In the following are listed movements that should be considered for use. The one winner sessions are first and then the list tends to be in order of preference but any two or more entries may be of equal merit. Your choice of movement will tend to be based on the number of rounds to be played and the number of winners desired.
| Option | Winners | Rounds | Board sets |
Boards per set |
Total boards |
Board copies |
Stationary pairs |
Calibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell | 1 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Reduced Howell | 1 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 9 | 65 |
| Reduced Howell | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 58 |
| Reduced Howell | 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 52 |
| Reduced Howell | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 76 |
| Reduced Howell | 1 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 83 |
| Interwoven Howells 2 stanza | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3,4 | 21,28 x 2 | 1 | 10 | 79 |
| Bicyclic Howell | 1 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22+22 | 1 | 2 | 91 |
| Scissor | 1 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22+22 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| Double-weave Mitchell | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 100 |
| Interwoven Howell | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 75 |
| Share and relay Mitchell | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 100 |
| Skip Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 24(22) | 1 | 12 | 100 |
| Extra board Mitchell | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 100 |
| Extra board Mitchell | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 58 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4,5 | 24,30 | 2 | 12 | 50 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 58 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3,4 | 24,32 | 2 | 12 | 67 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2,3 | 20,30 | 2 | 12 | 83 |
| Web Mitchell 13 round | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 100 |
| 7 Table Appendix Mitchell | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3,4 | 21,28 | 1 | 10 | 58 |
| Web Mitchell | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 92 |
| Stagger Mitchell | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 100 |
| Half-even Mitchell | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 100 |
See Web Mitchell movement or page 103 for more details.
This requires 2 board sets, one set each on tables 1 to 6 played in ascending order and the second on tables 7 to 12 (starting with sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 9 respectively) played in descending order.
The full movement is here:
See Extra board Mitchell or page 110 for more details.
12 Table Blackpool (14 x 2) also called an extra-board Mitchell.
The standard Mitchell (no share, no skip) is set up and an one extra set of boards is placed on a relay between tables 6 and 7 and another extra set at the end of the movement.
The move is exactly the same as a standard Mitchell, N-S stationary, E-W up 1 table and the boards down 1 table or the relays. Some pairs play each other twice.
It is necessary for the E-W pairs to make a special move into the last round. The E-W pairs subtract their pair number from 13 to find their seats for the ultimate round.
The full movement is here:
The full movement is here:
See Reduced Howell movement or page 185 for more details.
The reduced Howell is convenient though most pairs are moving.
The full movement is here:
See Reduced Howell movement or page 185 for more details.
The reduced Howell is convenient though most pairs are moving.
The full movement is here:
See Reduced Howell movement or page 185 for more details.
The reduced Howell is convenient though most pairs are moving.
The full movement is here:
See Extra board Mitchell or page 110 for more details.
This is using the appended movement priciple on page 123. Start with a 7-table base Mitchell with 7 rounds. Append a 5-table Mitchell with an additional 2 board-sets (using the Parker/extra board modification) so that the two movements have 7 rounds each. Unfortunately this movement does not solve the last-round special move found in the Parker. In this example the top 6 E-W pairs (7 to 12) need to subtract their number from 13 to find their last table and the top 3 repeat play against N-S 1, 2 and 3.This works well where you only have one set of boards, an advantage over the Web Mitchell of the same number of rounds. Position tables 8 to 12 next to tables 1 to 7 so they can share boards using 4 board sets. Pair and board movement is standard Mitchell like, E-W up one table, boards down one table.
The full movement is here:
See Web Mitchell movement or page 103 for more details.
This requires 2 board sets, one set each on tables 1 to 6 played in ascending order and the second on tables 7 to 12 (starting with sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 6 respectively) played in descending order.
E-W pairs skip after round 3.
The full movement is here:
See Web Mitchell movement or page 103 for more details.
This requires 2 board sets, one set each on tables 1 to 6 played in ascending order and the second on tables 7 to 12 (starting with sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 7 respectively) played in descending order.
The full movement is here:
See Web Mitchell movement or page 103 for more details.
This requires 2 board sets, one set each on tables 1 to 6 played in ascending order and the second on tables 7 to 12 (starting with sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 8 respectively) played in descending order.
E-W pairs skip after round 4.
The full movement is here:
See Web Mitchell movement or page 103 for more details.
This requires 2 board sets, one set each on tables 1 to 6 played in ascending order and the second on tables 7 to 12 (starting with sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 10 respectively) played in descending order.
E-W pairs skip after round 5.
The full movement is here:
See Reduced Howell movement or page 185 for more details.
The reduced Howell is convenient though most pairs are moving.
The full movement is here:
See Reduced Howell movement or page 185 for more details.
The reduced Howell is convenient though most pairs are moving.
The full movement is here:
See "incomplete two session Howells" page 187 for more details.
The movement has three sets of pairs, 1-7, 8-14 and 15-24. Each pair meets 14 others and 15-24 are stationary. Board sets 1 to 7 are played in the first stanza and 8 to 14 in the second. A break in play is after 7 rounds.
There are a number of tables sharing boards but with 4 board rounds this does not cause any delays, though duplicated boards would help.
The full movement is here:
See Bicyclic Howell or page 338 for more details.
This is a 2 stanza movement. Boards sets 1 to 11 stay in tables 1 to 6 while board sets 12-22 are in tables 7-12.
The pairs have a new starting point after round 11 (maybe coffee break time) but as in all Howell movements follow the next lower numbered pair. Pairs 23 and 24 are stationary.
This is very handy where you are running an event in two separate rooms and over 2 sessions.
The full movement is here:
See Scissor movement or page 286 for more details.
Essentially this is a reduced Howell with two stanzas. It can be scored as a pairs event or as a teams event or both. Each pair is teamed with another pair, see the pair/team map below.
There is a break in play after half way when the pairs and boards get new starting positions.
Do not confuse the previous bicyclic movement with this as it is not Scissor movement, and not suitable for scoring as teams.
The full movement is here:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1,12 | 2,13 | 3,14 | 4,15 | 5,16 | 6,17 | 7,18 | 8,19 | 9,20 | 10,21 | 11,22 | 23,24 | |
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See Web Mitchell or page 103 for more details.
Players move as in standard Mitchell. Two sets of boards are required, board sets 1 to 6 start on tables 1 to 6 respectively and are played in ascending order. Board sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 13 start on tables 7 to 12 and are played in descending order. Some pairs play each other twice.
The full movement is here:
See page 185 for more details.
In the 3/4 Howells the number of tables is always less than the number of rounds. Where the number of tables is greater than the number of rounds it would be usual to conduct an event with a web Mitchell or a similar type of movements. Here we have a solution with board sharing.
The full movement is here:
See Appendix Mitchell or page 103 for more details.
The Beynon Appendix Mitchell will only work where the basic Mitchell movement has a prime number of tables, 7 in this case.
It is a good choice if you need to play a session of 21 or 28 boards. While it needs board sharing, with a second set of boards that is not a problem though the Web Mitchell would be the choice with 2 sets.
First of all, a standard Mitchell of 7 tables is set up (the base). The first appendix table (8) is positioned next to table 1 and so becomes appended to it. The second (9) is appended to table 2, (10) table 3, (11) table 4 and 12 table 5. Both the appended and the appendage tables contain one stationary pair, but one must be a N-S pair and the other an E-W pair. Place a board set on each table in the base starting at table 1.
All pairs use the table number as their pair number.
Apart from these stationary pairs, the rest of the pairs and the boards are moving. The boards as usual move down one table, but remember they stay within the base movement, never actually "moving to" the appendix tables, only going there when in "share". The N-S pairs move up one table, and the E-W pairs move down two tables. The N-S pairs move up one table at each change, proceed through the appendix tables then switch over to the next available N-S place in the base movement (table 5). The E-W pairs on the other hand move down two tables, staying within the base movement throughout the event.
The full movement is here:
See Web Mitchell or page 103 for more details.
Players move as in standard Mitchell. Two sets of boards are required, board sets 1 to 6 start on tables 1 to 6 respectively and are played in ascending order. Board sets 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 11 start on tables 7 to 12 and are played in descending order.
The full movement is here:
This has the advantage N-S are stationary and there is no board sharing. The disadvantages are the E-W pairs and board movements are not simple.
The full movement is here:
See Stagger Mitchell or page 118 for more details.
The pairs move as in a whist movement, boards up 1 table, E-W up 2 tables (or down 1 and 2 respectively). There are two sets of boards and only half are played in the first half of the movement. Half of one set of boards are placed on the first half and half of the other set are placed on the second half of the movement.
When the boards have been played by all tables (i.e., after 1/2 N rounds), they are removed and a new set introduced; at the same time the E-W pairs move up 1 table. The movement then continues as before while the director may score the first half. The advantages of this movement are exactly the same as those in the standard twin Mitchell, with the added advantage that it works for all even numbers of tables.
The full movement is here:
See Relay Mitchell or page 97 for more details.
Also Rover on page 100 for more details.
This is a share and relay Mitchell with two sets of boards. The first set of boards are placed starting at table 1 with set 7 on a bye-stand between tables 6 and 7. The second set has board set 1 on table 12 with the rest on the bye-stand at the end of the movement. This eliminates the "share" and sets up a 24 board movement that may have rover pairs or tables added after the start. See 13 table movements. Pair and board movements are as standard Mitchell, E-W up one table and boards down one table (from table 7 to bye-stand, and bye-stand to 6) and after table 1 to the bye-stand at the end.
The full movement is here: