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need schedule for 8 couples playing marathon bridge ( 18:50:46 SunAug 17 2003 )

We have eight coup0les. Play marathon bridge one a month for 8 months. Am tryinjg to firgure a schedule of playing in wihich the rotation of the teams is as equal as possible. Can you help. Thanks.

  
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Re: need schedule for 8 coules playing marathon bridge ( 15:54:55 MonAug 18 2003 )

Country: Canada

What you want is to start with a 4 Table Howell Movement (thanks, Sid!).

Unfortunately, with only 8 pairs, there are only 7 different sets of opponents, so unless you have a "revenge round" or "final month playoff", your 8th month won't be used. However, with this movement (tweaked appropriately, see below) in 7 months, every pair will have played every other once.

To make it work for homes: first, ignore the "boards" column - you'd be able to have everyone play the same hands, if you could keep 7 evenings' worth safe and undiscussed for 7 months. Not going to happen! Similarly, you can ignore the "table" name - just pretend it's just "game #1, game #2, ... #4".

Next, each month is a "round". So the first month is "round 1", the next is "round 2", and so on. On the game night, the couple at each table labelled "North/South" hosts the couple labelled "East/West" (to be fair to pair 8, you probably wish to alternate who hosts "Table 1" every month).

Don't bother telling the players "which table", or "what table you're going to next" - it's irrelevant to them. Just give them who each month's opponents are, and who's hosting this month. You're the only one who has to know the mechanics!

Have fun,
Michael.
[1 edits; Last edit by mycroft at 15:56:31 Mon Aug 18 2003]

  

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