Adam - I like the idea of trying to play Vugraph deals. I've tried this in the past though and haven't come up with a good way of doing so. Maybe I'm missing something but it seems that you can't play them on BBO. You can download a .lin file and play it on SharkBridge but that hasn't worked well for me either. I was thinking of just using it for declarer play - just utilize the actual auction and compare card play to whoever was in that seat. I think it is more difficult if you have to bid the hand with a robot. If you have specific thoughts for how you might utilize Vugraph deals please let us know. Thanks!
VuGraph usually has a "kibitzing" feature, where you can watch the deal from one player's perspective. I know both BBO and LoveBridge have this option, at least for the card play. You can click through card by card and decide what you would do before the player you're kibitzing acts. And you see if you were "right" or "wrong." That's my intention. I'd love to hear other ideas about using the great resource of these VuGraph archives.
First I wish you luck in your plan.
In my case, my 2 big steps this year will to play with Robert Todd 1-2 times in open game each month and to play more open games in general
Thanks, John. Playing on open games is a key step, and playing with a great teacher like Robert is even better. Good luck!!
Adam - I like the idea of trying to play Vugraph deals. I've tried this in the past though and haven't come up with a good way of doing so. Maybe I'm missing something but it seems that you can't play them on BBO. You can download a .lin file and play it on SharkBridge but that hasn't worked well for me either. I was thinking of just using it for declarer play - just utilize the actual auction and compare card play to whoever was in that seat. I think it is more difficult if you have to bid the hand with a robot. If you have specific thoughts for how you might utilize Vugraph deals please let us know. Thanks!
VuGraph usually has a "kibitzing" feature, where you can watch the deal from one player's perspective. I know both BBO and LoveBridge have this option, at least for the card play. You can click through card by card and decide what you would do before the player you're kibitzing acts. And you see if you were "right" or "wrong." That's my intention. I'd love to hear other ideas about using the great resource of these VuGraph archives.