Chris and I have been talking about how we can make the Swiss Team games a more level playing field, especially for the newer players.  Starting with our Dec 16th game and moving forward, our Sparta Swiss Team games will be handicapped!  This means that teams with fewer points than their match competition may have an ACBL specified number of IMPs added to their total score after comparing.  I will explain how this all works at each game so teams understand how the scoring will work using a handicap system.  In general, it's a positive for all our players!