Re: Random dealer software?

On Mar 11, 2:11 pm, "Chris Pisarra" <Ch...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
A friend of mine says that her club is using Dealmaster Pro with their
Duplimate, and people are starting to expect stiff Kings of Spades because
the software isn't as random as it should be.

 Is anyone else having a similar problem?  Is there a better dealing
program?  Do they need to change a seed number or some other setting?

Thanks

            Chris

I am the author of Dealmaster Pro and can assure you with absolute
certainty that there is no program available that produces random
deals more accurately than DM Pro. We have created millions of random
deals with the program and compared the shapes and other data to the
standard expected shapes shown in the Official Encyclopedia of Bridge.
The variances from standard for any sizeable sample is always within
statistically acceptable values. The DM Pro Help file topic "BigDeal"
has a extensive discussion of this. Every time a user creates random
deals, he is invited (we always encourage users to do this) to add the
new deals to a statistical summary. The printed result, after
3000-5000 deals have been created always shows the accuracy of the
dealer.

Any user can easily create 50,000 random deals very quickly and get a
statistical summary of the shapes, the number of times each card (A,
K, Q etc) is a singleton and HCP's for each hand. To do this, simply
create a file named FIFTYM.TXT in the DM Pro folder and run the option
to Create Deals for club play. In addition, every current shipment
(and every update to the currrent version) contains a PDF file
showing such a summary. We cover this extensively under "FAQ's".

I have a standard offer of $1000. to the first person who can prove
that Dealmaster Pro does not create deals which conform to the
standard shapes as shown in the ACBL Official Encyclopedia of Bridge.
By "conform", I mean that the difference between DM Pro's percentage
for a given shape is within reason of the Standard Expected percentage
from the Bridge Encyclopedia.
..

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Random dealer software?
    ... standard expected shapes shown in the Official Encyclopedia of Bridge. ... The DM Pro Help file topic "BigDeal" ...
    (rec.games.bridge)
  • Re: Project 2007 Trial - Cannot Save or Save As
    ... option about connecting to a project server? ... Project Pro running ever since loading it. ... Would you advise that I remove Project Pro Trial, then download the ... I suggest seeing if you can download the Standard version. ...
    (microsoft.public.project)
  • Re: Is there an advantage in having an AMD 64 processor with xp pr
    ... to a 64 bit platform but to continue using standard XP Pro instead of 64 bit. ... > should you run an AMD 64 bit processor system. ... When I call Gibbs they ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Edit in Datasheet Error - Requirements?
    ... This is the first time I've heard of the need for Office 2003 Pro rather ... When you installed Office 2003 Standard was it on the same machine *with the ... and did you install all the ... > one box from Standard to Professional edition, ...
    (microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices)
  • Re: Do I need Visio Pro or Standard to draw electronic circuits?
    ... The ability to easily link external data to shapes is in the pro version. ... Standard and Pro when it comes to draw an electronic circuit? ... >I need to decide between Visio 2007 Standard and Pro version. ... Visio Pro comes with stencils for electrical eng. and electronics, ...
    (microsoft.public.visio.general)