This is also known as the bump Mitchell. It is an early attempt at the rover Mitchell and does work quite effectively. For this movement to work a basic Mitchell plus a pair is needed. The SKIP Mitchell is used with an even number of tables.
The basic Mitchell proceeds normally (including the skip at the halfway point in the SKIP Mitchell) and only the odd pair needs any special consideration. After the first round the extra pair, (which is assigned the N-S number one higher than the highest numbered table in the movement) replaces the N-S pair at table 1 while that pair sits out for the second round. The highest numbered pair remains at that table as N-S for the rest of the session. On the third round the N-S pair 1 replaces the N-S pair at table 2 and stays there for the rest of the event.
This pattern is followed for the rest of the event with each sit-out pair returning to the next higher numbered table. It is important that the N-S pairs keep the same pair number throughout the event. The disadvantage with this movement is the last round of the event cannot be played, as the majority of the pairs will have played the boards on their table on the last round. When scoring care must be taken that the scores of the pairs who sat out are adjusted to those of the pairs who did not.
This movement can be altered so that the last round can be played. The trouble is all but two N-S pairs will repeat play against one pair in an odd table movement and all but three pairs will repeat against two pairs in an even table movement. In this case the movement is the same as before except that the sit out pair replaces the next lower numbered N-S pair, rather than the next higher numbered pair.
