Masterpoints and fees for most special games will be included with the month-end report. DBADD all games after the scores are finalized. Special games for which the fees are not in U.S. dollars, or for which the fees go to an organization other than ACBL, will require a printed report. After you print the report, complete and remit it along with any money due. The majority of special games do not require a printed report.
Set up the game as you would a normal club game. When you get to the screen with the pick box titled “Select event rating” in the upper right corner, select the rating based on the list below. This also applies if you wish to change the masterpoint rating of a game that is already set up.
Regular Club Championship
Select Club Championship (ALL) then Regular Club Championship from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No special report is needed.
Upgraded Club Championship
Select Club Championship (ALL) then Upgraded Club Championship from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No special report is needed.
Charity Club Championship
Select Club Championship (ALL) then Charity Club Championship from the next pick box. If the donation is for the ACBL charitable fund in U.S. dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end report. If for a local charity, DBADD the game and specify the name of the local charity. No report will be printed. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report, and submit to ACBL in Memphis along with your donation in Canadian dollars. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
International Fund Club Championship
Select Club Championship (ALL) then International Fund Club Championship from the next pick box. If the donation is for the ACBL international fund in U.S. dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end report. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report, and submit to CBF along with your donation. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Interclub Championship Games
Select Club Championship (ALL) then Interclub Championship from the next pick box. If this game is administered by ACBL or ACBL Online and hand records are used, answer Y(es) to “Is this Interclub game administered by ACBL?” If so, e-mail the game file to iccg@acbl.org after completion for overall ranking. Also, a $4 per-table additional sanction fee will be included with the monthly report. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. Section masterpoints will be included with the month-end report. Overall masterpoints will be issued by ACBL.
Unit Championship
This is a regular unit game (not unit-wide). Select Unit Game (ALL) then 1 Unit Championship from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. The sanction fees and masterpoints will be included with the monthly report. No report will be printed.
Unit Charity
Select Unit Game (ALL) then 2 Unit Charity from the next pick box. If the donation is for the ACBL charitable fund in U.S. dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end report. If for a local charity, DBADD the game and specify the name of the local charity. Also, if for a local charity, ACBL sanction fees of $1.20 per table will be included with the month-end report. No report will be printed. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report and submit to ACBL in Horn Lake. Send your donation in Canadian dollars to Ina Demme, 1 Pietro Dr. Maple, ON, L6A 3J4. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Unit International Fund
Select “Unit Game (ALL)” then “Unit International Fund” from the next pick box. No report will be printed and fees will be included with the month-end report. In Canada: DBADD and print and complete the game report and submit to CBF together with your donation. In All cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with month-end report.
Unit Junior Fund
Select “Unit Game (ALL)” then “Unit Junior Fund” from the next pick box. No report will be printed and fees will be included with the month-end report. In Canada: DBADD and print and complete the game report and submit to CBF together with your donation. In All cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with month-end report.
Unit Education Foundation
Select “Unit Game (ALL)” then “Unit Education Foundation” from the next pick box. No report will be printed and fees will be included with the month-end report. Masterpoints for this game will be included with month-end report.
Unit-wide Championship
Overalls are ranked across all sites. Select Unit Game (ALL) then Unit-wide Championship from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print the game report and press report and submit to your local coordinator for this game. Masterpoints will be issued by ACBL from the submitted press and will not be included with the month-end report.
ACBL-wide Charity
Select Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.) then ACBL-wide Charity (or ACBL-wide Charity: no hand records if the game was not held during the designated session) from the next pick box. If the donation is for the ACBL charitable fund in US dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end report. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report, and submit to ACBL in Memphis along with your donation in Canadian dollars. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
ACBL-wide International Fund
Select Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.) then ACBL-wide International Fund (or ACBL-wide International fund: no hand records if the game was not held during the designated session) from the next pick box. If the donation is for the ACBL international fund in US dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end reports. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report, and submit to CBF along with your donation. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Junior Fund
Select Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.), then Junior Fund from the next pick box. If for the ACBL Junior fund in U.S. dollars, DBADD before month-end reports are produced. No report will be printed, and fees will be included with the month-end reports. In Canada: DBADD, print and complete the game report, and submit to CBF along with your donation. In all cases, masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
NABC Promotional Game
Select “Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.)” then “NABC Promotional Game” from the next pick box. DBADD before month end reports are produced. Also, the report needs to be printed and completed and forwarded to your district NABC coordinator together with any included with month end report.
GNT Fund
Select Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.) then GNT Fund from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. Also, print and complete the report and forward it to your district GNT coordinator along with any money due to the district GNT fund. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
North American Pairs
Select North American Pairs or Teams (Club or Unit level), then North American Pairs – Club level for club qualifying games or North American Pairs – Unit level for unit finals. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. The sanction fees and masterpoints will be included with the month-end report. No report will be printed. Use the PCON command to print qualification slips for the next level. If you want to produce a report of all qualifiers from your club NAP games, answer Y(es) to “Add group codes to the database for qualifiers” when you DBADD. A report of qualifiers can then be produced (Data Base, Reports/Export, List of qualifiers from NAOP, GNT, etc.) by restricting the report to the qualifying group codes.
Education Foundation
Select Fund (Charity, International, Junior, etc.) then Education Foundation from the next pick box. DBADD before all month end reports are produced. The fees for this game will be included in your monthly report, along with all masterpoints for this game.
Grand National Teams
Select North American Pairs or Teams (Club or Unit level), then Grand National Teams – Club level for club qualifying games or Grand National Teams – Unit level for unit finals. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. A $1.25 per-table sanction fee will be included with the month-end report. Also, print and complete the report and forward it to your district GNT coordinator along with any money due to the district GNT fund. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report. If you want to produce a report of all qualifiers from your club GNT games, answer Y(es) to “Add group codes to the database for qualifiers” when you DBADD. A report of qualifiers can then be produced (Data Base, Reports/Export, 13 List of qualifiers from NAOP, GNT, etc.) by restricting the report to the qualifying group codes.
Club Appreciation Game
Select Club Championship (all) then Club Appreciation from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Club Appreciation Team Game
SelectClub Championship (all) then Club Appreciation Team game from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
ACBL Membership Game
Select ACBL Membership. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Worldwide Simultaneous Pairs
Select ACBL/World/District-wide (Instant, Seniors, etc.) then Worldwide Simultaneous Pairs from the next pick box. To take part in worldwide matchpointing and ranking, use the World command to create files for sending via the Internet to the WBF. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. The sanction fees and masterpoints will be included with the monthly report. No report will be printed.
ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoints
Select ACBL/World/District-wide (Instant, Seniors, etc.) then ACBL-wide Instant Matchpoints from the next pick box. It is important to select a movement that will play 24 boards. Insert the disk for this game. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. The sanction fees and masterpoints will be included with the monthly report. No report will be printed.
ACBL-wide Seniors
Select ACBL/World/District-wide (Instant, Seniors, etc.) then ACBL-wide Seniors from the next pick box. DBADD before month-end reports are produced. The sanction fees and masterpoints will be included with the monthly report. No report will be printed.
Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STAC)
Select Sectional Tournament at Clubs and Progressive Sectional then Sectional Tournament at Clubs from the next pick box. E-mail a copy of game files (use Back command) to Director in Charge (DIC).
Progressive Sectional
Select Sectional Tournament at Clubs and Progressive Sectional then Progressive Sectional from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report, and submit the report and a copy of the press sheet to the unit coordinator of this event, along with the appropriate fee. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Canadian Special Events:
Canada-wide Olympiad Fund
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then Canada-wide Olympiad Fund from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report, and submit it along with the donation to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Helen Shields Rookie/Master
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then Rookie/Master from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report, and submit it along with the fees to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
Canadian Open Pairs Championship
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then COPC – Club level from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report and press report, and submit them along with the fees to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report. If you wish to produce a report of all qualifiers from your club COPC games, answer Y(es) to “Add group codes to the database for qualifiers” when you DBADD. A report of qualifiers can then be produced (Data Base, Reports/Export, List of qualifiers from NAOP, GNT, etc.) by restricting the report to the qualifying group codes.
Canadian National Teams Championship
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then CNTC – Club level for club qualifying games or CNTC – Unit level for unit finals. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report and press report, and submit them along with the fees to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report. If you want to produce a report of all qualifiers from your CNTC games, answer Y(es) to “Add group codes to the database for qualifiers” when you DBADD. A report of qualifiers can then be produced (Data Base, Reports/Export, List of qualifiers from NAOP, GNT, etc.) by restricting the report to the qualifying group codes.
CNTC Master/Non-Master
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then CNTC Master/Non-Master from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report and press report, and submit them along with the fees to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report. If you want to produce a report of all qualifiers from your CNTC games, answer Y(es) to “Add group codes to the database for qualifiers” when you DBADD. A report of qualifiers can then be produced (Data Base, Reports/Export, List of qualifiers from NAOP, GNT, etc.) by restricting the report to the qualifying group codes.
Canadian Women’s Team Championship
Select Canadian Events (ALL) then CWTC from the next pick box. DBADD this game, print and complete the game report and press report, and submit them along with the fees to the CBF. Masterpoints for this game will be included with the month-end report.
