Bridge is a popular trick-taking game played by a lot of people from all around the world. Since it is a very famous game with a comprehensive history, competitive playing is also highly-developed.
Bridge Baron is a very comprehensive utility that comes with no less than 53 octillion (that´s 53 billion billion billion) bridge deals as possible random deals. Different bidding systems (standard American, two-over-one game forcing, goren, precision, la Majeure, and forum D) and a huge lot of conventions are supported. It even lets you compete in bridge tournaments and receive scores based on actual tournament results from popular events. A lot of statistics are also available.
The interface of Bridge Baron is well-structured and makes using this program a simple and easy task. The program itself is also pretty lightweight and resource-friendly despite the fact that it comes packed with plenty of additional functions and features.
Cutting the story short, Bridge Baron is simply great for learning or practicing the game of Bridge.
Pros
- Supports a lot of bridge conventions
- Different bidding systems are supported
- Quite lightweight and resource-friendly
Cons
- Pricey
BB 14 runs fine on Windows 11.
Those of us who play bridge are displeased by the latest version. One—it can only be played in portrait mode. Two—the player’s hand is dimmed when it’s inactive. Three—apparently there have been recent updates, but we can’t update our version, ebpven though we’re now to pay for a subscription model. I found an old version 5 on my iPad. I’m using that. It works better than the newer version, AND can be played in landscape mode—the way most actual bridge players prefer. I no longer recommend this app to friends who ask which bridge app to play.
New version is visually awful!