System Requirements: IBM compatible computer; Windows; 16 Mb RAM; 10 Mb hard disk space; CD-ROM drive; at least 800 x 600 screen resolution. Software by Bridge Buff
This CD-ROM is an interactive companion to three books in the Practice Your Bidding series by Barbara Seagram & Linda Lee: Jacoby 2NT, Roman Keycard Blackwood, and Splinter Bids. It includes:
- All the material , hands and quizzes from the books
- Interactive bidding with a computer partner
- Complete hand diagram printouts for all examples (great for teachers!)
- Software that will produce as many more practice hands as you want, and then bid them with you
Critics' Viewpoint
"If you enjoyed Barbara Seagram and Linda Lee's three books in their Practice Your Bidding series recently printed by Master Point Press, you'll love the new software. The advantage of the computer version is the ability to print the hands that interest you. For teachers, this is of extreme importance as you get complete hand diagram printouts for all examples. In addition, you get as many more practice hands as you may want when you select the random hands feature. Probably the most important feature of this software is the fact that if you point to a bid, a bubble pops up to tell you what that bid would mean. You can then decide if you want to keep your bid or the recommended one. The author also tells when not to use a bid. For example, when to use Jacoby 2NT or a splinter bid. I particularly like the ability to do interactive bidding with a computer partner. After all, both partners need to be on the same wave length. The software has an excellent tutorial to get you started."
- American Bridge Teachers' Association
"This extra feature (the Random Hands) in itself probably justifies any price differential between the books and the software."
- The Bridge Shop, Australia
Barbara Seagram (Toronto, Canada) for many years ran one of the largest and
most successful bridge clubs and bridge schools in N. America. After
selling the club in 2007, she now concentrates solely on teaching and
organizing her popular bridge cruises. An ABTA Master Teacher, Barbara has
been involved in many of MPP's most successful titles, most notably '25
Bridge Conventions You Should Know'. With more than 100,000 copies in print
in English alone, this book is the bestselling bridge title since Charles
Goren was writing in the 1950s. It has been translated into Japanese, French
and German.
Linda Lee (Toronto, Canada) is a retired project management executive who
now spends much of her time playing bridge and writing about the game. A
multiple Canadian champion who has represented her country several times at
the world level, her blog
http://linda.bridgeblogging.com is one of the most
popular bridge blogs on the net.
This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 October, 2008.
