The BBC Bridge Companion is an

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designed for teaching

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, produced by

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Enterprises Ltd. It was released in 1985 in the

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, retailing for £199.99 ().

History

Maths teacher Andrew Kambites wanted to generate income from bridge due to his love for the game. He would combine this with his

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background to develop the BBC Bridge Companion.

List of cartridges

The software library consists entirely of interactive tutorials on different aspects of bridge. * Advanced Bidding * Advanced Defence * Bridge Builder * Club Play 1 * Club Play 2 * Club Play 3 * Conventions 1 * Duplicate 1 * Master Play 1

References

External links

Profile of Andrew Kambites, BBC Bridge Companion programmer.
Products introduced in 1985 Third-generation video game consoles BBC Contract bridge in the United Kingdom Z80-based video game consoles {{Videogame-hardware-stub