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Game dossier

Bridge Challenger

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Text-based contract bridge training simulation

The briefing

About this game

Bridge Challenger is a 1-player simulation of the card game bridge, designed to help players train their bridge skills through text-based commands.

Features

  • Regular contract bridge matches involving the player, a dummy player, and the computer.
  • At least 10 million different computer-dealt hands.
  • A dealer subprogram for specifying high-card-point criteria and dealing four new hands.
  • Customized hands for targeted practice.
  • The ability to save specific hands for later replay.
  • Support for testing Bridge Partner against a bridge game from the local newspaper.

Released in 1977 for Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80. Developed by Georges Duisman and published by Personal Software Inc.