[SBU Board] Eliminating sit outs

[Eric Sieg]

Hi all,

I've heard people mention robot fill ins more frequently in random 
conversations. Apparently this is becoming more popular where instead of 
having to sit out 2-5 boards, you still get to play them but it is 
against robots.

BW link here: 
https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/no-more-sit-outs-at-our-bridge-club/

Instructions on how to run it here: 
http://www.bridgewebs.com//pcba/Robots%20for%20Half%20Tables.pdf

There was also an article in the July 2017 Bridge Bulletin

Is this something that we should explore interest in at the clubs? Maybe 
buying two tablets (Kindle HD 8 is $80/tablet on Amazon) for interested 
clubs and then helping them get set up to do this would be a way we can 
help them out.

Curious about what other people think and might have heard. If we wanted 
to do something as a board I'm fine with putting in the time to help 
clubs with setup, but mostly just looking to spark conversation/get 
people thoughts/etc for the moment.

Eric