your opponent, or if your opponent has already played all boards and you're the one to complete the Challenge, you will get the leaderboard in real time, as a pop-up window, like for any tournament.
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