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14 total messages Started by David Stevenson Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:22
Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2673
Author: David Stevenson
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:22
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             Usenet Bridge Abbreviations

ABF        Australian Bridge Federation
AC         Appeals committee
ACBL       American Contract Bridge League
AI         Authorised information
ArtAS      Artificial adjusted score
AssAS      Assigned adjusted score
ATF        Across-the-field [matchpointing]
ATTNA      Appeal to the National Authority
BBL        British Bridge League [now defunct]
BLML       Bridge-laws mailing list
BoD        Board of directors [ACBL]
BoG        Board of governors [ACBL]
BOOT       Bid-Out-Of-Turn
CD         Convention Disruption
C&E        Conduct and ethics [often hearings]
CC         Convention card
CoC        Conditions of contest
COOT       Call-Out-Of-Turn
CoP        Code of practice
CPU        Concealed partnership understanding
CTD        Chief Tournament director
DBF        Danish Bridge Federation
DIC        Director in charge
DP         Disciplinary penalty
EBL        European Bridge League
EBU        English Bridge Union
EHAA       Every Hand an Adventure [a system]
F2F        Face-to-face [to distinguish from Online bridge]
FOLOOT     Faced Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn
GCC        General Convention Chart [ACBL]
HUM        Highly Unusual Method
IB         Insufficient Bid
IBLF       International Bridge Laws Forum
LA         Logical alternative
L&EC       Laws & Ethics Committee [English, Welsh or Scottish]
Lnn        Law number nn
LOL        Little old lady [may be of either sex]
LOOT       Lead-Out-Of-Turn
MB         Misbid
ME         Misexplanation
MI         Misinformation
MPC        Major penalty card
mPC        Minor penalty card
MSC        Master Solvers' Club [The Bridge World]
NA         National Authority
NABC       ACBL North American Bridge Championships
NBB        Nederlandse Bridge Bond [Dutch Bridge League]
NBO        National Bridge organisation
NCBO       National Contract Bridge organisation
NIBU       Northern Ireland Bridge Union
NO         Non-offender
NOs        Non-offenders
NOS        Non-offending side
OBM        Old Black Magic
OBOOT      Opening-Bid-Out-Of-Turn
OKB        OKBridge
OLB        Online bridge [to distinguish from Face-to-face bridge]
OLOOT      Opening-Lead-Out-Of-Turn
OOT        Out-Of-Turn
Os         Offenders
OS         Offending side
PLOOT      Play-Out-Of-Turn
POOT       Pass-Out-Of-Turn
PP         Procedural penalty
RA         Regulating Authority
RGB        rec.games.bridge [newsgroup]
RGBO       rec.games.bridge.okbridge [newsgroup]
RLB        Real Life Bridge [to distinguish from Online bridge]
RoC        Rule of coincidence
RoW        Rest of World [apart from North America]
RTFLB      Read the [fabulous] Law book!
SBU        Scottish Bridge Union
SO         Sponsoring organisation
TBW        The Bridge World [magazine]
TD         Tournament director
TDic       Tournament director in charge
TFLB       The [fabulous] Law book!
UI         Unauthorised information
WBF        World Bridge Federation
WBFLC      WBF Laws Committee
WBU        Welsh Bridge Union
YC         Young Chelsea
ZO         Zonal organisation
ZT         Zero Tolerance [for unacceptable behaviour]


Hand diagrams:

..3H       3H after a hesitation
3H!        3H alerted



  The above may also be found on my Bridgepage at

       http://blakjak.com/usenet_br.htm



-- 
David Stevenson               Bridge   RTFLB   Cats  Railways    /\ /\
Liverpool, England, UK        Fax: +44 870 055 7697               @ @
<bridge@blakjak.com>          ICQ 20039682     bluejak on OKB   =( + )=
           Bridgepage:        http://blakjak.com/brg_menu.htm      ~
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2674
Author: Georgiana Gates
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 01:01
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David Stevenson wrote:
> 
>              Usenet Bridge Abbreviations
You forgot
FOOT         Frown Out Of Turn
HOOT         Huddle Out of Turn
MOOT         Muddle Out of Turn
ROOT         Renege Out of Turn
SOOT         Scowl Out of Turn
TOOT         Transfer Out of Turn
ZOOT         Zoo visit Out of Turn
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2675
Author: Bob Richardson
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 16:16
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WTP
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2676
Author: Paul Brewer
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 22:49
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"David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:FqKQbVDXPkI9EwuR@blakjak.demon.co.uk...
>
>
> snip lots of useful acronyms >

SAYC    Stuff All Your Conventions?

Regards,
Paul
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2677
Author: Chris Newton
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2002 22:06
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"David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote...
[Snip list of abbreviations]

Am I the only one who finds it depressing that the vast majority of
those reflect some form of breaking of the rules, or penalising same?
Doesn't anyone play the game as it's designed anymore? :-/

Cheers,
Chris
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2622
Author: Barry Margolin
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:33
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In article <0sg8iuom7rafuc5oek85soplt4sbgpdtfv@4ax.com>,
 Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 23:49:18 +0100, "Paul Brewer"
> <paul@paul.brewers.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> >"David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> >news:FqKQbVDXPkI9EwuR@blakjak.demon.co.uk...
> >>
> >>
> >> snip lots of useful acronyms >
> >
> >SAYC    Stuff All Your Conventions?
> >
> 
> Standard American Yellow Card - a system widely used on
> OkBridge and I think nowhere else.  

OK, if you want the version for the humor-challenged....

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Genuity, Inc., Woburn, MA
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2623
Author: Barry Margolin
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 12:33
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In article <ag2gsi$ia9$1@knossos.btinternet.com>,
 "Chris Newton" <chrisnewton@no.junk.please.btinternet.com> wrote:

> "David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote...
> [Snip list of abbreviations]
> 
> Am I the only one who finds it depressing that the vast majority of
> those reflect some form of breaking of the rules, or penalising same?
> Doesn't anyone play the game as it's designed anymore? :-/

Sure we do, but they don't come up in Usenet discussions as much, so 
there's not as much need for abbreviations.

-- 
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Genuity, Inc., Woburn, MA
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2625
Author: Phil
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 16:28
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"Chris Newton" <chrisnewton@no.junk.please.btinternet.com> wrote in message news:<ag2gsi$ia9$1@knossos.btinternet.com>...
> "David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote...
> [Snip list of abbreviations]
> 
> Am I the only one who finds it depressing that the vast majority of
> those reflect some form of breaking of the rules, or penalising same?
> Doesn't anyone play the game as it's designed anymore? :-/
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris


My partners on OKB and I often use the following:

PMFP (post-mortem friendly and polite)
   ... as in: 3S*/W -4 PMFP since he admitted he BOOT

OP&D (optimal play and defense)
  ... common in my club game on Saturday afternoon

PAP (Perfectly analyzed, partner)

ISYHAGR [pronounced "ish yaggur"] (I'm sure you had a good reason)


Try them!  They make bridge much more enjoyable & you sound cool too w/your acros!

-Phil
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2624
Author: Giles Hancock
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 19:33
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Barry Margolin wrote:
> 

> > >
> > >SAYC    Stuff All Your Conventions?
> > >
> >

> 
> OK, if you want the version for the humor-challenged....
> 
> --
> Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
> Genuity, Inc., Woburn, MA


:)
Salvation Army Yacht Club
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2626
Author: Christopher Burke
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 23:43
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Georgiana Gates <ramrod@hal-pc.org> wrote in news:3D224D07.1F6@hal-pc.org:

> David Stevenson wrote:
>> 
>>              Usenet Bridge Abbreviations
> You forgot
> FOOT         Frown Out Of Turn
> HOOT         Huddle Out of Turn
> MOOT         Muddle Out of Turn
> ROOT         Renege Out of Turn
> SOOT         Scowl Out of Turn
> TOOT         Transfer Out of Turn
> ZOOT         Zoo visit Out of Turn

Not to mention "P<." (pass instead of no bid).

-- 
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Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2627
Author: John (MadDog) Probst
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 04:19
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In article <barmar-895056.08330105072002@netnews.attbi.com>, Barry
Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> writes
>In article <0sg8iuom7rafuc5oek85soplt4sbgpdtfv@4ax.com>,
> Pat Meadows <pat@meadows.pair.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 3 Jul 2002 23:49:18 +0100, "Paul Brewer"
>> <paul@paul.brewers.org.uk> wrote:
>> 
>> >"David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>> >news:FqKQbVDXPkI9EwuR@blakjak.demon.co.uk...
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> snip lots of useful acronyms >
>> >
>> >SAYC    Stuff All Your Conventions?
>> >
>> 
>> Standard American Yellow Card - a system widely used on
>> OkBridge and I think nowhere else.  
>
>OK, if you want the version for the humor-challenged....
                                     -----

I blame Webster for everything.  cheers john
-- 
John (MadDog) Probst|      . !       -^-  |icq 10810798
451 Mile End Road   |     /|__.      \:/  |OKb ChienFou
London E3 4PA       |    / @ __)     -|-  |john@asimere.com
+44-(0)20 8983 5818 |   /\   --^      |   |www.probst.demon.co.uk
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2628
Author: John (MadDog) Probst
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 04:25
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In article <ac91828c.0207050828.3c30e25d@posting.google.com>, Phil
<psugar_99@yahoo.com> writes
>"Chris Newton" <chrisnewton@no.junk.please.btinternet.com> wrote in message 
>news:<ag2gsi$ia9$1@knossos.btinternet.com>...
>> "David Stevenson" <bridge@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote...
>> [Snip list of abbreviations]
>> 
>> Am I the only one who finds it depressing that the vast majority of
>> those reflect some form of breaking of the rules, or penalising same?
>> Doesn't anyone play the game as it's designed anymore? :-/
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Chris
>
>
>My partners on OKB and I often use the following:
>
>PMFP (post-mortem friendly and polite)
>   ... as in: 3S*/W -4 PMFP since he admitted he BOOT
>
>OP&D (optimal play and defense)
>  ... common in my club game on Saturday afternoon
>
>PAP (Perfectly analyzed, partner)
>
>ISYHAGR [pronounced "ish yaggur"] (I'm sure you had a good reason)
>
This has to be the thread to post it in.

4Hx-7(E);  NS +2000 (2150 where I play)
7Cx-7(N);  NS -2000 (AT8x facing x, void H)

Imps.  Imps.  IMPS!!!!!!  on a single traveller at the YC tonight.

I'd never seen duck and eggs both sides before.
>
>Try them!  They make bridge much more enjoyable & you sound cool too w/your 
>acros!
>
>-Phil

-- 
John (MadDog) Probst|      . !       -^-  |icq 10810798
451 Mile End Road   |     /|__.      \:/  |OKb ChienFou
London E3 4PA       |    / @ __)     -|-  |john@asimere.com
+44-(0)20 8983 5818 |   /\   --^      |   |www.probst.demon.co.uk
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2629
Author: David J. Grabiner
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2002 23:48
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"John (MadDog) Probst" <john@asimere.com> writes:

> This has to be the thread to post it in.
> 
> 4Hx-7(E);  NS +2000 (2150 where I play)
> 7Cx-7(N);  NS -2000 (AT8x facing x, void H)
> 
> Imps.  Imps.  IMPS!!!!!!  on a single traveller at the YC tonight.
> 
> I'd never seen duck and eggs both sides before.

Do you score by cross-IMPs, so that the magic 24-IMP swing actually
counted?

-- 
David Grabiner, grabiner@alumni.princeton.edu
http://remarque.org/~grabiner (note new Web page)
Shop at the Mobius Strip Mall: Always on the same side of the street!
Klein Glassworks, Torus Coffee and Donuts, Projective Airlines, etc.
Re: Usenet bridge abbreviations
#2630
Author: John (MadDog) Probst
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 02:01
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In article <un0t4xvs4.fsf@alumni.princeton.edu>, David J. Grabiner
<grabiner@alumni.princeton.edu> writes
>"John (MadDog) Probst" <john@asimere.com> writes:
>
>> This has to be the thread to post it in.
>> 
>> 4Hx-7(E);  NS +2000 (2150 where I play)
>> 7Cx-7(N);  NS -2000 (AT8x facing x, void H)
>> 
>> Imps.  Imps.  IMPS!!!!!!  on a single traveller at the YC tonight.
>> 
>> I'd never seen duck and eggs both sides before.
>
>Do you score by cross-IMPs, so that the magic 24-IMP swing actually
>counted?
>
Nope, Butler scoring (traditionally preferred here for club games at
least).  Datum was probably fairly close to zero.
-- 
John (MadDog) Probst|      . !       -^-  |icq 10810798
451 Mile End Road   |     /|__.      \:/  |OKb ChienFou
London E3 4PA       |    / @ __)     -|-  |john@asimere.com
+44-(0)20 8983 5818 |   /\   --^      |   |www.probst.demon.co.uk
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