straube Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I'd like to be practicing declarer play. I know there are good pre-analyzed hand sets out there, but I'm looking more for just a good bridge program where I can bid and play against the robots. What's a good program/value out there? Bridge Baron? Some other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 jack... see www,jackbridge.com note: I don;t own any bridge playing software, but Jack has been recommended to me by people whose opinion I trust. I just prefer to play online when I am at a computer to playing against robots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have over 3000 partially analysed hands in my database that I play against Jack ... The auctions are pre-loaded and sometimes the first trick or two. Then it is man against machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straube Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks. Well, I do have a PC that I keep in the basement, but it would be nice if Jack ran with my Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I have over 3000 partially analysed hands in my database that I play against Jack ... The auctions are pre-loaded and sometimes the first trick or two. Then it is man against machine.Are you sharing this database? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Are you sharing this database? I can't really, because it contains many hands from books and magazines that I own, so can use for my own purposes, but would not feel comfortable distributing in the current format (even though legally I could, since hands are not subject to copyright). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonFa Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I bought iBridge for the iPad about a month ago and have been very impressed so far. I mainly play when I can't get online and its good for trams. I intend to do a review when I get more time but at £14 so far it's been a good buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlRitner Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Bridge Baron 23 has 10,000+ actual tournament hands so you can compare how you played against the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heyrocky Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Bridge Baron also has a Mac version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Hi, I only have Jack 4, quite good, espesially the competion mode. My wife has a Bridge Baron App for her Smart Phone,quite good, she likes it,and I like it too being on a train.The level of play is not the same as Jacks level, which may be due to it is just an App, but it has a Quick Score mode (Jack as well, seems to be standard now) to get a result from a 2nd table, which I really like. Bridge Baron was one of the first program to have it (it was part of BB6), GIB did not have it and I did not see this functionality in other program of those times. An alternative is wbridge5, which finished in the top 3 of world championships since1999, and it is free, see http://www.wbridge5.com/ The minimal resources should make it possible to run the program on a Mac in a Windows emulation (which should also work for Jack).Being used to the more professional UI of Jack, I did not play to much with wbridge5,and it is also possible that configuration of the program is limited to French standard. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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