Setting up the tourney: I still need to read, but bAbs you might point me a bit in the right direction. Somewhere on BBO I found a link to aaBridge which can be used, I think, to do what i have in mind.

See http://rogerpf.com/bridge/aaBridge

 I expect I can figure out how to use this, I am making progress on it, but I often find computer program write-ups difficult to work through and this is another instance of such difficulties. Have you used it, or has someone out there who is reading this used it?. I expect that for what I have in mind I can just do it without learning aaBridge, but I see it as a challenge so I plan to try.

The hand editor on the downloadable version of bbo seems to do more things. For example, I seem to recall that it allowed me to edit a hand to delete  the names of the players. If I can do this on the online version I have not yet figured out how. Also, the hand editor allows me to rearrange the card in the hands, that's nice, but as near as I can see it does not allow me to simply delete some cards. Well, I can delete them, or I can click on the next button for a few plays, but then I can not save it at that point. So I cannot save  a hand after, say, the first five tricks have been played. I am assuming that aaBridge would allow me to do such things, but first I have to figure out what he is saying. I'm working on it.

And I still have some spring planting to do. Ah, the busy life of a retiree. So many bushes, so little time.

As for aabridge, many members use it, but most of us likely know only few of its inumerous functions. RogerPfi, its creator, already gave few skype lessons on main features, and I am sure he'd be happy give full walk-through to you, so I suggest you send him bbo-mail.

Another good piece of software to alter and save hands in different formats, very easy to use is BridgeComposer, also free to download at http://bridgecomposer.com/.

Jec's hands played at BBO (or from anyone else that you know nickname) can be downloaded in bunch (all hands played by that person in last 30 days for example) by using yet another great and free software, DoubleDummy Solver (http://www.bridgecaptain.com/downloadDD.html).

There is also way to alter hands directly online at bbo, we made little how to that would help IAC TDs adjust to web version of BBO, you might want to check this sub page, where it explains (not in too many details) how to edit and save hands online.
http://iac-td-web-bbo.site123.me/upload-hands-teach

This forum has been up 10 days already and we have right now 18 (eighteen!!) members.

2 or so weeks ago some unknown BBO bug deleted 90% of 3200+ members IAC had at that moment. Since then Onoway lost her fingers typing names to re-admit them to the club as players one by one cried they lost access to IAC. In no time we are over 800.

*** But where are these 800 people?  ***
* Lessons currently running at IAC hardly have 30+ members assisting to them.
* We just had to cancel trnys in weekdays as attendance fell as low as 1 (one) pardship registered.
* (Almost) none ever plays in IAC unless Yleexotee uses his biceps and fills a table or 2.

When BBO announced death of old windows client, some of us yelled, begged, threatend, insulted, whined, scratched walls with nails, so BBO will find a way to keep clubs alive, which was not at all what they really wanted. But they eventually let us be and are currently devising new version which will allow clubs function within some web client. I now wonder why we did it, as it seems none but few participate in anything, and all the rest want only yet another  club membership card in vallet?

So, please, us 18 that are here, talk to friends, ask them to join this forum and express what they'd wish IAC to be, what would you would like to happen, offer to help if you can. Many people invest good load of their time for the benefit of us all, as making beautiful new IAC site, this forum, lessons we get for free, organizing it all, etc.. - so please let's not take any of those as granted.

Participate, and invite friends to do same.

Great topic, great remarks, very instructive for all !!

How about:
1C-1H
1N-2S
3H-3S   // cue
4C-4D
4S-4N
etc

or using serious 3N?
1C-1H
1N-2S
3H-3N   // slam try
4C-4D
4H-4S
4N