Other Plain Major methods

Ashbourne College Bob Major

Double Bob Major

Edmonton Bob Major

Marlborough Bob Major

St Clement’s College Bob Major

Winchester Bob Major

Little Bob Major

Gainsborough Little Bob Major

Ashbourne College Bob Major

5040

23456    W   V   M   H

42356                -

62345    s       s   3

42365    s           3

52346    s       s   3

36254    s       s   -

372546       s   3

623547       s       2

35264    s           -

372654       s (ss)

532647       s       2

34256    s       s   -

32456                s

Repeat omitting (ss).

Tittums, all the 8765s with 5678s off front, 8 each 8765s with 6578s off front and 144 cru. Computer checked.

Double Bob Major

5504 (5104)

23456    V   M   W   H

42356                -

52364        s   s   3

357246   -           -

423657   In  s       3

36254        s   s   -

372546   s   3      (3)

623547   s           2

52346        s   s   3

62345        s       3

32456        s   s   2*

2*═BS

Repeat, omitting  5ths, H, In and (3) for 5104.

Queens, tittums, all the 8765s with 5678s off front and 144 cru. Computer checked.

Edmonton Bob Major

5040

23456    M      W   H

34256               2 |

53246           -   3 |

43265    s      s   3 |

63254    s      s   3 | A

53264           s   3 |

63245    s      s   3 |

32456    s      2   s

62345        A

45326    s      -

352746 s3rds    -   3

735246          -   3

275346          -

234567 s4ths    -   s

Queens, tittums, whittingtons, 30 468s and 144 cru. Computer checked.

Marlborough Bob Major

5040

23456   W     M     H

34256               2  |

63245   -     s     3  |

53264   s     s     3  |A

63254   s           3  |

43265   s     s     3  |

53246   s     s     3  |

375246  -   s3rds

452367      s4ths

32456   -           s

52346          A

275346  -   s3rds   ss

735246  2           3

453267  -   s4ths

23456   -           s

Queens, tittums, whittingtons, backrounds, 41 468s and 144 cru. Computer checked.

St Clement’s College Bob Major

5488 (5040) (5008)

23456     M        W    H

42356                   -

527346       s3rds      s

357246             -    3

372546             -    2

532746    3        -    3

572346             -    2*

523467      s4ths  s    3

42365     s        s    3   |

62354     s        s    3   |

52364              s    3   | A

62345     s        s    3   |

32456     s        s    2*  |

42356                   -

53246              s    3

23456          A

3=BBB 2=BB 2*=SB

For 5040, omit any two 3H.

For 5008, omit any two 3H and call any block of remaining 3H H,M,B,W,H,M,B,W,H.

5488 contains queens and tittums, 12 8765s, and 55 468s, with 144 cru. Computer checked.

Winchester Bob Major

5152 (5040)

23456    M   V   W    H

42356                 -

52364    s       s    3

42365    s            3

36254    s       s    -

327546       s        s

357246           -    2*

273546           -    s

632547   ss  s        2

53246    s       s    3

63245    s            3

32456    s       s    2

Repeat, omitting ss for 5040.

2═BB 2*═SB 3═BBB.

Queens, tittums, backrounds, 40 468s, 16 8765s with 16 5678s off front, and 144 cru. Computer checked.

Little Bob Major

5040

23456    W   M   V   H

42356                -

23645    s   s       2

42635    -           3

62345    2           -

42365    s           3

23546    s   s       2

42536    -           3   |

34526    -           3   |

52346    -           -   |

36254    s   s       -   |

237546           s   -   |

527346   -           3   |

357246   -           3   |

723546   -           -   | A

523746   s           3   |

372546   s           -   |

623547       3   s   2   |

35264    s           -   |

372645           s       |

523647       3   s   2   |

34256    s   s       -   |

32456                s   |

43256                -

32645    s   s       2

24635    2           3

63245    -           -

43265    s           3

32546    s   s       2

23456        A

Queens, tittums, whittingtons, all the 2468s, 3468s, 5468s, 7468s, 8765s and 8756s, with 144 cru. Computer checked.

Gainsborough Little Bob Major

5040

23456    M   V   W    H

42356                 -

35264    s       s    -

372645       s

523647   3   s        2

42365    s            3

36254    s       s    -

752346       s   2   (3)

372546           -   (ss)

623547   3   s        2

52346    s       s    3

62345    s            3

34256    s       s    -

32456                 s

Repeat, omitting (ss) and calling BBSBBS for (3) in the second part.

Queens, tittums, whittingtons, all the 2468s,  5468s, 8765s and 8756s, with 12 3468s and 5468s, with 12 5678s  and 6578s off front, and 144 cru. Computer checked.