[jillybean]

Now that everyone is keeping an eye on the clock, I've turned off results from previous tables, if the game is running ahead of time I am considering adding another round.

When I look at adjusting the number of rounds, I get a warning message
"All scores posted may not be correctly retained"

To be honest, I haven't considered how adding another round effects the game. I should sit down and work through it.

I will typically have 9,10,11 tables in each of 2 sections. 3 boards a round.
If we get to 12 tables, 2 board rounds.

[mycroft]

• ALWAYS bring in scores before changing a movement, if those scores are going to remain valid. This is the big exception to "never bring in scores until you have to".
  
• provided the movement for the rounds that are in haven't changed, you shouldn't need to worry. That does not override #1.
  
• Bridgemate Control Software blows up real good sometimes on movement changes (witness arrow-switch hell), I don't know when and how. I don't think anybody does.
  
• I have never *added* rounds, only *curtailed* them (which is no problem, but again, this does not override #1). So I will happily set the game for N boards (if things go to time) and reduce it, even if the players hear that I'm running N-1 rounds "but if we keep up, I'll add the Nth".

[jillybean]

Thanks. Adding an extra round at the start sounds very wise - IF I remember to remove it before the 5-6 speedy pairs start the 'extra' round.