slart@pawl.rpi.edu (David Bolling) (12/04/89)
Are there any Bridge playing games for the Mac? Which has the best
interface and features? Color on a Mac II is definitely a plus.
Thanks.
David_Bolling@mts.rpi.edumilbouma@eplrx7.uucp (Mark Milbourne SCD) (12/05/89)
>Are there any Bridge playing games for the Mac? Which has the best >interface and features? Color on a Mac II is definitely a plus. >Thanks. >David_Bolling@mts.rpi.edu The only one I know of is Bridge 6.0 from Artworx. 6.0 just came out, 5.0 was OK, but didn't work on a Mac II or newer. 6.0 is supposed to work on all Macs and have a lot of other improvements. A friend is getting the upgrade, and if I like it I will buy my own. I had put it off before since it wouldn't run on my SE/30. -- The UUCP Mailer
rotberg@dms.UUCP (Ed Rotberg) (12/05/89)
From article <2579BCC0.4058@rpi.edu>, by slart@pawl.rpi.edu (David Bolling): > Are there any Bridge playing games for the Mac? Which has the best > interface and features? Color on a Mac II is definitely a plus. > Thanks. > David_Bolling@mts.rpi.edu There has NEVER been a good bridge playing game written for ANY computer! Certainly not if your level of bridge ability is above that of 2 month novice. It has long been one of my great desires to write the first good one, but I have no desire to do another hack job. Mike Lawrence has already agreed to work with me when I finally figure out just how to takle this problem. It is SIGNIFICANTLY more complex than chess!! In the meantime, there is a program called Bridge 5.0 for the Mac. I believe that it is written in Basic, and is just as terrible as all the others I have tried on any other machine. If you want a program that generates bridge hands for practice to any different specifications you might like to specify (but doesn't try to play them), I have a nice one -- Mike Lawrences Bridge Dealer. It's available from Baron Bridge Supplies, or Mike Lawrence for $50. (no, not $49.95, but $50!!) - Ed Rotberg -