just purchased gib after a lot of researching to find the best bridge software..and to say im impressed would be an understatement. I remember when I started playing bridge 10 years ago my parent bought me a (then) state of the art bridge console (the one with the barcodes on the sides of the cards to scan through the machine - a case of needless over-elaboration if ever I saw one!) and I was SO disappointed with it. The bidding and the play were nonsense. I never thought Id actually get to use some software that can 'get' the grasp of the game and play so damn well - beats me hands down all the time. But its great to have it this way around. Id also compliment you on having the ACOL system incorporated in it - over here in England its universal and until recently I had to use my shaky standard american knowledge. ... thanks for a great piece of software. george block