CardShark BidBase

Copyright and License Information:

All the databases, text files and programs making up BidBase are free public domain.

Ford Software cannot be responsible for how up-to-date or correct files are which come from sources other than this web site.

The BidBaseDB.DLL file is a bidding module which could be added to any (Windows-based) bridge software and used to provide bidding for that software. It is also free.

In Bidbase, citing a source in the Reference field is only given as a place to look for more information. The hand from that source is used as a starting point for creating the hand specifications required for making the bid, but this is the only thing from the source used in BidBase and is not intended to be an endorsement by the source's author.

BidBase bidding entries are frequently tested against bidding quizzes, sample auctions given in bridge articles and books, etc., and over time may be updated to agree with current expert opinion.

There are over 100 documentation files on this site including for all the BidBase modules, but most of which are for bidding systems, conventions, and bidding theory.

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