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From: meri@leadsv.UUCP (Ernie Meri)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,rec.games.bridge
Subject: Re: want recommendations for MS-DOS bridge game
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Date: Sat, 27-Jun-87 01:38:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: leadsv.1594
Posted: Sat Jun 27 01:38:53 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Jun-87 01:02:56 EDT
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Reply-To: meri@leadsv.LEADS.LMSC.COM.UUCP (Ernie Meri)
Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca.
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Keywords: games bridge MS-DOS PC
Summary: TURBO BRIDGE - Not spectactular but is Contract Bridge
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Well, there really isn't any good bridge programs around that I
have seen, but then again I have only seen three for the IBM.
The closest to real is TURBO-BRIDGE (Borland), where you may
modify the bidding, display, scoring etc. to your style by
modifying and recompiling the pascal segments. 

Unmodified, it has a fair game of STANDARD AMERICAN (if you 
do NOT play aggressive) and the hands are displayed well. 
In my copy, the scoring has a minor bug (adds one extra point 
to the declarer if the contract is made) which is minor 
considering the good display format (also logging of the hands!). 
One larger problem is that it contains no provision to repeat or 
play preset hands.....great to learn with or play duplicate with.... 
Plus, sometimes the initial leads the program comes out with are 
questionable, even though the program supposedly takes the bidding
into account. Borland claims it estimates the `lying' factor too.

Now I haven't modified any of my code (I don't have PASCAL 3.x, 
which is required) so it may quite readily be remedied, but I
enjoy duplicate better than contract bridge and I have not found 
any programs close to acceptable in that regard! 
So if you obtain or hear of any DUPLICATE BRIDGE programs of merit,
(I'm even willing to modify it, if necessary) don't forget to drop
me a line about it ---- Urmas `ERNIE' Meri 
			or call (days) (408) 756-8550
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,att.sys.pc6300,rec.games.bridge
Subject: Re: want recommendations for MS-DOS bridge game
Summary: Nothing Spectactular - but it is CONTRACT BRIDGE
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Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca.
Keywords: games bridge MS-DOS PC

Well, there really isn't any good bridge programs around that I
have seen, but then again I have only seen three for the IBM.
The closest to real is TURBO-BRIDGE (Borland), where you may
modify the bidding, display, scoring etc. to your style by
modifying and recompiling the pascal segments. 

Unmodified, it has a fair game of STANDARD AMERICAN (if you 
do NOT play aggressive) and the hands are displayed well. 
In my copy, the scoring has a minor bug (adds one extra point 
to the declarer if the contract is made) which is minor 
considering the good display format (also logging of the hands!). 
One larger problem is that it contains no provision to repeat or 
play preset hands.....great to learn with or play duplicate with.... 
Plus, sometimes the initial leads the program comes out with are 
questionable, even though the program supposedly takes the bidding
into account. Borland claims it estimates the `lying' factor too.

Now I haven't modified any of my code (I don't have PASCAL 3.x, 
which is required) so it may quite readily be remedied, but I
enjoy duplicate better than contract bridge and I have not found 
any programs close to acceptable in that regard! 
So if you obtain or hear of any DUPLICATE BRIDGE programs of merit,
(I'm even willing to modify it, if necessary) don't forget to drop
me a line about it ---- Urmas `ERNIE' Meri 
			or call (days) (408) 756-8550