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I have enjoyed trying to "beat the clock" & earn the most points in 25 minutes to win an 80% pool. However I noticed after failing miserably one day, and that the winner had scored >7000 points, that we were not playing duplicate hands! This is unfair and random, removing the essence of duplicate bridge, that the best player of the same hands will win. Can/will this be changed?
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$ Robot Reward Tourneys Hands Are Not Duplicate for All Players
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Posted 2014-March-07, 08:57
What you have identified is a feature, not a bug.
If everyone plays the same hands, it would be easy for a person to log in under two different IDs and use this to get an advantage.
The system that BBO implemented does increase the variance a bit, but it is more more resistant to cheating.
If everyone plays the same hands, it would be easy for a person to log in under two different IDs and use this to get an advantage.
The system that BBO implemented does increase the variance a bit, but it is more more resistant to cheating.
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Posted 2014-March-07, 13:00
This is explained in the help file http://www.bridgebas...ournaments.html
If you want a similar game where everyone plays the same hands, play in Robot Race. They only pay out masterpoints instead of BB$, but they cost only $0.25.
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Since BB$ prizes are awarded in Robot Reward Tournaments, it is natural for players to be concerned about cheating. However, it is impossible to cheat in these tournaments! Here's why:
There is no way for you to communicate with your partner - it's a robot!
East and West are robots, so, they have no desire to cheat. Why would they?
Each human is dealt a totally different set of hands, so, there is no possibility of collusion.
Kibitzing is disallowed for all Robot Tournaments.
There is no way for you to communicate with your partner - it's a robot!
East and West are robots, so, they have no desire to cheat. Why would they?
Each human is dealt a totally different set of hands, so, there is no possibility of collusion.
Kibitzing is disallowed for all Robot Tournaments.
If you want a similar game where everyone plays the same hands, play in Robot Race. They only pay out masterpoints instead of BB$, but they cost only $0.25.
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