Suggested Movements When Using Hand Records

When a club plays pre-dealt hand records, this reference tells the director how to set up boards-per-round and start the movement for a given number of tables. Source: Player Duplicate Movements.

# Tables	Boards/round	Rounds	How to start
5*	6	4	Move boards down 1 table & move E/W up one table
6	5	5	Move boards down one table (skip after round 3)
7*	4	6	Move boards down one table & move E/W up one table
8	4	7	Move boards down one table (skip after round 4)
9*	3	8	Move boards down one table & move E/W up one table
10	3	9	Move boards down one table (skip after round 5)
11	3	9	Move boards down two tables
12	3	9	Move boards down one table (skip after round 6)
13*	2	12	Move boards down one table & move E/W up one table
14	2	13	Move boards down one table (skip after round 7)
15	2	13	Move boards down two tables
16	2	13	Move boards down one table (skip after round 8)
17	2	13	Move boards down two tables
18	2	13	Move boards down one table (skip after round 9)

\* These movements only allow you to play 24 boards.

Half tables#

With a half table, run the movement you're most comfortable with. If you use a sit-out for the half table, make the phantom East/West so players are always at the table with the boards. Example: 14½ tables with a sit-out — move the boards as if it were a 15-table game.

Very small games#

If you expect five tables or fewer, make up your boards ahead of time so players can get the optimum number of hands and opponents using a Howell movement.