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BRIDGE SUPPLIES
Score sheets, tallies, movements, duplicate supplies, tournament supplies, bidding boxes
and the like can be found at most of the web shops listed above.

BRIDGE SOFTWARE Comes in four varieties.

Bridge Playing Software allows you to actually play a game, with the computer and some with friends and online. See a complete list below.

Instructional Bridge Software teaches you the game itself and comes for a variety of levels. Click here for a good selection.

Over-the-shoulder Software lets you watch bridge experts play famous tournaments and tutors as well. Click here for a good selection.

Reference Software lists conventions, systems, and named techniques. Click here for a good selection.

Most online bridge shops have a good selection of the different kinds of software. See our listing in the left menu or at right under 'book shops'.

THE TOP BRIDGE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

This listing is based on the results of the World Computer Bridge Championships. To read about the 2007 tournament click here.

The championship started with eight robot teams competing in a 32-board round robin to determine the four semi-finalists. WBridge5 finished first, winning all its matches except for a tie with Bridge Baron, followed by Jack from the Netherlands, Bridge Baron from the USA and Q-Plus Bridge from Germany. Ousted, in their order of finish, were Micro Bridge from Japan, Shark Bridge from Denmark, RoboBridge from the Netherlands and TUT Bridge from Tokyo University, Japan. In the semi-final KO matches, WBridge5 defeated Q-Plus Bridge, 278-165, and, in an upset, Bridge Baron defeated defending champion Jack, 190-153.

Blue Chip Bridge

Blue Chip Bridge participated in ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships where it reached the following positions: 1998: 5, 1999: 6, 2000: 6, 2001: 6, 2002: 6, 2003: 7, 2004: 6, 2005: 6 and 2006: 6.

Website: www.bluechipbridge.co.uk

Bridge Baron : Silver Medal, 2007

Bridge Baron participated in ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships where it reached the following positions: 1997: 1, 1998: 4, 1999: 7, 2000: 5, 2001: 5, no entry in 2002, 2^,in 2003 and 2004, and 5, in 2005 and 2006. Bridge Baron is available for Mac as well as Windows.

Website: www.bridgebaron.com

Jack : Bronze Medal, 2007

Jack participated in ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships where it reached the semifinals at it's debut in 2000 (3). After another hard years work Jack won the title in 2001 and successfully defended it until 2005 (World Champion in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). After 4 years of domination Jack's reign was broken by WBridge5 from France in the final of 2005 (2).

Website: www.jackbridge.com

Micro Bridge

Micro Bridge participated in all the ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships. Allthough the Japanese never managed to win the championship Micro Bridge came close, as the losing finalist to Jack, in 2001 and 2006. In allmost all the events Micro Bridge has been a top-finisher. 1997: 3, 1998: 3, 1999: 3, 2000: 9, 2001: 2, 2002: 3, 2003: 4, 2004: 4, 2005: 4, 2006: 2.

Website: www.threeweb.ad.jp/~mcbridge

Q-Plus Bridge : Bronze Medal, 2007

In the early years of computer bridge Bridge King (predecessor of Q-Plus) participated in the Computer Bridge World Championships where it finished 3 in 1991, 1 in 1992, 3 in 1993. Q-Plus Bridge participated in ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships where it reached the following positions: 1997: 2, 1998: 2, 1999: 5, 2000: 2, 2001: 4, 2002: 5, 2003: 5, 2004: 5, 2005: 3, 2006: 4.

Website: www.q-plus.com

Shark Bridge

Shark Bridge made its debut at the 2006 ACBL Computer Bridge World Championships.
Allthough it finished last, Shark Bridge performed well grabbing 5 VP's, or more, from all of it's opponents. (2006: 7)

Website: www.jomer.dk

WBridge5 : Gold Medal 2007

WBridge5 is the World Champion of 2007 & 2005. WBridge5 had already been very close to the ACBL Computer Bridge World Championship title for a few times. Losing the final to Jack by 1 IMP in 2002, WBridge5 had one foot in the final of 2003 when Bridge Baron pulled a stunt and WBridge5 didn't make the final by just a few points. In 2005 WBridge finally got the title. In the final, that was broadcasted live on Bridge Base Online, 4-time reigning World Champion Jack was defeated. Results: 1999: 2, 2000: 4, 2001: 3, 2002: 2, 2003: 3, 2004: 3, 2005: 1, 2006: 3.

Website: http://www.wbridge5.com/