Card party rotations › Duplicate bridge movements › Howell and Mitchell movement for 5 tables
5 tables seat 10 pairs. The Howell runs 9 rounds and every pair meets every other pair once; the Mitchell runs 5 rounds with N-S pairs staying put.
Pair 10 stays N-S at table 1; everyone else moves. 9 rounds of 3 boards (27 in all). 9 board sets for 5 tables means 4 sets rest on a side table each round; the guide cards say where each set goes next.
Howell · 5 tables · 10 pairs · 9 rounds · 3 boards a round · 27 boards in all
| Round | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 v 1Boards 1–3 | 2 v 3Boards 16–18 | 5 v 7Boards 7–9 | 6 v 9Boards 22–24 | 4 v 8Boards 13–15 |
| 2 | 10 v 2Boards 4–6 | 3 v 4Boards 19–21 | 6 v 8Boards 10–12 | 7 v 1Boards 25–27 | 5 v 9Boards 16–18 |
| 3 | 10 v 3Boards 7–9 | 4 v 5Boards 22–24 | 7 v 9Boards 13–15 | 8 v 2Boards 1–3 | 6 v 1Boards 19–21 |
| 4 | 10 v 4Boards 10–12 | 5 v 6Boards 25–27 | 8 v 1Boards 16–18 | 9 v 3Boards 4–6 | 7 v 2Boards 22–24 |
| 5 | 10 v 5Boards 13–15 | 6 v 7Boards 1–3 | 9 v 2Boards 19–21 | 1 v 4Boards 7–9 | 8 v 3Boards 25–27 |
| 6 | 10 v 6Boards 16–18 | 7 v 8Boards 4–6 | 1 v 3Boards 22–24 | 2 v 5Boards 10–12 | 9 v 4Boards 1–3 |
| 7 | 10 v 7Boards 19–21 | 8 v 9Boards 7–9 | 2 v 4Boards 25–27 | 3 v 6Boards 13–15 | 1 v 5Boards 4–6 |
| 8 | 10 v 8Boards 22–24 | 9 v 1Boards 10–12 | 3 v 5Boards 1–3 | 4 v 7Boards 16–18 | 2 v 6Boards 7–9 |
| 9 | 10 v 9Boards 25–27 | 1 v 2Boards 13–15 | 4 v 6Boards 4–6 | 5 v 8Boards 19–21 | 3 v 7Boards 10–12 |
Each cell is N-S v E-W.
N-S pairs stay at their table. After each round E-W pairs move up one table and the boards move down one. Every N-S pair meets every E-W pair once. There are two winners: one N-S, one E-W. 5 rounds of 5 boards (25 in all).
Mitchell · 5 tables · 10 pairs · 5 rounds · 5 boards a round · 25 boards in all
| Round | Table 1 | Table 2 | Table 3 | Table 4 | Table 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 v 1Boards 1–5 | 2 v 2Boards 6–10 | 3 v 3Boards 11–15 | 4 v 4Boards 16–20 | 5 v 5Boards 21–25 |
| 2 | 1 v 5Boards 6–10 | 2 v 1Boards 11–15 | 3 v 2Boards 16–20 | 4 v 3Boards 21–25 | 5 v 4Boards 1–5 |
| 3 | 1 v 4Boards 11–15 | 2 v 5Boards 16–20 | 3 v 1Boards 21–25 | 4 v 2Boards 1–5 | 5 v 3Boards 6–10 |
| 4 | 1 v 3Boards 16–20 | 2 v 4Boards 21–25 | 3 v 5Boards 1–5 | 4 v 1Boards 6–10 | 5 v 2Boards 11–15 |
| 5 | 1 v 2Boards 21–25 | 2 v 3Boards 1–5 | 3 v 4Boards 6–10 | 4 v 5Boards 11–15 | 5 v 1Boards 16–20 |
N-S pairs stay put. Pair numbers are N-S v E-W.
At 5 tables most home games and small clubs play the Howell: everyone meets everyone and there is one winner. The odd-table Mitchell needs no skip, which makes it the simplest movement to direct. Pairs arriving one short? Tick "One pair short" in the movement planner and one position becomes a sit-out.
Want different boards per round, or to score the session from the travellers? Open the planner: it keeps the same movement and adds matchpoint scoring.