Vugraph (or Viewgraph) is a method of displaying the bidding and play of
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
hands on a screen for viewing by an audience.
The basis of the current computer-generated display was originally developed by
Fred Gitelman for the
American Contract Bridge League
The American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is a governing body for contract bridge in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It is the largest such organization in North America having the stated mission ''"to promote, grow and sustain t ...
in 1991 under a grant from the estate of
Peter Pender, a champion player. Then known as PenderGraph, the software program was first used at the 1991 Summer
North American Bridge Championships
North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...
at Las Vegas. The program was substantially revised in 1993 to work under the
Microsoft Windows operating system.
Archived Vugraph data can be found from various databases and the most complete collection of bridge data is the Vugraph Project.
The term and practice date back at least to 1959, when its use was reported in ''The New York Times''.
See also
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Bridge-O-Rama
References
External links
Bridge Base Online Vugraph.Bridge Base Online Vugraph Client.
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