[chun2013]

One advantage of instant tourney is that you can take as much time as you want. This is very useful when I am not sure if I have a block time available for bridge or when I know for sure I will be interrupted, e.g. when I am watching kids.

But bbo does not tell us how much idle time is allowed.

My experience is around 30 minutes. What are your estimate? Can any one provide an accurate number?

[diana_eva]

chun2013, on 2015-August-09, 01:43, said:

One advantage of instant tourney is that you can take as much time as you want. This is very useful when I am not sure if I have a block time available for bridge or when I know for sure I will be interrupted, e.g. when I am watching kids.

But bbo does not tell us how much idle time is allowed.

My experience is around 30 minutes. What are your estimate? Can any one provide an accurate number?

30 minutes is right. If you need more time, you can log off, and then log back on to be able to resume the tournament without losing the entry fee.


If there is no bid or play for the first two minutes, the game is canceled and refunded. This is to protect players in situations when the game doesn't start for various technical reasons (for instance some relevant server is unavailable).
If the player is disconnected and there is no bid or play for 90 minutes, the game is canceled but not refunded.
If the player is present and there is no bid or play for 30 minutes, the game is canceled but not refunded

[chun2013]

diana_eva, on 2015-August-09, 02:33, said:

30 minutes is right. If you need more time, you can log off, and then log back on to be able to resume the tournament without losing the entry fee.


If there is no bid or play for the first two minutes, the game is canceled and refunded. This is to protect players in situations when the game doesn't start for various technical reasons (for instance some relevant server is unavailable).
If the player is disconnected and there is no bid or play for 90 minutes, the game is canceled but not refunded.
If the player is present and there is no bid or play for 30 minutes, the game is canceled but not refunded

Thanks! Really helpful.

Logging off to get 90 min. extra time is a great trick. Will try it out.

[Springton]

chun2013, on 2015-August-09, 01:43, said:

One advantage of instant tourney is that you can take as much time as you want. This is very useful when I am not sure if I have a block time available for bridge or when I know for sure I will be interrupted, e.g. when I am watching kids.

But bbo does not tell us how much idle time is allowed.

My experience is around 30 minutes. What are your estimate? Can any one provide an accurate number?

Good question but my problem is the reverse. Yesterday, as a new BBO player, my Robot tournament for IMP STOPPED, three games short of the 12 I registered for and in the middle of play. It just stopped, with no warning, no message, and no link to try. The "help" didnt respond. What does one do when paying for games that time out. I did not take any time out at all. Just sat there and waited for about 10 minutes, when the next card was played as if we never stopped! How often does this happen and what to do?

[diana_eva]

Springton, on 2016-February-05, 08:53, said:

Good question but my problem is the reverse. Yesterday, as a new BBO player, my Robot tournament for IMP STOPPED, three games short of the 12 I registered for and in the middle of play. It just stopped, with no warning, no message, and no link to try. The "help" didnt respond. What does one do when paying for games that time out. I did not take any time out at all. Just sat there and waited for about 10 minutes, when the next card was played as if we never stopped! How often does this happen and what to do?

This sounds like a network problem on your side. You can see if it's you or the bots who are stuck by typing something to the table. If chat goes through, robots are stuck. If nothing shows up, you're having connection problems.

Either way, it helps to log off BBO and then log back in. You'll be taken back to your tourney and you'll be able to continue playing.

[barmar]

You should also check the connection quality indicator at the top right corner of the window.