Mike Rothwell's Hand Generator
Hand Generator is recommended and used by the EBU
Hand Generator is a Word macro which makes it easy to generate bridge hands and bidding
Hand Generator makes sure that each deal is valid (i.e. 13 cards in each hand and no duplications)
Things that you can do:
It does not work on Open Office or Word Starter.
Hand Generator makes sure that each deal is valid (i.e. 13 cards in each hand and no duplications)
Things that you can do:
- create libraries of hands
- retrieve and edit hands from your libraries
- generate random hands.
- specify 1, 2 or 3 hands and generate random cards for the other hands
- add commentary to each hand
- show the recommended bidding for each hand
- import pbn and dlm files (e.g. import hands that have been dealt using Duplimate or Dealer4 machines)
- export pbn and dlm files so that the hands can be dealt or analysed in other programs
It does not work on Open Office or Word Starter.
Downloads
The Hand Generator can be accessed by EBTA teachers via the 'Teacher Zone' on the English Bridge Education & Development website https://www.ebedcio.org.uk/teach