The BRIDGE COACH PRODUCTS

Standard American (Yellow Card) SAYC

is designed for players looking to practice bridge and improve their game in a safe and 'go at your own pace environment'. Not designed for the absolute beginner, but for the intermediate / improving player or the player getting back into the game after some time off, Bridge Coach SAYC guides you through 250 specially designed, analyzed, and written bridge deals.

All educational material is concisely interwoven into the deals themselves, so you are actually playing bridge from the very start, after only two or three mouse clicks. Learn in an enjoyable environment, while you play the game you love, not in a classroom atmosphere.

Powered by Bridge Baron Teacher technology to provide an interactive experience.

Includes both bidding and play for all 250 deals. All deals exclusively use the SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) bidding system. Features a unique Bidding Wizard, teaching you not only the correct bids, but also the underlying logic behind them.

Optional on screen hints and guides are always available. 10 helpful, printable, and detailed articles on the game of bridge. Exhaustive bridge glossary including about 150 terms.

Provides comprehensive end of deal replay options to reinforce ideas and allow you to identify and correct possible mistakes. Replay options include: simple hand replay; watching the computer play the hand; reading a trick-by-trick explanation; replaying the deal with the computer enforcing correct plays; and replaying the deal with full-guidance and explanations displayed concurrently

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Standard English (Foundation)

is a support programme for individuals who have started to take bridge lessons that are based on the Standard English (Foundation) system. Thus, in this version of Bridge Coach, the focus is in the Standard English (Foundation) system of bidding, as used by the English Bridge Union Teachers Association. It is the aim of the program to give each student (program user) a supportive and pleasant way of practicing and developing his/her bridge knowledge and understanding. The student is allowed to set the pace of learning and then move on to the next section of the program when they are satisfied that the concepts have been understood.

Reference material is available throughout the program. There are six articles that cover the basics of bridge, leads, signals and discards, declarer and defender play. There is also a comprehensive and easily accessible glossary that explains all the bridge terms used within this learning resource.

An adapted version of the EBU system documentation is available within the program (by agreement with the English Bridge Union). Links are made to specific parts of the system, at appropriate times, within the bidding commentary. You will develop an ongoing familiarity with the bidding system as you work your way through the program.

Optional bidding directions are available during the auction. These provide help in calculating the point count of the hand and in choosing the correct bids to make within the auction.

A range of different types of card play assistance is also available throughout. At the start of the program, quite a lot of support is available in choosing the correct card(s) to play within each hand. Towards the end of the program, you are expected to play the cards on your own and then find out whether or not you have found a successful line of play.

The program May be used: To practice different aspects of bidding using the Standard English (Foundation) system supplied by the English Bridge Union.

To simply practice playing all aspects of Bridge.

As a teaching resource by bridge teachers.

Students who work their way through the program from start to finish will note that, in a relatively short period of time, they are playing a reasonable standard of bridge

FREE Updates to the contents of this program will subsequently be made available for download by purchasers of this learning resource.

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SE-MA Standard English - Modern Acol

In this teaching program Bridge Coach presents the Standard English - Modern Acol course, the current basic course of the English Bridge Union Teachers Association.

The EBU document is also published in the program by agreement and is linked to at appropriate times in the commentary. It is a good idea to be familiar with its contents.

There is further reference material in the form of five articles covering leads, declarer and defender play, signals and discards. There is also a comprehensive glossary.

It is the aim of the program to give the student a pleasant way of practicing and developing his/her bridge understanding between lessons whenever it is wanted. It also includes the development of your ability to avoid common errors.

The user is strongly advised to stick with a deal until all of the points raised are understood. If this is followed, in a relatively short time you will be playing a better game of bridge.

FREE Updates to the contents of this program will subsequently be made available for download by purchasers of this learning resource.

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