My purpose in writing the game was to have a complete set of rules for bidding that could be read and used by both a human and a computer. At the same time, I wanted to write rules for playing the hand. The game does both of those. But, the game is not completely finished, yet. The game itself functions well, but, both the bidding and playing rules need more work.

The bidding rules are incomplete. They probably bid at the level of a good beginner. But, they do demonstrate the capabilities of the game. They are rules for Standard American Yellow Card. If you use the rules that come with the game and you add more rules to complete them, they are yours to do with as you please. Other bidding systems may also be written into rules, including relay systems using step bids.

The playing rules are also incomplete. They only play notrump with any degree of skill. In fact, the play of suit contracts uses the rules for notrump. But, they do demonstrate the capabilities of the game.

The game can connect over the internet to a table manager program. It can then play against other programs connected to the table manager. This function worked well, but, I have not used it in many years. If you have any trouble with it just drop me a note using the link below.

The game has some help pages. Click on "Help" in the menu bar and select "General Help" in the submenu.

I hope that you enjoy the game and do not encounter any problems. But, I make no guarantees of any kind about this game. I have not put anything in this game with the intention of hurting you or your computer. But, I assume no liability for any damages resulting from either the use or misuse of this game. I make this game available to you to use as is without giving you the right to modify or reverse engineer the game. You may make as many copies of the game as you like and give them to anyone you wish.

While I hope that you enjoy the game without problems, you may, as with any software, encounter a bug at some time. If you do, please write down what you were doing before hitting the bug. If possible, recreate the error. If you can recreate the error and tell me the steps taken, that will make the problem easier to solve. If the problem appears related to a particular hand, save the hand to file and send the file along with your report. If the game creates a log file, send that, also. Put all of the information into an email and send to: