Duplicate Bridge Beginner

Practise Acol Foundation Level contract bridge. Designed for students.

This duplicate bridge game is especially for beginners learning the Acol system of bidding. It follows the "Bridge for All" Foundation Level recommended for students by the English Bridge Union (EBU). As well as offering unlimited random deals, BriJ includes practice hands from the EBU "Red Book". All totally free!

At every stage the game offers hints and advice on bidding and playing the hands,.There are automatic links to explain unfamiliar bridge terms, so you should never be left wondering what to do!

When you have played a hand you will see a duplicate score showing competitive results from two other players and BriJ will keep a running average so you can assess your progress.

You can also download deals from your local BridgeWebs duplicate bridge club sessions to play and compare your results with many other players.

Use Bluetooth to connect up with other players. Practice bidding and playing as a partnership. Play anywhere without Internet access!

BriJ uses the same logic as real human players

* it does not cheat by peeking at the hidden cards !

* you have a reasonable chance of beating your computer opponents

* like a real player, BriJ may make mistakes, but is improving all the time

See the website http://www.bjbridge.org for details of the extensive optional features of BriJ. Includes "How to get started with BriJ".

Please email bjsoftware42@gmail.com if you'd like to suggest improvements or share your experiences. Thanks