BJ Bridge

BJ Bridge


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4.1.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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Helen Fordred
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Jan 20, 2023
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About BJ Bridge

Learn bridge as a novice or improve your bridge as a seasoned player. Connect up with other duplicate bridge players.

In-app purchases let you upgrade to the Pro version with a full choice of advanced bidding features. Optionally subscribe to remove ads. Use the "Upgrade" button in the HELP panel to access these subscriptions.

Unlimited random deals are free.

Download hands and double dummy results from your club’s BridgeWebs website. [Use option "Load"; then "Web search to find deals"; find your your club site; go to your results page; touch the "Hands" tab, then touch "Download as Pbn"]. Or use the preloaded CLUB-SESSION-SAMPLES to compare you play with actual results of a club session.

Create your own deals [Use option "Load"; then "New Manual Deal" or "Amend Manual Deal"].

This app offers a choice of Standard American Yellow Card (SAYC), simplified Acol (EBU) system for beginners or Benji Acol.

For any Pro bidding style, choose optional conventions: 5-card majors, Benji weak and strong twos, ELH two-suited overcall, ASPTRO 1NT defence or Landy 1NT defence, Roman Key Card Blackwood, standard Blackwood, Gerber, Quantitative 4NT, Baron 3C ‘Normal’ Stayman or Puppet, Stayman, Jacoby 2NT 1-suit support, Truscott 2NT 1-suit doubled support, Ogust responses, Inverted minors, Unassuming Cue Bid, Splinter, Strong jump overcall, Weak take-out choices.

There is also a choice of weak or strong 2-level opening bids for each suit, selection of preferred high card point ranges for weak or strong 1NT and 2NT bids and control of ‘bidding aggression level’ during contested auctions.

**Note for BEGINNERS and improvers: turn off any convention you do not recognise and set "aggression" to low. You will find the bidding easier to follow!

Experienced players can make full use of the Convention Card wizard.

If you find any problem or have queries / suggestions, please email Helen at bjsoftware42@gmail.com
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.1.1

Last updated on Jan 20, 2023
Old Versions
Supports iOS 16+ and iPadOS 16+.
Fix a problem (occurring at iOS 16.1) when connecting with another BriJ player.
Fix an occasional inability to subscribe to remove Ads.
Fix an issue which sometimes prevented Internet access.
Fix an issue with the bridge Inverted Minor convention.
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Version History
4.1.1
Jan 20, 2023
Supports iOS 16+ and iPadOS 16+.
Fix a problem (occurring at iOS 16.1) when connecting with another BriJ player.
Fix an occasional inability to subscribe to remove Ads.
Fix an issue which sometimes prevented Internet access.
Fix an issue with the bridge Inverted Minor convention.
4.1
May 9, 2021
This app offers basic forms of Acol, Benji Acol and SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) bidding systems. Optionally, from version 4, the app offers subscriptions for upgrading to the Pro version, including a choice from a wide range of bidding conventions. There is also an Ads-Free subscription choice. Select the "Upgrade" button in the HELP panel to subscribe. Users of the original Pro app before version 3.5 automatically get the benefit of all these subscriptions for free.
Previous versions of BJ Bridge will be withdrawn in due course.
Some new features since version 3.3:
Supports new Apple devices, including iPhone SE 2nd generation and latest iPads. Supports iOS 14 and iPadOS 14.
Show your cards with suits re-aligned to Dummy. You may turn this off in ‘Bidding and Playing options’.
More bidding refinements when choosing between suit and NT contracts..
A new set of deals designed for TOTAL BEGINNERS, kindly supplied by bridge teacher Jack Stocken, www.yorkshirebridge.co.uk.
Cosmetic changes, bug fixes and improved stability.

4.0
May 7, 2021
This app offers basic forms of Acol, Benji Acol and SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) bidding systems. Optionally, from version 4.0, the app offers subscriptions for upgrading to the Pro version, including a choice from a wide range of bidding conventions. There is also an Ads-Free subscription choice. Select the "Upgrade" button in the HELP panel to subscribe. Users of the original Pro app before version 3.5 automatically get the benefit of all these subscriptions for free.
Previous versions of BJ Bridge will be withdrawn in due course.
Some new features since version 3.3:
Supports new Apple devices, including iPhone SE 2nd generation and latest iPads. Supports iOS 14 and iPadOS 14.
Show your cards with suits re-aligned to Dummy. You may turn this off in ‘Bidding and Playing options’.
More bidding refinements when choosing between suit and NT contracts..
A new set of deals designed for TOTAL BEGINNERS, kindly supplied by bridge teacher Jack Stocken, www.yorkshirebridge.co.uk.
Cosmetic changes, bug fixes and improved stability.
3.5
Jan 15, 2021
Supports latest 2020/21 iPhones and iPads.
Prevents a crash when selecting the filtered deals option.

3.4
Nov 25, 2020
Updated to run on iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, with support for new Apple devices, including iPhone SE 2nd generation and latest iPads.
New conventions now offered via an options choice: “Finding NT or Major games”. You can turn on “Fourth Suit Forcing” and either “Crowhurst” or “New Minor Forcing”. These all help in choosing between a suit and a NT contract and whether to go for game. Also more refined bidding when choosing between a suit and NT contract.
New option to show your cards with suits re-aligned to Dummy. You may turn this off in ‘Bidding and Playing options’.
Improvements when connecting with another player, after choosing to defend against your partner’s contract.
Improvements to “Two Over One” and ”Forcing 1 NT” response, including an explanation in hints for why these conventional bids do not apply in some cases.
More improvements to Splinter bid handling, particularly tighter rules for detecting that a bid is a Splinter.
Improvements to suit length and strength inferences during bidding.
Cosmetic changes: increased font sizes for Help Tab links. Also from Help Tab, a “Review BriJ” link. Smoother display for STOP and ALERT cards. Better explanatory text within bidding hints. Pause introduced before scores are shown. if you choose to “See” all cards face up, tricks are shown more clearly.
Other bug fixes and improved stability.
3.3.4
Mar 8, 2020
BriJ now supports the optional use of Dark Mode as introduced in the latest versions of iOS and iPadOS.
There are also several cosmetic changes to improve appearance in, for example, the icon bar, bidding box and options screens. The card table is enlarged to suit tall iPhones.
Fixes: removed spurious underlines on scoresheet; a problem with unresponsive BridgeWebs “download as pbn” is eliminated (for iPad in landscape mode). Rare freezes when relaunching BriJ from a background state are now avoided.
3.2.4
Feb 21, 2020
BJ Bridge Pro now works more consistently with the most recently released iPhones and iPads as well as the latest iOS and iPadOS 13.3 operating systems. For example, the ‘options’ screens are easier to use and the BriJ screens make better use of the available space on the latest iPhones. Some minor improvements.
3.0.1
Apr 8, 2019
. BriJ now offers the Claim button on the Host iPad or iPhone, when playing in defence as well as when playing as Declarer
. The EBU Green Book deals and EBU Fast Track deals are now available, as well as the EBU Red Book deals
. There are more club sessions for those who like to compare their play to 'real' players. A further 1000 deals available in -CLUB-SESSION-SAMPLES2
. The target number of tricks (shown in results for player BriJ1) is now always achievable by following the robot play suggestions
. Splinter bids are now observed after partner has responded to an opening bid with a suit bid and the opener is rebidding
. Discard suit choices are improved, keeping guards as well as potential winning cards
. A scoring discrepancy when playing on a rotated table is now resolved. Particularly important for CLUB-SESSION-SAMPLES play
. Fixes and stability improvements
. Many other cosmetic improvements, resulting from your suggestions. Thank you for these
2.6.1
Nov 14, 2018
* Updates for compatibility with new 2018 buttonless iPhones and iPads.
* Support for split screen mode
* Improved bidding after non-Benji strong 2 bids
* Better inferences after response to partner's double
* Two over one bidding system improvements
* 'Touch to continue' now properly visible on score sheet
* Cosmetic improvements
2.6
Oct 25, 2018
* Option to suppress opposition bids.
This may be helpful during your early bridge lessons.
Find in 'options' > 'Which hands to bid''
* Option for Hint Panel to be closed after one hint.
Find in 'options' > 'Hinting Features'
* Other fixes / improvements:
- Prevent Unassuming Cue Bid (UCB) over a 2-level opening (applies to PRO only).
- Avoid crash after 3NT response to a 1-suit opener (PRO only)
- Correction to pbn file when saving hands from a rotated table
- Smoother bidding 'one-hand-at-a-time', particularly with suppressed opposition bidding
- Fix for Splinter bidding (Pro only)
- Opening bid for 4441 hand now conforms to Acol method without 5-card majors
2.5
Oct 4, 2018
* 'Tournament mode': when playing hands from -CLUB-SESSION-SAMPLES or from downloads from your club, get an overall percentage from a complete club session of 24 - 36 boards
* Additional preset for downloading deals from websites: “The Common Game “
* Alternative choice added for Roman Key Card Blackwood : RKCB 0314 in addition to RKCB 1430
* If all players pass out on the bidding, playing the hand is no longer offered
* iPhone X, XS XS(max) and XR supported
* BriJ version and release number now shown in the HELP panel
* When saving a deal file, you can create a new folder; when deleting deal files from a folder, the folder is removed when there are no more files
* Bidding improvements and fixes include :
proper inferences for response to strong 1NT;
Ogust inferences after 3C, 3D, 3H, 3S, 3NT responses to 2NT Bid;
Jacoby 2NT now shows strong suit with 3NT (previously 3H);
Negative (double has a major overhaul;
fixed some 2/1 bid inferences for strength and suit length and to recognise certain conventional bids, previously missed in the 2/1 setting;
Splinter bid is now inferred even if opposition have doubled, but not if they have overcalled;
Splinter double jump corrected to include 1C -> 3D and 1D. -> 3H;
rebid after a previous double, now infers 5 cards and 15+ points
* A few play fixes/improvements
* Grand slam bonus fixed: was previously 750 instead of 1000
2.4
Feb 7, 2018
* iPhone X now supported
* Avoid using STOP cards by setting a new option (a new ACBL requirement)
* Show high card points for each visible hand by setting a new option
* Tap the table to put away tricks at the end of a round
* For club sessions, BriJ now returns to the board rotation you set most recently
* Improved stability, particularly for Bluetooth play
* Scoring for club sessions: BriJ now clears results before start of new game; scores are corrected for a club session with a rotated table
* Better response to a takeout double
* Improved inferences from others’ bids
2.3
Oct 10, 2017
This version adds the "Two Over One" convention.
You can choose this option from the Bidding Style options page to extend Standard American (SAYC) or any of the other basic bidding methods in BriJ Pro.

In 2/1 a level 2 bid of a new suit over partner's 1 suit opener is forcing to game.
A 1NT over partner's 1 suit opener is forcing for one round.

For details and any exceptions, view your convention card once 2/1 is selected.

Other changes:
* Version 2.3 uses the latest iOS11 development systems
* Better Declarer-Dummy cooperation in 2nd seat
* Rule-of-20 used to avoid opening light with a weak, unsuitable hand
* Slam try bids are extended to more unusual cases
* Improved hint explanations and minor fixes
2.2.1
Aug 16, 2017
Fix a problem downloading deal files from sites such as Bridge Base Online (for deal files held in LIN format).
2.2
Aug 4, 2017
Version 2.2 fixes an occasional installation problem. Version 2.1 introduced:-
A new option to allow use of mobile data connection for internet access, for example to download club sessions while out and about.
Recent changes include:
A new convention: Landy defence to 1NT as alternative to ASPTRO.
A new feature to deal the cards manually: deal from scratch or amend an existing deal. (Find this in the “Load” icon popup).
A new option to delete deal files you have previously saved
Additional 'Save Deal' options: change Dealer or Vulnerability; add a comment to the deal file; overwrite an existing deal file; improved Save & Share features.
An improved score card, improvements to look and feel, option to slow down auto-play.
2.1
Jul 28, 2017
A new option to allow use of mobile data connection for internet access, for example to download club sessions while out and about.
Recent changes include:
A new convention: Landy defence to 1NT as alternative to ASPTRO.
A new feature to deal the cards manually: deal from scratch or amend an existing deal. (Find this in the “Load” icon popup).
A new option to delete deal files you have previously saved
Additional 'Save Deal' options: change Dealer or Vulnerability; add a comment to the deal file; overwrite an existing deal file; improved Save & Share features.
An improved score card, improvements to look and feel, option to slow down auto-play.
2.0
Jul 24, 2017
A new convention: Landy defence to 1NT as alternative to ASPTRO.
A new feature to deal the cards manually: deal from scratch or amend an existing deal. (Find this in the “Load” icon popup).
A new option to delete deal files you have previously saved
Additional 'Save Deal' options: change Dealer or Vulnerability; add a comment to the deal file; overwrite an existing deal file; improved Save & Share features.
Recent changes in version 1 include an improved score card, improvements to look and feel, option to slow down auto-play.
1.3
Jun 19, 2017
For anyone unfamiliar with Duplicate Bridge scoring, touch a score in the scoresheet results to see how the result has been calculated.
Scoresheet results are now sorted into the order of scores. Your own score is highlighted so that you can compare it with other player results.
Small fixes.
1.2.4
Jun 14, 2017
You can now listen to music when playing BriJ. Look and feel is improved in the bidding phase. Auto play choices of ‘slow’, ‘medium’ and ‘fast’ now run at a slower pace. The auto button is disabled when necessary. Target tricks now only show if requested. Bidding and Play improvements as in the last version. Fixed a recent problem for devices where the language is not English. Other minor fixes and improved stability.
1.2.3
Jun 7, 2017
New 'Slow Auto Play' choice in the Options settings. Many improvements made to bidding precision. Better defensive play strategy in 2nd seat. Fixes.
1.2.1
Apr 12, 2017
Fix for version 1.2.0. Without a Wifi connection, BJ Bridge terminated after showing scores.
1.2.0
Apr 6, 2017
Introduce a “News” page to keep BriJ players up-to-date with events.
Remove duplicate session results in score page after repeatedly loading a club deal file.
Stability improvements.
1.1
Mar 9, 2017
• You can now import deal files into BriJ, e.g. via email. 
(Long-press the attachment BriJ icon and choose the version of BriJ you want use to play the deal).
• Colors for the diamond suit are now consistent between bidding box and playing cards.
• When connected to another device, you no longer see hints for your partner's hand under some circumstances.
• Easier convention setting for weak versus strong 2 openings
• A warning is displayed when you touch a website link, without an Internet connection available.
• Improved layout for iPad Air 1 and iPad Mini 1 tablets.
• Minor fixes, layout changes and improved stability.
1.0
Jan 5, 2017

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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of BJ Bridge.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
BJ Bridge supports English
BJ Bridge contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
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