[mike777]

I understand any form of a teamgame has been approved by Memphis for BBO online at the club level for masterpoint awards.

Which versions the marketplace prefers and the software and other support required I understand is a work in progress but I hope to hear something is in place before the Fall.

If the demand is there I would expect BBO by then to also be able to support swiss team matches to be run by non ACBL clubs/ind.



Since Fred responded that he has some good stuff in the works, that sounds great and I look forward to it.

1) I remain convinced the biggest issue for online bridge is the ability to find a partner or partners who you enjoy playing with. I have no idea how to solve this issue but hopefully other forum members may be able to contribute some ideas.

2) I think another huge issue is how to get approval for online higher level revenue producing ACBL tourneys and overcoming the whole appearance of cheating theme. People will pay for Masterpoints and no I do not think less of them.

3) A third issue as Fred has pointed out is making BBO accessible/easier to use, in the most basic meaning of word, for more nontech people. Yes, time will solve this issue to a great extant the next 10-20 years.

[Rain]

I like ze snazzy new graphics !

and the more you play, the nicer your icon as your character levels up. You get better weapons and spells too - spellsteal to steal your opponent's ace of trump, don't aggro the TD, and NERF BEN.

Wrong forrum.

[mgoetze]

It's probably too late, but this may be exactly what Fred wants:

http://gears.google.com/

[geller]

I hope the new software will be backward compatible, so that you can still read lin files (bridge movies), and so on.

-Bob

[Aberlour10]

Whatever it is, we should not forget in the discussion that it will be another big gift for the world bridge community, I hope only, I will be able to run it with my ancient Windows ME

Robert

[inquiry]

geller, on Jun 1 2007, 08:13 AM, said:

I hope the new software will be backward compatible, so that you can still read lin files (bridge movies), and so on.

-Bob

I think we can be certain this will be the case. However, there is nothing stopping you from keeping a backup copy of the current program even if there was no backward compatibility.