EricK Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 My mother is thinking of getting a tablet (probably an Android one) for my father, and wonders if there is any reasonably good bridge playing software available for it. Has anybody here tried, say, the Bridge Baron tablet app? Or got any other recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I have Bridge Baron on my iPad. Works fine. Not sure it has all the bells and whistles of the full blown version though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I have Bridge Baron on my iPad. Works fine. Not sure it has all the bells and whistles of the full blown version though.What would you say its standard was? Does it bid and play reasonably soundly, or is it an endless source of frustration? Fancy features are not as important (to him), as long as it plays to a reasonable standard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwingo Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 iBridgePlus (iBridgePlus) works well with iphone as well as iPad. Based on Q Plus engine. Your pd will be the QPlus Bot. I like the Team Play ( configurable 4,8,12..24 deals) on that. Closed Room will be 2 QPlus bots. Think is about $20 for Lifetime play. Available as free download to try out a few sample hands. Very satisfied with the Play and bidding. Graphics basically designed for iphone ( very good ) and multiplied by 2 for the iPad ( not so good ). Understand they are working on an upgrade to optimize the graphics for the Retina display "new ipad" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I would say BB is reasonable, not great. BTW, iirc, it was free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Go for a name that is already renowned for bridge software. It is easy to convert good software to tablet format. It is less easy to write good software in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imoriz Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yes. on most 10" android tablets with Android v2.3+ it is possible to play BBO online.On smaller screen it is less comfortable.there is a trick though: the login page seems to be mulfunction but there is a workaround. type your username. before typing your password press the Backspace key 12 times. then type the password and you will be able to login. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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