Robson Bridge vs Bridge Classic

''Robson Bridge'' will handle 20 key topics of the renowned and wonderful game of bridge. It contains instructive material from the game’s top player-teacher-writer Andrew Robson. In an interactive way, you learn the theory behind each topic (such as opening bids, overcalls, defence, double etc), often doing some interactive quizzes. Complete deals, which you have a chance to play, are then played and explained by Andrew. With this program you not only will further your understanding of the specific topic, you will also learn more about the beauty of the game in general. The program includes a free demo so you can see the program and experience how it works. Andrew Robson is Britain’s No 1 player/teacher/writer. A former World and European champion, Andrew runs the famous Andrew Robson Bridge Club in South West London with over 2500 members. See www.andrewrobson.co.uk A mainstay of the English team for over 25 years, Andrew has won the World Junior Championships, the European Championships and was the first Briton to win an American major. He has reached the semi-finals and quarterfinals (twice) in the World Championships and won the major domestic events many times. Andrew writes an acclaimed daily Bridge column for The Times, weekly for Country Life magazine and Money Week, and monthly for The Oldie. Andrew travels round the country giving Master Classes and leading Bridge Day in aid of Charity. He was awarded the OBE – for services to Bridge and Charity in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List. He is renowned for the clarity of his teaching and writing. You don’t need an internet connection to use this program.

Bridge is an exciting, popular partnership trick-taking game. It is played with a standard 52 card deck. There are 4 players consisting of two teams; each player sits opposite their partner. The game starts with each team at zero, and the object of the game is to win the best of 3 games. Each game consist of a player reaching 100 points before his opponent. Points are scored by bidding for and winning tricks, which in this game are called books. For a successful contract, the score below the line for each trick (in excess of 6) bid and made is as follows: If trumps are Clubs or Diamonds, 20 per trick If trumps are Hearts or Spades, 30 per trick If there are No Trumps, 40 for the first trick, and 30 for each subsequent trick. I added an option of a short game which ends when one team reaches 100 points, winning one game. The dealer begins the auction, and the turn to speak passes clockwise. At each turn a player may either: make a bid, which must be higher than the previous bid if any; say "double", if the previous bid was by an opponent, and has not already been doubled; say "redouble", if the previous bid was by one's own side and has been doubled by an opponent, but not yet redoubled; pass, by saying "no bid" or "pass". This indicates that the player does not wish to bid, double or redouble at that turn, but a player who has passed is still allowed to bid, double or redouble at a later turn. NB. Either "no bid" or "pass" is permissible, but you should stick to one term or the other. If all four players pass on their first turn to speak the hand is said to be passed out. The cards are thrown in and the next dealer deals. If anyone bids, then the auction continues until there are three passes in succession, and then stops. After three consecutive passes, the last bid becomes the contract. The team who made the final bid will now try to make the contract. The first player of this team who mentioned the denomination (suit or no trumps) of the contract becomes the declarer. The declarer's partner is known as the dummy. Overtricks are 100 points. Undertricks are 50 points. Overtricks and Undertricks are counted and tracked, however, they have no bearing on the outcome of the game. If you are playing the standard game, whoever wins the best 2 out of three games is the winner. The winner of each game is the person who scores 100 points first. If you are playing a quick game then whoever scores 100 points first wins. www.ppicapps.com