The Board Composer is used to create a PBN
file from the hands in a board. It can also produce the
makeable contracts for each board. Once a PBN file has
been created you may merge the PBN file with a
Scorebridge web page or upload the PBN file to
Bridgewebs. Click here
to play a video in a new browser tab.
First, execute these steps:
1. Enter an identifier for your bridge sessions eg
an abbreviation of your club's name:
2. Optionally, enter a title to appear in the PBN
file:
3. Select the date when the session was played:
Number of boards in play on
:
5. Click
Follow these steps to use the Board Composer
Before entering the curtain card data, sort the curtain cards into boards and ordered North, East,
South, West. It isn't necessary to do this but it will make it easier to enter the data.
Select the number of boards played in the dropdown box to the left of the Help button.
Select the board for the curtain cards you want to enter in the dropdown box below this information.
Enter the data for each suit of each hand and press the 'Enter' key or click the 'OK' button.
You may either type the card in lowercase or uppercase into a 'suit' box or click one of the cards to the right
of the 'suit' box.
The cards in a suit may be entered in the order they are written on the curtain card.
The '10' of a suit may be entered as '10' or 't' but it will be converted to a 'T'.
If you make a mistake by entering the cards for the wrong hand (eg entering East's cards in North's boxes)
enter the letter for the hand (n,e,s, or w) it should have been at the end of
one of the suits you have entered.
After pressing the 'Enter' key or clicking the 'OK' button, the cards for the suit will be saved and the cursor positioned
in the box of the next suit to be entered.
You may use the 'Up' and 'Down' keys to move from one 'suit' box to another.
To clear a 'suit' box click on the 'X' button to its right.
When you have entered the cards for three of the hands the fourth will be generated
and you will be presented with the next board to complete.
To ignore a board click the 'Ignore Board' button.
To re-instate an ignored board select the board from the dropdown box and enter the board data for it.
To change a board's number enter 'L' (lower) or 'H' (higher) in a 'suit' box.
This will swap the board with the board with the lower number or the board with the higher number.
For example to change board 18 to board 17 enter 'L' in any 'suit' box of board 18.
If you are entering the cards for the last board (eg 24) when you meant them to be for board 1 enter 'H'
in any 'suit' box of the last board (eg 24).
If, having created a PBN file, you want to change a board:
Clear the wrong suits by clicking the 'X' button.
If the whole board is wrong, click the 'Clear Board' button.
Enter the cards again.
If, having created a PBN file, you want to add more boards at a later date:
Enter the date of the PBN file on the first page as the date of the session.
Click 'OK'. There is no need to select the number of boards played.
When the boards are displayed select the number of boards played.
If at any stage you think that the Board Composer is not working just reload the page and keep your fingers crossed.
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