| SOFTWARE |
www.bridgebase.com
Fred Gitelman's acclaimed Bridge Master
2000 and site also contains a myriad of articles and CDs produced by Bridge
Base Inc., including Mike Lawrence's, Larry Cohen, Eddie Kanatar and more.
Bridge Baron
www.bridgebaron.com
Oldest program for PC and the #1 seller among bridge programs. Version 13
is now available for Mac and PC. Nine new conventions added, as well as other
special features including hands from several national tournaments. 1997 World
Computer Bridge champion. Now in four languages, with demo available on site.
Bridge Base
www.bridgebase.com
This is the home of Fred Gitelman's popular Bridge Master 2000, which helps
improve your declarer play. Added to the original Bridge Master are more
graphics and musical fanfares for success or failure, and more hands to
challenge you even further. Fred has developed software to produce interactive
CDs for Bergen, Cohen, Kantar, and others. While dedicated to developing
educational software, Fred also provides a weekly article on the Bridge Plaza
site www.bridgeplaza.com.
Bridge Trix
www.bridgetrix.com
Software features 11-time World Champion Bobby Wolff as your teacher on
various aspects of declarer play using video, audio and written notes on the
CD. Three separate CDs, plus a CD on the "Aces".
Larry Cohen
www.larryco.com
Larry
wrote a series of three interactive CDs with Bridge Base software that lets you
literally sit over Larry's shoulder as he comments on bidding and play in the
six-session 1999 Life Master Pairs at San Antonio. You can find demos for all
three discs on site.
GIB
www.gibware.com
Two-time
World Computer Bridge champion, but seems to be back in experimental phase.
Currently in Version 6.1, plays SAYC, 2/1, Kaplan-Sheinwold, Acol, as well as
many conventions. Deals available from major tournaments. Watch site for future
developments.
Jack
www.jackware.nl
Current
two-time champion of World Computer Bridge tourney. Developer Hans Kuifer also
received help from 1993 Bermuda Bowl champion Barry Westra. English version of
the program due for release in December 2002, but currently available in Dutch.
Version 2.0 demo available on site.
Eddie Kantar
www.kantarbridge.com
Interactive CD is based on each of his two books on bridge defense, which
Kantar was awarded 1999 ABTA Book of the Year. Software was developed by Bridge
Base Inc.
Mike Lawrence
www.michaelslawrence.com
Series of interactive CDs cover
numerous bridge topics, including counting, defense and conventions. Some of
these CDs are also available for Macintosh.
Learn to Play Bridge Developed by Bridge Base Inc., this free educational program is available at several sites, including www.acbl.org and www.bridgebase.com.
Micro Bridge
www.threeweb.ad.jp/~mcbridge/
Fourteen predefined bidding
systems, including: Standard American, Japanese, and 2/1. Among the conventions
it can use include: Flannery, Ogust, Lebensohl and Sandwich Notrump. Has placed
well in the World Computer Bridge Championship, and was a semi-finalist at 2002
competition. Demo available on site.
Q-Plus Bridge
www.q-plus.com
This German
program is now available in five languages. Was a semi-finalist at the 2002
World Computer Bridge tourney. Version 7.1 is now available, with demo on site.
A version of the program, T-Plus Bridge, is available for palmtop computers at
www.gradsoft.com.
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