It’s Your Call December Results

48 Unit 431 members participated in the December quiz. Congratulations to Robert Cheeseman who won with a perfect score of 500. He merits himself a free play at Capital City Bridge Club which he can claim at any of the three weekly games. Thanks Ewa!

Thanks also to all participants for making this a fun game.

By the way, if you want to see what the experts bid, it’s all in the January 2017 Bridge Bulletin (page 40). The e-version should be available around January 1st. (logon to MyACBL on ACBL’s website), whereas the print edition usually gets to Victoria a week or two later.

The January edition of It’s Your Call, Victoria is now posted on the website. All Unit 431 members may participate. Click here to play.

Name	Total Score
Bob Cheeseman	500
David Todd	460
Eileen Lugossy	450
Delma Murray	440
Frank Stanford	440
Joanna Daam	440
Name withheld	440
Name withheld	440
Russell Page	440
Diane Moffatt	430
glen thornborough	430
Jack Campbell	430
Name withheld	430
Tom Coward	430
Name withheld	420
Daniel Lyder	410
Name withheld	410
Name withheld	410
Bree Watts	400
Gail Argatoff	400
Ian Kimmerly	400
Kaye Farmer	400
Marc Furnemont	400
Name withheld	400
Tony Farr	400
Alfred Black	380
Heather Cozens	380
Deb Carnes	370
Name withheld	370
Bill Van Sickle	360
Name withheld	360
Derek Nurse	350
Judy Stewart	350
Tom Goodchild	350
Name withheld	340
	330
Deb Wastle	330
Mike Black	330
Name withheld	320
Tom Braybrook	310
William Birney	300
Mort Nelson	290
Name withheld	280
Ruth Cain	270
Terry Foster	270
Merv Adey	240
Name withheld	200
Anne Didmon	190

Bridge is a timed event and all players deserve a smoothly run, timely game. To this end the Game Directors are expected and empowered by ACBL, the Board and the club manager to take action as deemed necessary to ensure that rounds finish within the allotted time.
The clock is set by the directors at the beginning of the game to provide 7 1/2 minutes (ACBL recommended time) for each board and to keep track of the amount of time remaining in each round.
Players are expected to be aware of time used and remaining in each round. Failure to finish on time is distressing to waiting players (both in front and behind the slow pairs). When a pair takes more than their share of the allotted time for each round, they are placing competitors at a disadvantage. It is their responsibility to make up for lost time as quickly as possible – no matter who is at fault.
Actively ethical players will make a concerted effort to start the game on time, and to catch up when they have fallen behind, regardless of the reason for their lateness. All players are expected to develop this good habit.
Slow play is a violation of bridge law subject to penalty, and the penalties are well deserved when slow pairs disrupt the normal progression of the game.