From: Yank3003@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:34:05 EST
Subject: Duplicate Bridge Analysis Program
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Since members of your organization like to play bridge, they must also like
MATHEMATICS. Logical thinking is based on MATHEMATICS. Both areas, logic and
math, are the foundation of a good bridge player. The description of the
D-SCORE computer program as shown below might be of interest to a logical
bridge-player. The description is NOT a solicitation OF ANY KIND to sell a
product, service or obtain personal data information.
The program was developed by several structural engineers for their personal
use. Since the program's level of logic difficulty seems to exceed the level
of its comprehension by the majority of across-the-board bridge players who
recently became its initial users (the difference being clearly visible while
recording questions which could have been avoided if a person had sufficient
mathematical / logical background to understand what the program is doing) -
it was decided to offer the program for FREE to those who are able to grasp
the rationale of the program and who can use it for their personal pleasures.
As a result of this decision, a fully operational D-SCORE program can be
obtained via EMail by anyone with some mathematical background, and who
requests the program. To obtain the duplicate bridge analysis program please
send a EMail request to: YANK3003@AOL.COM.
Requirements: IBM (or compatible) computer 486 or higher connected to the
printer (to print the documentation). Windows 95 or 98 is optional.
Each copy of the program sent to the requesting person will be personalized.
For this purpose the following data is required: your FIRST and LAST name,
CITY and the STATE you live in. Requests not containing this information will
be ignored.
Below is a description of the duplicate bridge analysis program:
"If you want to know whether your performance as a duplicate bridge player
has improved over a period of time; stayed on the same level for a long
while; got worse as the time went by; or is quite erratic but you've never
noticed it - then you need to use the D-SCORE program. The program will
answers all these questions in addition to showing you a total picture of how
good or how bad your bridge game is. The program will also tell you what kind
of performance you can expect in the future - if you don't eliminate the
mistakes you are now making. Except ... at this time, you have a vague idea
what these mistakes really are.
The Match Points, International MP's and Total Points scoring methods are
used by the IBM-type computer program by displaying mathematically and
graphically the results of every board and every session that you, your
partnership or your team has played and comparing it against the results
achieved by a competitor, another tournament participant or a team that
played the same boards / sessions as you did.
After each board's final bid, the number of tricks taken, and the number of
assigned points are entered into the program, the resulting IMP's, MP's or
TP's are calculated and displayed. The numerical and graphical interpretation
of each duplicate contest lets you analyze your past performance. The program
also suggests to you if, why and how the strategy of bidding or the play
should be changed. The conclusions of the analysis expose parts of the game
where mistakes were made. By concentrating on these areas there is a good
chance of becoming a better bridge player.
You can enter into the program all boards / sessions you've played in the
past and observe numerically and graphically the degree of progress you've
made from the time you've kept the records of your games. The whole bridge
history of your life is accessible to you any time you want to look at it --
all in one computer program.
Because of its unlimited results-entry capabilities, D-SCORE will last you
for as long as you play the game of bridge. One free gigabyte of a
computer-hard-disk-space stores the results of over 750,000 hands in about
15,000 individual sessions @ 50 boards each. You can create the
unique-name-files and store the results of current or past sessions or
tournaments separately. These files can be retrieved instantaneously any time
you want to add new information to the on-going bridge game activities; to
make adjustments to any of the unique-name-files that you've previously
created; or ... just to see the results of your past performance.
Use the D-SCORE program for your local club duplicate games; for regional,
national or team tournaments; for Internet duplicate sessions; for practice
games against bridge computer programs; or for other sessions you've played
in the past or will play in the future".
It is strongly recommended that individuals with more than 5 years of
consistent bridge-playing-experience should request the program, would they
so desire. The "beginners" would have very little use of the program as more
basic elements of the game should be mastered well before "strategy" and
"tactics" may come into the picture.
PS: Although the program contains several xyz.EXE and xyz.OVR files that
might purposely or accidentally "carry" computer viruses, individuals
interested in receiving the program are herewith assured that all files
originating from Yank3003@aol.com are "virus free". The program is Y2K
compliant. The processing of requests will end February 1, 2000.
FileName: DSCORE.EXE; FileSize after ZIP'ing: 1.1MB; Downloading Time:
about 6 minutes @ 56KB
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