Terms on BBO

I have mentioned a famous website before. Today, I would like to introduce a very popular website,"BBO"(bridge base online). Many people around the world play bridge on it. If you don't like bridge, you will love it after you know how to play bridge on bbo. If you like bridge, you will have a lot of fun.

First, register on BBO. Here is the link.
http://www.bridgebase.com/client/client.ph

Click the registration and follow the instruction to register an account.

Since last time we discussed slang in the class, I want to talk about slang on bbo. When you join in a table, you should say "hi all" to greet with other people. We use some abbreviation instead of whole words on the website, including bbo. For example, we use letter "p" to represent partners, and use letter "o" to represent opponents. When you want to say thank you, just type "ty". Here are more examples, like "glp" means good luck partner, and "npp" means nice play partner. Furthermore, "wd" means well done. You can say "wdp" or "wdo" to praise your partner or opponents. If you want to know more, click the link below:

http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/topic/53544-bbo%26-24120%3B%26-29992%3B%26-26415%3B%26-35821%3B/

After you know the meaning of these words, you can enjoy playing bridge on BBO and never worry that you don't understand what other people are talking about.

Finally, here is the video for beginners.(from youtube)