5.57
2023-06-10
A number of improvements to bidding and card play. Updated all dependant SDKs to latest versions.
5.56
2023-01-27
Additional updates to better handle part-scores and bidding to game hands.
5.55
2023-01-27
Substantial number of minor improvements to both bidding and card play make this our best Bridge engine to-date.
A number of minor bug fixes, e.g. some bidding sequences didn't always take part-scores into account.
Updated dependant SDKs,
5.54
2022-04-04
Significant number of small updates to both bidding and card play making the overall Bridge game stronger. Thanks for all your feedback, comments, tips and suggestions, please keep them coming. We hop you enjoy the update.
5.51
2022-01-06
Updated to support latest iOS versions.
Updated dependant SDKs = bug fixtures.
We hope you continue to enjoy our games in 2022
5.50
2021-09-17
Sorry, left some test code enabled in the engine for the previous release that override the selected user bidding conventions. Bit embarrassing!. Apologies for that, should now all be fixed and play the selected conventions again.
5.49
2021-09-15
Updated Bridge game play engine. Lots of small improvements in bidding + card play which add up to overall stronger game play.
Added bid analysis into tournament bidding.
Added link to a substantial bidding user guide explicitly for Bridge V+, how it bids, why, example hands. Obviously not every player will play this way, but it covers how Bridge V+ is playing.
Some minor UI improvements especially for tall, thin devices.
5.48
2021-09-03
Updated dependant SDKs = bug fixes.
Support for latest OS versions - internal API usage changes.
5.47
2021-03-03
Bridge failed to limit the number of review requests being displayed in some usage patterns. Bridge now utilises the new review API so you don't leave the game.
5.46
2021-01-06
Welcome to the 2021 version of Omar Sharif Bridge.
Updated dependent SDKs
A number of minor bug fixes.
Minor improvements to bidding/playing various classes of card distributions.
5.45
2020-09-11
Fix for occasional freeze after app is exited in the middle of dealing the cards.
Various improvements and bug fixes fetching tournament results.
Updated dependant SDKs = various fixes.
5.44
2020-08-11
Improved tournament result handling.
Some minor improvements to unusual bidding conditions.
5.42
2020-06-25
Numerous improvements to bidding and card play.
Extension of Gerber convention as response to 1 and 2 NT openings.
Additional information about timed tournaments.
Better returns from playing timed tournaments.
Added audio and visual indication of result arriving.
New view showing statistics of tournaments played along with outstanding tournaments.
5.41
2020-06-06
Better support for landscape orientation on small screened devices.
5.40
2020-06-05
A substantial update with lots of new features including:
* Bridge Tournaments. Play online against other Bridge players from around the world. No configuration, logins, setups or waiting for opponents, simply choose a Bridge tournament and play.
* Create your own online Bridge club and play tournaments against family, friends or enemies of your choice.
* Lots more bidding conventions. Whilst your old selection has been mapped to the nearest new option we strongly recommend you review the selected conventions and adjust to suit your preferences.
* Landscape or portrait use. Yes we know its been a long time coming!, but its here now. Not every view on every device will benefit from this but...
* Usual range of bug fixes and updated dependant components.
5.32
2019-12-13
Added an option in the Game preferences to show or hide the Bridge engine bids at the end of bidding. This gives those individuals that expressed a strong desire the ability to go back to the previous style end of bidding display.
Updated dependant SDKs = bug fixing
Added missing device dependancies
Updated to remove deprecated API dependancies
5.31
2019-10-15
Updated the bidding over screen to contain larger and clearer action buttons - as requested by a number of you particularly for smaller screen devices.
Now displays the bids the Bridge game engine would have made. You can choose to play the contract you bid, the engines contract or deal a new hand.
5.29
2019-10-04
Significant number of minor improvements to a wide range of bidding scenarios.
Some minor UI updates to allow faster game flow, e.g. jumping to a new hand immediately if bidding not reach your desired level.
5.27
2018-12-11
Update to better support new screen sizes.
Numerous minor improvements to better support all manner of fairly rare card distribution patterns in both bidding and card play.
5.25
2018-01-05
Welcome to the 2018 edition of Omar Sharif Bridge.
Featuring a faster and smoother user interface along with a stronger state of the art artificial intelligence engine, the 2018 edition celebrates over 35 years of us bringing you the best in Bridge card games.
5.24
2017-11-14
A couple of bug fixes, including dealing a different hand in Chicago Bridge tournaments on 4-pass openings.
Support for the iPhone X screen.
5.23
2017-10-21
Faster and stronger card play, in both attack and defence.
Significant number of minor improvements to bidding making an overall better game.
Better support for iOS 11 and newer devices.
5.22
2016-11-23
Significant update to include support for Chicago (four-deal) mini tournament Bridge along with free form Rubber Bridge. A number of minor improvements to various bidding and card play edge conditions.
5.14.20
2016-08-10
Substantial update to the card play engine. The engine now uses advanced searching to find the best card to play. This means the engine will sometimes take a short period of time to choose a card. You can disable the updated engine via the Game preferences if you wish.
5.12
2016-02-26
Added the ability to specify how cards get dealt when selecting a hand. This allows you to, for example, play a hand as declarer then play the same hand as defender + see how well you perform. This feature went missing somewhere, so thanks to those who emailed and commented.