Texas 42 vs Bridge by NeuralPlay

Welcome to the Official State Domino game of Texas! Texas 42 is a trick taking game similar to bridge or spades. Invented in the late 1880s, it has become a tradition across generations of players. The sole motivator for the development of this app has been to create an AI that doesn't make the users wish they spent their 2 dollars on a soda instead of frustrating computer play. Much work has been made into creating an AI that makes the same moves you would. Since you don't have the same play style as everyone else, you can set each computer player to have one of 3 specified play styles "Conservative", "Normal", or "Aggressive". You can mix and match these styles as you see fit and can change them at any time in the game. A conservative player will tend to bid lower than the rest of the players. Its main focus when it has the lead is to draw all the trumps in play before moving on to non-trumps. If the conservative player does not have the highest trump, it will tend to lead with a junk/punt tile to draw out the higher ones, while holding on to tiles with count until it knows it can win with them. A normal player will tend to bid higher than a conservative player. Its main focus is holding on to its trumps for cases where count is on the table. If it does not have the highest trump it will tend to attempt to punt to its teammate. An aggressive player is a mixture of the two. It tends to push the bid to 31 or 34-36 with weaker hands than the other two and is more willing to bid marks if it has a strong hand. It is also willing to lay down trumps with 5 counts in an effort to draw out the ones covering the 10 count. Its more willing to play count at risk of hoping its partner will win the trick. For bidding purposes, your partner will respond to your bid. If you bid 30, you are indicating to your partner that you have a helping hand and it will be much more likely to outbid an opponent win the bid. ----------------------------------------------------- Here's what some beta testers have had to say about the app: "The AI has been impressive for me so far, not a single play that I've seen has been stupid yet and I've probably played around 10 games. Very solid game for my experience" "I really like your idea of the different styles of play and I think you are pretty close to that reality." "To date it is the best one out there. I have never felt like I was playing true 42 on the other apps."

Play the classic card game Contract Bridge — featuring Rubber Bridge, Chicago Bridge, and Duplicate Teams — anytime, anywhere! CHALLENGING AND ENJOYABLE FOR ALL New to Bridge? Learn and improve as you play with helpful bid and play suggestions from the NeuralPlay AI. Unsure about a bid's meaning? Just tap it for an explanation. Experienced player? Sharpen your strategy with six levels of advanced AI and our unique double dummy solver, featuring detailed optimal play analysis. Choose from popular bidding systems — SAYC, 2/1 Game Force, ACOL, and Precision — and play the system you prefer. KEY FEATURES Learn & Improve • Bidding explanations: Tap any bid to see an explanation. • AI guidance: Receive real-time insights when your plays differ from the AI’s. • Double dummy solver: See an optimal play for any hand and compare it to your own. • Trick-by-trick review: Analyze every move in detail to sharpen your gameplay. • Bidding practice: Practice bidding hands with the NeuralPlay AI, without playing the full deal. • Built-in card counter: Strengthen your counting and strategic decision-making. Core Gameplay • Game modes: Play Rubber Bridge, Chicago Bridge, Duplicate Teams, or Matchpoint Practice. • Offline play: Enjoy the game anytime, even without an internet connection. • Six AI levels: Choose from beginner-friendly to expert-level AI opponents. • Undo: Quickly correct mistakes and refine your strategy. • Hints: Get helpful suggestions when you’re unsure of your next move. • Claim remaining tricks: End the hand early when your cards are unbeatable. • Skip hand: Move past hands you’d rather not play. • Replay hand: Review and replay previous deals. Advanced Tools & Customization • Custom deals: Play deals with specific distributions and point counts (e.g., deal South 15–17 HCP hands to practice notrump bidding). • Setup a deal: Construct hands from scratch with the Setup Deal option. Choose the dealer and vulnerability, arrange the cards exactly how you want, and play. • Edit & replay deals: Explore alternate lines of play. Move cards between hands at any point and replay the deal to test “what if” strategies. • Double dummy analysis: Explore the optimal plays of each hand, try alternate lines of play, and view par contracts. • Detailed statistics: Track your performance, including game and slam success rates, and compare your results with the AI’s. • PBN support: Save or load human-readable records of deals in Portable Bridge Notation (PBN) format to play or review. • Deal sequences: Play a predetermined set of hands by entering a sequence number. Share it with friends to play the same deals. • Deal database: Automatically saves every deal you play for easy review, replay, and sharing. • Deal editor: Create and modify your own deals, or edit existing ones from your deal database. • Customizable bidding system: Enable or disable specific conventions (including Weak Twos, Jacoby Transfers, Roman Keycard Blackwood, and more). • Dummy Layouts: Choose the Traditional layout where cards are grouped by suit in rows or columns and oriented toward you, or a Compact single-row or column layout designed to maximize card size and save space on smaller screens. • Personalize: Customize the look with color themes and card decks. DOWNLOAD TODAY Play, learn, and enjoy a single-player Bridge experience with smart AI partners, in-depth learning tools, and numerous ways to practice and improve.