BriAn User Manual
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1. BriAn User Manual Contents MICE WO CU CHOW Po M CDL Installing BriAn on an iOS device ssessssseseseseee eene enne nnne ener seen tinis nin tense en nennen nnns Installing BEUATI eerte ette oeste eoe aee omes tee ee eta aedes ear erta uses aes aie TAI de zia uam PR General USE OF BriAn iiti eate dte Fco deoa iua a teat eaaet ona pede Peau dae e ndr aN ax dde Peau e dau ENNA zeis een uls c PN Entering aresult ttr estesa ud eter een Regu d ext eene de Beste eene su de teei p esa CR oaaae ais Entering NAMES arcore aae cole serie de t ara ERE EO cala Fer ea dde rag Eee REEE AEE aaia BriArn mend Dal mice tratte E rat Iberis eee eiae ere et eer id eater e iere tee O Receiving a call while using BriAn eeseessseseseeseeeeenee eene nnn seen nsn renes Temporarily suspending BriAn e g to make a call essen Forcing BAN TO QU t secerneren n efe E AE EDD E E A E EN AE Players guide to using BriAn in a duplicate bridge ZaMEC cceccccecssceceesneeeceesececeeaeeeseccaeeeseesaeeeeeeneeeenees Connecting to the internet tore tae RH e eaaa aa aa a aiant WIFI COMMOCTION t EE Joining the game sneer E E E a dames Ent ring SCOrE Siinses an E EEE E Ea KEE E E EE a E a a TETEK Reviewing and cancelling SCOPES ccccccecsssseceesececeeseneececeeaaececeeeaececeesaeeeceeaaececseaaeeecseaaeeecseaaeee2. Rounds which have been started but not finished will show up as highlighted You can display the boards to be played or the pair numbers playing against each other toggle between them using the Boards and Players buttons at the top of the screen below the title
3. these show up with a padlock Your director or the venue staff e g at a caf or pub may know the password After you tap on the network the Wi Fi item at the top should show Obtaining IP address from network followed by Connected to network Press the your phone s home button and start a web browser Try to connect to google The network may redirect you to a further login page Again you may be able to obtain the username and password from staff Once you can connect to google you are ready to start BriAn Joining the game Start Free BriAn and tap Duplicate client You will see a screen white boxes labeled Device id no and Game code The director will tell you how to fill these in You will now be presented with a screen displaying your match up for the first round Check that the pair number sitting N S and E W at your table are the same as shown on the screen and check that the board numbers and table number are correct To enter the correct names of the players at your table touch one of the default pair names for about 2 seconds then release The names will become editable Tap type the correct names for the pair using amp space ampersand space to separate the names within the partnership Finish by tapping the enter key on the keyboard If you and your partner have played at the club before you will be able to select your names from a list Tap the default pair names and select the nam
4. BriAn Tap Free BriAn Bridge Client Free BriAn will appear with a light blue button saying Install Tap on Install Tap on Accept amp download Wait for the message Package successfully installed or Successfully installed Free Brian Bridge Client Free BriAn is now installed on your device General use of BriAn Entering a contract Tap the blue button which matches the contract level the white button which matches the trump suit and the orange button which matches the declarer If the contract was doubled tap the purple x button If redoubled tap the purple xx button If the contract was passed out just tap the PO button Three more buttons will now appear for specifying the result of play a minus a check tick mark anda plus sign If not make sure that a blue button a white button and orange button are all selected You can clear all your selections by tapping the Clear button at the bottom right of the screen Entering a result To indicate that declarer made their contract exactly tap the tick mark button To indicate undertricks or overtricks tap the minus or plus buttons repeatedly the required number of times Do not use the buttons with numbers on to specify the number of undertricks or overtricks the numbered buttons are only for specifiying the level of the contract After you have input your result tap OK or done Until then you can still c
5. counts are calculated by computer on the basis of declarer and defenders being able to see each other s hands and each side trying to maximize their trick count Most of the time North declaring can make the same number of tricks as South and East the same number of tricks as West When there is a difference two numbers will be given in the table separated by a For instance if East can make nine tricks declaring no trumps but West can only make seven the table entry for E W by NT will read 9 7 e Results table Below the analysis section is a list of what happened when the board was played by other people so far in the game The result which was just entered is displayed in bold against a blue background The results table is sorted from top to bottom in decreasing order of the N S score column by default but to sort by the values in a different column click on that column s heading To reverse the sort click on the same table heading twice To leave the results screen after score input tap the back arrow button at the far right of the menu bar You can enter the results screen at any time not just directly after a score has been input Simply tap the results button on the menu bar The icon looks like two rectangles one on top of the other representing duplicate boards with a traveller inserted Board mode By default the results screen shows one board at a time Tap the small black arrows on the left and right of t
6. e of first member of your partnership from the list provided Then repeat to select the second member of the partnership To enter the correct team names touch one of the default team names for about 2 seconds then release The team name will become editable Tap type the correct name for the team and finish by tapping the enter key on the keyboard Entering scores Tap Enter round The score input screen will show Make sure the number shown at the top of the screen is the board you are playing first If it is not change the board number using the small black arrows on either side of the board number display Bid and play the board against your opponenents When you have finished enter the contract and result into BriAn see the sections Entering a contract and Entering a resul to find out how to do this Press OK After a brief pause BriAn will ask your opponents to check whether you entered the result correctly by tapping Yes or No Pass them your device to let them do this BriAn will show a results screen for the board you have just played To continue to the next board press the back arrow button at the far left of the menu bar When you have played all the boards in the round BriAn will show an End of round message along with movement instructions for the next round Reviewing and cancelling scores If you input a score and your opponents verify it and you then realize it is wrong you can cancel and corr
7. ect it provided you are on the same round Repeatedly tap one of the small black arrows on either side of the board number to find the result Then tap the Cancel score button in the middle of the screen Your opponents will be asked to tap Yes to confirm that they agree to cancel the result If a score has been adjusted by the director you will not be able to cancel it If you realize that a past score which you verified score is wrong but you are already playing new opponents call the director who will be able to correct it The results screen Every time your table inputs and verifies a score BriAn will show a results screen for that board Initially BriAn will flash up a headline for how well you did as two numbers separated by a If the tournament is matchpoint scored the two numbers will be N S s and E W s respective percentage of maximum matchpoints available If the tournament is IMP or aggregate scored the two numbers will simply be N S s and E W s respective score Tap OK to dismiss the headline and reveal the results screen The results screen is divided into two sections e Analysis section This contains a diagram of the cards held by North South East and West and a note of the dealer and vulnerability Beneath the hand diagram is a short table of the number of tricks available to each side as declarer N S and E W with each of the possible suits as trumps and with no trumps These available trick
8. eseaeeeeseaaes The resultSSCEeen ncnion aaa od BR Fe tacta yea ans xe ee ORE R ea Bana Fe Yong URINE A dae felgen Scorecard mode e ti reet etr EEEN AT ENNAN EEE KENEN AAN EN KARESE STE Viewing the current rankingS cccscccccsssscccesseeeceeseeeececseeeeceseeeeecsceeesecseeesececeeesecesceesecseseeseceseenaeeeseenaeess VIEWING THEIMOVEMENE erderaren eenia Eee Enae e ttai aeneo tei ORE aoea fi equis deseo eeu Version Info This issue of the documentation applies to Free BriAn Bridge Scorer version 0 1 It was last updated on 29 November 2012 Introduction BriAn runs on your iPhone iPad or iPod When you have finished playing a bridge hand just enter it into your phone BriAn will calculate and present your scores leaving you free for the social and cerebral aspects of the game which we at BriAn appreciate as bridge players ourselves This document contains everything you need to get started with BriAn as a player in a duplicate club Email brianplaysbridge gmail com Facebook Brian Bridge App Twitter BridgeOnAndroid Installing BriAn on an iOS device Make sure you have phone reception or you are connected to the internet via WiFi On the home screen of your phone or tablet tap the App store button Tap search Tap type brian bridge on the keyboard which pops up Installing BriAn Tap Free BriAn Bridge Scorer Tap Free followed by Install BriAn is now installed on your device Installing Free
9. he board number to view the results for the next lower or higher numbered board respectively BriAn will only permit you to see the results for a board if both you and your current opponents have already played it Otherwise Access denied will show Scorecard mode Tap on the Scorecard button to the right underneath the board number to display all the results so far for any of the pairs participating in the game Tap the small black arrows on the left and right of the pair number to view the results for the next lower or higher numbered pair respectively BriAn will only permit you to see scorecard entries for boards already played by both you and your current opposition other entries will show as Access denied in the scorecard To return to board mode tap on the Boards button to the left underneath the pair number To leave the results screen tap the back button on the far right of the menu bar Viewing the current rankings Tap the menu bar s rankings button which looks like a person in front of a blackboard with lines on it A table will show the pairs or teams in the current game with their current scores starting with the highest To leave the leaderboard tap the back button on the far right of the menu bar Viewing the movement If you re not sure where you should be tap the menu bar s movement button which looks like two diverging arrows A table will show the matchups at every table and for every round
10. iAn e g to make a call To suspend BriAn press the home key on your phone You may now make a call or perform any other action on your phone except for powering it off which will cause BriAn to quit After you are finished find the BriAn icon on your phone s home screen or applications menu and tap it to resume BriAn as you left it Forcing BriAn to quit You can force BriAn to quit by using the Multitasking bar If your phone loses power or you power it off this will force BriAn as well as any other running processes to quit To resume start the phone up restart BriAn and select your previous scoring mode BriAn s autosave feature will prompt you to recover any unsaved scores Updates From time to time we will release updates to the BriAn apps Your iPhone or iPad should alert you when we publish an update by increasing the number displayed in the small red circle at the top right corner of the app store icon Updating the BriAn app on your phone or tablet is completely free and you will have access to updates in perpetuity Players guide to using BriAn in a duplicate bridge game What you need e A phone or tablet with a working internet connection and with Free BriAn Bridge Client installed So your club director has finally been persuaded of BriAn s merits You look around your room not a Bridgemate or Bridgepad in sight The director has left his laptop at home as well as the flotsam that is traditionally seen a
11. lear your selection by tapping Clear or change the contract by tapping any of the contract entry buttons When you have corrected the contract you will again be able to enter the result Entering names To rename a player or an event touch on the name hold for about two seconds and then release The text will become editable and you can tap type your replacement Finish by pressing the enter button on the keyboard or your device s back button If the player or event name you wish to input has been used before in a game you can ask the device to recall it rather than typing it afresh Simply tap on the name text and select the replacement from the list of names which appears BriAn will provide you with a list of names which have occurred in previous games run by your club director Once you have completed a duplicate your name will automatically be added to this list BriAn menu bar The menu bar is the row of icons at the bottom of the screen The menu bar is the route to most of BriAn s features In a club game the menu is used to load the most up to date scores and to view the current rankings and hand diagrams The menu is also used to change game settings and to display information about BriAn its developers and contributors Receiving a call while using BriAn Your phone will prompt you to take your call as normal When it is finished press the back button to resume BriAn as you left it Temporarily suspending Br
12. ttached to it He identifies you as an iPhone owner and asks you to power up Connecting to the internet Before you start up BriAn make sure you are connected to the internet you can do this by just opening your phone s web browser and tap typing google in the navigation bar and making sure that the google search webpage is correctly loaded Wi Fi connection All iPhones and most iPads have mobile internet so you can start using BriAn straight away However if there is a Wi Fi network where you are playing there are a couple of reasons why you might choose to use Wi Fi e Wi Fi connections tend to be much faster you won t have to wait as long for BriAn to accept your scores or refresh the game e Ifyou are in a different country from where you bought your phone using Wi Fi will save you having to pay a roaming internet fee To try to connect to a Wi Fi network e Gotothe home screen of your phone and tap the menu button followed by Settings e Tap Wireless and network followed by Wi Fi settings Make sure the top item on the list Wi Fi is ticked e About halfway down the screen a Wi Fi networks list will be displayed e Tap a network high up on the list in order to connect Don t try networks that say not in range e Your club director may recommend a specific network but that shouldn t stop you trying others The best networks will be at the top of the list Some Wi Fi networks are password locked
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