Introduction
BBO is an
ACBL-sanctioned
bridge club. Our ACBL games issue ACBL Masterpoints.
We run several types of ACBL games. Here is some information about
the various tournaments:
- These sanctioned games have an entry fee in BB$.
- All issue ACBL (and BBO) masterpoints, and are open to all. ACBL
membership is not required to play in these games, except for the
limited games (0-20, 0-299, 0-499).
- ACBL Open Chart conventions in all games, except for
the limited games, where Basic Chart applies.
- Either 12 or 18 boards long.
- Speedball pairs games consist of 12-boards, last just under an
hour, start on the hour, and run 24 hours a day
- 0-499 Pairs and Swiss Teams are also available every day, several
times a day (see ACBL
Schedule).
- ACBL Robot individual games can have 12 or more boards, are
available 24 hours a day and last up to an hour.
- Pair games are stratified and offer both section and
overall awards.
- Masterpoints are reported monthly (on the 1st) to ACBL
headquarters and visible on the ACBL website a few days later.
- Masterpoints won online are colorless points but count for rank
advancement the same as any other points.
- Our ACBL directors are called ACBL_01, ACBL_02, etc..
- You can email acbl@bridgebase.com
with any ACBL issues.
ACBL Game Schedule