subject: The Need For Duplicate Bridge Scoring Software [print this page] Only a bridge player knows the excitement of making a Grand Slam while playing against another experienced player. Using one's mental ability to analyze the unseen cards concealed by an opponent's hand is one of the things needed to achieve a high score. Score keeping for duplicate bridge is different than that for regular bridge. People who have difficulty with this may find that Duplicate bridge scoring software will make scoring much easier.
Duplicate bridge is played differently than contract bridge. In regular bridge, the cards change differently with each hand. In this type of bridge, the hands are shuffled and placed in a board prior to the game. The hands remain the same throughout the session being moved from table to table and played at other tables throughout the evening.
Achieving the highest score is the aim of contract players when the game is over. Receiving the higest score is the player's aim as they compare their scores to others playing the same hands. The contract player's cards change each hand while the duplicate player's cards remain the same but simply go from table to table.
Although bidding is done using the same rules, the method of bidding differs. The contract bridge player will orally state their bid, such as "two diamonds". The duplicate player will make their bid by pulling a bidding card from a bid box. This player makes no bid orally.
When the play is completed, the player in the North position records the score, made by the players, on a paper score sheet. This sheet is placed in the cards holder (Traveler) to be sent, folded to conceal the score, to the next table. At that table, the same procedure is followed.
At the end of the session these score sheets go to the director be tallied and to determine the winner of the session. It is extremely important that these scores be tallied correctly. Without the proper scoring equipment, it is very easy to make a mistake.
Many sessions of this kind of bridge have ended in disputes regarding scores not being properly recorded. Every bridge director tries his or her best to keep this from happening. Having the right equipment to avoid such errors is the only way to fairly and accurately record and tally the scores.
Duplicate bridge scoring software that is available today is very accurate and easy to use. Most require using a Windows IBM compatible machine or similar units. These are easy and accurate machines to use and eliminate the problem of incorrect scoring.
