Designed & programmed by Steve Estvanik                               Portions of the bidding AI engine by Bill Pirkle                      Artwork by Wes Gray                                                   Produced by Dave Snyder                                                                                                                     Graphics libraries from Genus Microprogramming                        Worx music support library from Mystic Software                                                                                                                                                                   BRIDGE MAIN MENU:                                                                                                                           ABOUT:   Program credits                                                                                                                    OPTIONS: Select conventions                                                    Toggle verbose mode                                                   Select card back                                                                                                                   KIBITZ:  Show hands of other players                                                                                                        PLAY:    Play the game                                                                                                                      QUIT                                                                                                                                       Keyboard shortcuts & commands:                                                                                                              F1: this message                                                                                                                            R    -- Review status of bid/play                                     S    -- toggle sound on/off                                                                                                                MVP Bridge is shareware.  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TAKEOUT                                                               A takeout double shows at least an opening bid, with                  support (at least 3 cards) for each of the unbid suits.               It may also be made with a hand TOO strong for an                     overcall (18+ points).                                                STAYMAN                                                               A 2 club response to 1 NT is artificial and asks partner              to bid a 4 card major, otherwise reply 2 D.                           Subsequent bids can invite or bid game directly.                      BLACKWOOD                                                             4 NT asks partner to show Aces: 5C response indicates 0               or 4, 5D shows 1 ace, etc.                                            5 NT asks for Kings. Any other bid is a shutoff.                      GERBER                                                                4 C asks partner to show Aces: 4D response indicates 0                or 4, 5H shows 1 ace, etc.                                            WEAK2                                                                 Shows 5-12 hcp and reasonably good 6 card suit.  A 2C bid             is reserved for any strong hand, so 3C can be made with               only 6 cards.                                                         A 2NT response asks partner to describe her hand.                         3 of original suit shows minimum weak 2                               3NT shows suit headed by AKQ or AKJ                                   3 of new suit shows a feature (A, K or Q), and 8-12 hcp                                                                                 Note: Weak 2's automatically cancel Strong 2's                        STRONG2                                                               This is the standard form of bidding a strong hand.                   It's a natural bid, showing strength and a good suit.                                                                                       Note: Strong 2's automatically cancel Weak 2's