MegaBridge hand
dealing
and evaluation software
MegaBridge
- is a program that
generates, at random, up to one million different
bridge deals
- evaluates hands,
employing both High Card Points
and Losing
Trick Count
- selects hands by
opening bid and game or slam
potential
- produces output
files to be analyzed using
standard
data processing software
- offers no fancy
graphics, but unsurpassed number
crunching
Download MegaBridge
Running MegaBridge
- MegaBridge was developed for operating system MS-DOS
- to run MegaBridge in Windows,
download the DOS-emulater DOSBox
- instructions on the installation and use of DOSBox are to be found in the
online tutorial
- just press ALT+ENTER to go into and out of full screen
- the opening screen of MegaBridge should automatically be followed by the next screen in less than 10 seconds
(if not, close DOSBox and start again)
Output files
- output files should be stored in the default directory (= the directory where the program is stored)
- a new output file will replace an existing output file by the same name without warning
- if suit symbols in an output file are not shown: their order (left-right or top-down) is spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs
- see these instructions on how to import an output file with extension .PRN in Excel
- or download this ready-to-use Excel sheet with 10 000 random bridge deals
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