[Miron]

I would like to manage some tournaments. How to proceed?

If this is possible:
How many tables can be handled with playing TD?
How many tables can be handled with one non-playing TD?
Where to get second TD? How to be such a TD?

[Gerben42]

Email td@ you know where .com to ask for a TD licence and include reasons why.

[edited:uday] mention your username

[hotShot]

Miron, on Jul 4 2006, 10:44 AM, said:

I would like to manage some tournaments. How to proceed?

Send a E-mail to TD@.....com

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If this is possible:
How many tables can be handled with playing TD?

The number of tables you can handle depends on a lot of things. Good friends with the same bidding philosophie and perfect internet connection won't need a TD at all.
A handfull of troublemakers, bad internet connections and you will have to sub yourself out to get the work done.
But i would say 10 to 15 tables should be fine, once you know what to do.

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How many tables can be handled with one non-playing TD?

20-60 tables are usually manageable, but 2-3 slow pairs, someone playing a forcing pass system or a few disconnects and you will wish it were fewer tables .......

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Where to get second TD? How to be such a TD?

You find a friend who has TD rights too, and ask him.

[Walddk]

hotShot, on Jul 4 2006, 02:04 PM, said:

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Where to get second TD? How to be such a TD?

You find a friend who has TD rights too, and ask him.

Unless things have changed, this is not needed to add one or more co-directors.

Roland

[hotShot]

I must admid, I never tried.

[jillybean]

Please, please dont become another playing TD!

Start with small (40players) unclocked indys and as you get familiar with the
BBO td software you’ll know when you can handle more tables and move onto pairs tournaments.

IMHO ~30 tables (pairs) is the maximum one TD can manage proficiently assuming you are hosting a game of bridge, allowing psyches, managing unfinished boards and making adjustments.

Unclocked indys are only limited by the number of players and subs available – 120 players is a reasonable number.


Read Rui’s notes and ask lots of questions of other TD’s and yellows, excellent help and advice is available for the asking.

http://forums.bridge...showtopic=13117]

http://forums.bridge...showtopic=12986

Have a copy of the laws on hand

http://worldbridge.o...tems/policy.asp

Read these detailed explanations of the laws and how they apply to online bridge

http://forums.homeba...php?showforum=6

I was only going to make a quick couple of points, this list is getting longer so just one more …..

Please allow kibitzers!

Good luck and have have fun doing it

jb

[cherdano]

Miron, on Jul 4 2006, 10:44 AM, said:

I would like to manage some tournaments. How to proceed?

If this is possible:
How many tables can be handled with playing TD?

0, or up to 10 in a tourney only for friends who can sort out things for themselves.

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How many tables can be handled with one non-playing TD?

Dont try more than 20 tables for the first time. Then you will see. Don't grow too fast, and don't underestimate how much more stressful it can suddenly be when the BBO internet connection, or internet in _..._ (insert country with many BBO players here) has a bad day.

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Where to get second TD? How to be such a TD?

Friends.

[inquiry]

write to td@ bridge base dot com, noy uday

read this site.... http://www.bbofriends.com/TD101/

review the links given by jillybean

start small your first few times, maybe volunteer to help someone a few times first too

avoid playing director.... if you want to direct... direct... if you want to play, play, see exception for small friends only event above.

[jikl]

I agree with all written above.

Start small.

I remember I started with 6 table Indys to get the feel for the software. Now I am very comfortable doing 50+ table Indys by myself. (with adjustments etc) Make your first few really easy on yourself, either unclocked or 8 minutes, another way to make it easier is don't do 1 board rounds, make it 2-3 board rounds. This allows players to catch up time problems. Doint 1 board rounds when say, round 3, is a particularly difficult board, means every table might run into time troubles, players quite often catch up the time problem on the next hand.

Sean

[bid_em_up]

inquiry, on Jul 4 2006, 09:30 AM, said:

write to td@ bridge base dot com, noy uday

read this site.... http://www.bbofriends.com/TD101/

review the links given by jillybean

start small your first few times, maybe volunteer to help someone a few times first too

avoid playing director.... if you want to direct... direct... if you want to play, play, see exception for small friends only event above.

Why all the secrecy with email adresses?

[hotShot]

Posting email adresses in a public forum is punished with spam mail flooding.