BRIDGE ****** (c) KUMA COMPUTERS LTD. ** on the cover ** BRIDGE ------ This is for the single player with the computer playing the remaining hands, dealing, looking after the screen display and indicating the bids. scoring is automatic. A very well presented program providing a fascinating challenge for all contract bridge players (c) 1985 S. Gray. Published by Kuma Computers Ltd. Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. ** notice ** CONTRACT BRIDGE - INSTRUCTIONS (AMSTRAD 464 CPC) ------------------------------------------------ LOADING: PRESS THE <ENTER> KEY ON THE NUMERIC BEYPAD WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE <CONTROL> KEY. KEYBOARD CONTROLS A. WHEN BIDDING --------------- BID KEY NUMBER 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 SUITE-CLUBS, DIAMONDS,HEARTS,SPADES,NO-TRUMPS C,D,H,S,N PASS P DOUBLE D REDOUBLE R CANCEL NUMBER [SPACE BAR] FOR A SUIT/NO-TRUMP BID THE NUMBER MUST BE ENTERED FIRST, ILLEGAL ENTRIES WILL BE IGNORED. B. DURING PLAY -------------- PLAY KEY LOWEST OF SUIT [ENTER] HIGHEST OF SUIT [SPACE BAR] LOWEST TRUMP P SUIT (as bidding) C, D, H, S CARD 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,(1 or T), J,Q,K,A CARD AND SUIT MAY BE ENTERED IN EITHER ORDER, THE SUIT IS SELECTED AUTOMATICALLY IF ONLY INE SUIT CAN BE PLAYED, SINGLETONS ARE ALSO PLAYED AUTOMATICALLY. ILLEGAL ENTRIES WILL BE DISALLOWED AND A TWO-TONE SOUND WILL RESULT. EXAMPLE IF EAST LEADS THE JACK OF SPADE, SIMPLY PRESS [ENTER] TO FOLLOW SUIT WITH YOUR LOWEST, [SPACE BAR] TO FOLLOW SUITWITH YOUR HIGHEST, P TO TRUMP IN (IF YOU HAVE NO SPADES!), oR SELECT A PARTICULAR CARD WITH 2-A (AND C,D,H,S IF YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING SUIT). BIDDING ------- EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON NATURAL BIDDING THROUGHOUT, LOOSELY BASED ON ACOL NATURAL BIDS, THE ONLY ARTIFICIAL BIDS USED ARE THE STAYMAN AND BLACKWOOD CONVENTIONS WHICH ARE EXPLAINED IN DETAILS FURTHER ON. HAND EVALUATION --------------- A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THE "GOREN" POINT COUNT SYSTEM IS USED : ACE 4 PTS KING 3 PTS QUEEN 2 PTS JACK 1 PT VOID SUIT 3 PTS SINGLETON 2 PTS DOUBLETON 1 PT IN ADDITION YOU CANNOT COUNT HONOUR POINTS FOR A SINGLETON KING? A QUEEN IN A DOUBLETON, OR A JACK IN A THREE CARD SUIT ETC. THE COMPUTER ALSO COUNTS 1 POINT FOR EACH CARD AFTER THE 4TH IN A LONG SUIT (OF 5 OR MORE CARDS). IMPORTANT POINT VALUES (BETWEEN YOU AND PARTNERS) ------------------------------------------------- GAME IN MAJOR NO TRUMP 26 PTS GAME IN MINOR 29 PTS SMALL SLAM 33 PTS GRAND SLAM 37 PTS EXAMPLE SPADES A 4PTS FOR A + 2 PTS FOR SINGLETON = 6 PTS HEARTS KQ742 3PTS FOR K + 2PTS FOR Q = 5 PTS DIAMONDS Q7 0PTS FOR Q + 1PT FOR DOUBLETON = 1 PT CLUBS AJ1083 4PTS FOR A + 1PT FOR J = 5 PTS ------- TOTAL POINTS IN THIS HAND 17 PTS BIDDING SYSTEM -------------- THE COMPUTER USES THE FOLLOWING BIDDING SYSTEM. OPENING BIDS ************ LESS THAN 10PTS WITH 7 CARDS SUITE 3 OF SUITE (PRE-EMPTIVE AND WEAK) LESS THAN 13 PTS PASS 13-19 PTS WITH A STRONG SUIT 1 OF SUIT 13-19 PTS WITH A BALANCED HAND 1 NO TRUMP 20+ PTS WITH A STRONG SUIT 2 OF SUIT 20+ PTS WITH A BALANCED HAND 2 NO TRUMPS RESPONSES TO ONE OF SUIT ************************ LESS THAN 6 PTS PASS 7-11 PTS WITH TRUMP SUPPORT RAISE TO 2 OF SUITE 7-11 PTS WITHOUT SUPPORT 1 OF HIGHER SUIT? 2 OF LOWER SUIT OR INT 12-17 PTS WITH TRUMP SUPPORT RAISE TO 3 OF SUIT 12+ PTS WITHOUT SUPPORT JUMP BID IN NEW SUIT OR NO TRUMP 18+ WITH GOOD TRUMP SUPPORT RAISE TO 4 OF SUITE (INVITE SLAM) RESPONSE TO ONE NO TRUMP ------------------------ LESS THAN 6 PTS PASS 7-11PTS WITH STRONG SUIT (EXCEPT CLUBS) 2 OF SUIT 12+ WITH STRONG SUIT 3 OF SUIT 7-11 PTS WITH GOOD SUPPORT FOR STAYMAN CONVENTION (SEE BELOW) BOTH MAJORS 8-12 PTS WITH NO STRONG SUITE 2 NO TRUMPS 13+ WITH BALANCED HAND/GOOD FIT 3 NO TRUMPS STAYMAN CONVENTION - (IN RESPONSE TO ONE NO TRUMP) WITH 7-11 PTS AND FOOD SUPPORT FOR HEARTS AND SPADES - BID 2 CLUBS. THIS IS AN ARTIFICIAL BID - ASKING YOUR PARTNER TO BID HIS BEST BIDDABLE MAJOR - IF HE HAS ONE, IF HE HAS NOT HE WILL REPLY 2 DIAMONDS. NOTE : THE STAYMAN CONVENTION IS ONLY PLAYED AND RECOGNISED AT THE LEVEL OF 2 CLUBS? 3 CBLUS WOULD BE INTERPRETED AS A CLUB BID. BLACKWOOD SLAM BIDDING CONVENTION AN ARTIFICIAL BID OF FOUR NO TRUMPS ASKS YOUR PARTNER TO SHOW HOW MANY ACES HE IS HOLDING. THE REPLIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: NO ACES 5 CLUBS ONE ACE 5 DIAMONDS TWO ACES 5 HEARTS THREE ACES 5 SPADES ALL FOUR ACES (UNLIKELY) 5 CLUBS YOU MAY THEN ASK FOR KINGS IN A SIMILAR WAY BY BIDDING FIVE NO TRUMPS. THE REPLIES ARE THE SAME AS FOR ACES BUT AT THE LEVEL OF SIX, E.G. TWO KINGS - REPLY 6 HEARTS ETC. OBVIOUSLY, BEFORE THE BLACKWOOD 4 NO TRUMPS IS BID A SUIT MUST HAVE BEEN DECIDED - YOU CANNOT USE BLACKWOOD TO BID A SLAM IN NO TRUMPS! NOTES & OTHER FEATURES ---------------------- AN OPEN NO TRUMP IS PLAYED THROUGHOUT (13-19 PTS) SCORING IS CUMULATIVE TO RUBBER, WITH TOTAL SCORE AND RUBBERS WON DISPLAYED CONSTANTLY DECLARER AND CONTRACT DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES LAST TRICK DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES NUMBER OF TRICKS WON BY N/S AND E/W DISPLAYED AT ALL TIMES BONUS SCORES FOR HONOURS BIDDING REMAINS ON DISPLAY FOR REFERENCES