[Roger88]

My partner and I have created a FD cc for our system and would like to use it in ACBL tournaments.

I have tried to use the CONV option in the stand alone BBO application to turn off displaying partner's bids explanations but it didn't work correctly in a free tournament or in the main room. The bid comments keep displaying even if I uncheck everything.

Is there something else I need to do? Or is this broken?

And am I right to believe that we can use a FD cc in an ACBL tourney? I believe that I have seen other pairs use them.

Thank you.

[Rain]

Hi Roger,

Are you saying you would like to use your FD card, but prefer that the bidder not see his own bid comments?

Or are you afraid being able to see your own bid's explanation would violate ACBL tourney rules?

[Roger88]

Thank you for responding, Rain.

I thought my questions were clear but apparently they weren't.
So I'll try again.

1) I find that when I play using an FD cc and using the BBO stand alone application, I can see my partner's FD bid explanations by running the mouse over the bid in the bid display box whether the option to see partner's bid is checked or unchecked.
This looks like a bug to me and I want to know if this is true for everyone. The internet application is worse since you can see your partner's FD bid explanation displayed automatically all the time.

2) Since you have to ability to see your partner's bid explanation, which is essentially Unauthorized Information, isn't there an ethical question is using this in ACBL tourneys? Maybe everyone concerned is cool with this, I just want to know where we would stand on using FD in ACBL tourneys.

Thanks to anyone who can answer these or the original questions.