The BRIDGE MATCH program allows you to play a duplicate bridge match against a friend or the computer. First, you play a randomly dealt set of boards. Then you can ask the computer to play the same set, and compare its score with yours. Alternatively, a friend can play the boards, and the program will give the results according to the scoring method (see below). If you wish, you can save the results to disk, so that your friend can play the second half of the match at a later time.

     You don't have to play all the boards at once. After finishing each board in a match, you have the option of saving the results to disk to be finished later. Your opponent can even play some or all of the boards in a saved match before you finish your set.
If you are unfamiliar with duplicate bridge, we suggest that you get the feel of it by playing BRIDGE BARON with the Baron Mode option set to Duplicate Bridge.  BRIDGE BARON's scoring screen explains how a duplicate score is calculated.

     Options
          When you start a new match, you will be asked to select the number of boards and the scoring method. The scoring methods available are IMPs, Board-a-Match, and Total Points. You will then be asked for your name, which can be up to 12 characters long. (You can simply hit the <enter> key, in which case you will be called Player 1 or Player 2.)  After the boards have been played once, you have the choice of asking the computer to play them, having a friend play them, or saving the results to disk so that a friend can play the same hands later.

    Saving and Restoring
         At the end of any hand you can save the current match to disk. You will be asked to provide a file name to save the results in.  If you choose Select a Saved Match from the BRIDGE MATCH screen, you will be asked to select from the available match files. Then you will be asked to select from the players participating in the match, a new player, or a computer replay. If a match already has two players, and you select option 3, New Player, or option 4, Computer Replay, the second player's results will be lost.