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From: jcwu@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Jeff Wu)
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Subject: Re: Bridge Games
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Date: 20 Oct 90 23:45:45 GMT
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>the Oct. 1990 issue of .info magazine.  On page 39, there is the
>following review of "Bridge 6.0" by Artworx:

>                                                And 'Bridge 6.0'
> plays a vicious game of either contract or duplicate - I only pulled
> off a couple of finesses in several hours.  Bridge fanatics will
> love it.  -TM"   (Tom Malcolm)

I have Bridge 6.0 (for the IBM PC, but I think it is the same program)
and I would have to say STAY AWAY.  Besides the absence of features, it
bids a terrible game and plays almost as bad.  And there are many bugs
in the game.  Once it passed my 1NT opening, when the hand was cold for
a slam.  The second hand plays high and the third hand plays low (at times).
It leads kings too often and too often a 5 will win the first trick!

The only reason to get it is if you are starving for a computer partner
to practice declarer's play.  Unfortunately, it is the only bridge program
that I know of for the Amiga.  I got so frustrated with Bridge 6.0 that I
went out and purchase Grand Slam Bridge (for the IBM PC also).  GS Bridge
is a much better program.  You can actually practice with it.

Jeff Wu