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IN.022 (PAGE 1)
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HOT LINE
Units and Districts needing assistance in
setting up a Newcomer
program should call 901-332-5586 ext.307. You
can also contact us at
our Website (www.acbl.org); Select Information
and then New Player
Services. E-mail can also be addressed to our
I/N coordinator at
julie.greenberg@acbl.org.
GAME RULE ADJUSTMENTS
The following modifications to Newcomer Games
are approved for clubs
or at tournaments. Club and tournament
chairmen may, but need not,
adopt these modifications.
1. In certain circumstances, and subject to
specified conditions, one
or two players who hold more than 20 master
points may be allowed
to play in a Newcomer Game.
A. Where there is a single Newcomer player
available who, if
partnered, would mean the elimination of a
1/2 table movement
(i.e., 13 pairs plus one single -- a 6 3/4
table game that
would, by adding a player, become seven
tables). In this
instance, one non-Newcomer may be allowed
to play.
B. When there is an odd number of "legal"
Newcomer pairs entered,
resulting in half table movements, two
non-Newcomer players may
be allowed to participate PROVIDED EACH
PLAYS WITH A Newcomer
PARTNER, and if a Mitchell type movement is
used, the two pairs
sit in opposite directions.
In no case shall the two ineligible
players play together.
2. Any pair in which one player is a
non-Newcomer shall be ineligible
to receive master points and shall not be
ranked.
3. Ineligible pairs do not count in table
totals. A game consisting
of four pairs of Newcomer and two pairs each
containing one
Newcomer is considered a three-table game
even though the two
pairs are ineligible for master point
awards.
4. A partnership containing an ineligible
player may use only those
conventions on the ACBL limited convention
chart or the
conventions permitted by the club or
tournament to the other pairs
in the game, whichever is the more
restrictive.
5. At the discretion of the club or tournament
chairman, three-member
pairs may be permitted. Master points
earned shall be apportioned
among the three players (all Newcomers)
according to the number of
boards each played.
Management believes that with this added
flexibility, the
conscientious club manager, or tournament
chairman, can solve many of
the problems now encountered in some Newcomer
games. The basic
change, of course, is that under certain
circumstances up to, but not
more than, two non-Newcomers may play in a
Newcomer game. The other
change is that three-player pairs will be
approved in Newcomer games.
It must be emphasized that these changes are
permissive -- NOT
required -- and may, or may not, be implemented
by governing bodies of
clubs and tournament chairmen.
IN.022 (PAGE 2)
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Finally these changes apply ONLY to games with
an upper master point
limitation of 20, or fewer (applicable to a
game restricted to players
holding less than ten master points; not
applicable in 49er games).
(Management Report to
the Board - July, 1978)
HOME-STYLE TOURNAMENTS
FOUR-DEALS CONSTITUTE A RUBBER
(CHICAGO STYLE)
FIRST DEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.Neither side is vulnerable
SECOND AND THIRD DEALS. . . . . . . . .Dealer's
side is vulnerable
(other
side is not)
FOURTH DEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Both
sides are vulnerable
There is a bonus of 300 for making a
non-vulnerable game and 500 for
making a vulnerable game. In the fourth deal
only, there is a bonus
of 100 for making a part score that does not
complete a game. Tricks,
penalties, slams and honors are scored as in
rubber bridge but there
is no rubber bonus. Part scores carry over,
but any game wipes out
previous part-scores. The contest will be
governed by the LAWS OF
DUPLICATE CONTRACT BRIDGE.
GAMES
It is the position of the ACBL that the most
important events at any
tournament are the Newcomer games. The care
and nurturing of our
newer players should be of prime importance to
the DIC and to the
directors he assigns to work the event.
Newcomers should be given the
best possible space and the director should
announce, at the beginning
of the game, that he is there to serve them and
will be happy to
answer questions and solve problems for them.
Remember, increased tournament attendance
depends on making
tournaments fun for our newer players.
SECTIONALS
A Unit shall be allowed Newcomer Sectionals,
each from one to three
days long, based on the following formula:
under 100 members 1
per year
101-500 members 2
per year
501+ members 3
per year
Additional Newcomer Sectionals may be
sanctioned at the discretion of
Management.
Unit organizers of Newcomer Sectionals should
seek input and help from
each of the Unit's clubs. Club Newcomer
schedules and advertising
should be solicited and material provided must
be prominently
displayed at the tournament.
Units obtaining sanctions for Newcomer
Sectionals should schedule
events for 0-100 MP players at their regular
Sectionals and Regionals
during the next year.
IN.022 (PAGE 3)
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Sanctions for Newcomer Sectionals should be
obtained from headquarters
at least four months in advance of the event to
allow for two months'
listing in the Newcomer Sectional Box of the
ACBL BULLETIN.
(Board of
Directors - November, 1989)
NOTE: See TRNFEES for current sanction fees,
etc.
FIVE-STRAT IN EVENTS
Up to five strats are now permitted at
tournaments in a one session
event which has an upper limit of 300 or fewer
masterpoints --
specifically an IN event. (Board of Directors
- July, 1999)
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