[ShiftyMan]

I've authored some hands which I use for teaching face to face. Is it possible to allow students to play them online, single-dummy, with the defence predetermined?
In other words, can I use the same engine Bridge Master uses, but with only layout? Does BBO allow access to that engine? If yes, how does one code the defence's decisions?

Thanks

[smerriman]

It's not publicly available, and even if it were, the author stated (a *long* time ago) that creating hands for Bridge Master is extremely difficult and time-consuming, requiring serious bridge analysis skills (including a lot that aren't part of normal bridge logic), with virtually all of the defense hand-crafted separately for each hand. So the short answer is no, it's not possible; it would definitely be interesting seeing how it works and letting the community extend it, but that isn't really BBO's approach to anything.

My guess is that it's really all just custom code, so coding your own version would be about the same complexity.