[SBU Board] possible new unit game idea

[thomas]

Sound quite interesting.  I'd favor us pursuing it.Tom


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From: Ann Romeo <annromeo at gmail.com>
To: Seattle ACBL Unit Board <sbuboard at mailman.celestial.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 12, 2020 1:58 pm
Subject: [SBU Board] possible new unit game idea

Unit Game Meeting and RecommendationsScott, Ray and I met on Wed, June 10, to discuss the possibilityof a Unit sponsored game.Before the meeting, I reached out to both Tracey Baer (whois on the board of D21, and is their Social Media mistress, as well as anexperienced international player, who has a sense of what is going on acrossthe country and internationally re different events); and to Julie Smith (ourD19 rep to the National ACBL board). Both ladies stressed that Sectionals are not allowed without a sanctionfrom the ACBL, and that the best way to go would be to have something along thelines of a Unit game, rather than a “Sectional” or “Regional” or STaC.  These will not be possible without theblessing of the ACBL, and our district.  So,we need to think differently.Tracey spoke of some of the fun events she played in throughthe World Bridge Federation’s women group, including a weeklong set of games:IMP pairs, MP Pairs, Individual event and game against the robots.  Julie spoke of two different games: one, is asummer-long team event, to determine a winner of an IMP league within Canada;the other, set up by Bruce McIntyre, was a MUG using a sanction from theVancouver Bridge Club—they had a 34 table game that gave out triplemasterpoints (it ran during the special silver point week last month).And Ray told us about what Eric Stoltz is doing in Portland:a three-team game twice a week, where each pair plays the others in a three-waymatch, basically home-style Swiss.  Nopoints are awarded, and this event is wildly popular, with a waiting list ofgood players in Seattle and Portland/Northern California to play.Ray, Scott and  I hit upon this option for us: a twice amonth on Friday evenings home style team (Swiss) team game, where we placepairs into teams, and they play each other. Ideally, there will be a naturalbreak within the pairings, so that this would be more bracketed than stratified.  8 players (or 4 pairs ) in each group…We would not award points, but perhaps give out badges orhave an imaginary trophy for the pairs that do well…..Anyway, Scott and Ray are probably more articulate aboutwhat we want to do, but consider it bracketed home-stype swiss.   I think this would be fun, Nick liked the idea, but warned thatsummer evenings are not the most popular time for bridge…. What do you all think?  Ann Romeo
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