Scorer with BridgePads
Quick Guide to Teams Scoring
These instructions a short guide to Teams scoring. Only the most common functions are
covered. For details on more advanced or optional functions see the Scorer User Manual
and BridgePad User Guide.
Start scorer using desktop icon:
Login:
Name = admin
Password = none (leave blank)
Or use the Name and Password you have been
provided with
Click Enter
From top menu, choose Scorer,then Score
Section
The event should have been pre-entered in the calendar.
If the event is not showing here, refer to the Scorer User
Manual for instructions on entering events.
Select the event (there will usually
only be one)
Click Next
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Make sure the date and event name are in the header window at the top of the screen.
Click Players to print the listing of
teams which have been pre-entered.
Have the teams sit at the table number
equal to their team number.
(Alternative not used at Wellington Club –
players sit at Home and Away tables. You
will need to do the draw to allocate table
numbers).
Start BridgePad and Do the Draw
Make sure the correct Round No. is showing
Check that the Live button is clicked. Only use the 1-Prior button if this is
Round 3 and you are - for time reasons - doing the draw for round 3 after
round 1 (not after round 2).
Click Draw.
If teams are sitting at their table number,
tick Use team No for Table. If using
home and away tables, untick this
Enter starting board number. 1 for the
first round of the night.
Click Create Remote Database.
Tick (click) Clear Data from Server.
Click Start Remote Server.
The BridgePad software will start up in the
background
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Click Automatic Draw
You may get a message saying “The
draw is good”. Don’t worry if not.
When the draw is done, it will be shown
on the screen here
Click the Team / Pair Order button
To display the draw on a big screen,
click View Draw in Browser.
If print is required, click View
Print.When the print window shows, click Print or
Setup to change the print options (eg print multiple
copies).
East/West can now move to their opponent’s table and you can hand out boards for play to
start.
Ask players to check they are sitting in the opposite direction to their team mates
Setup BridgePad and Game Options for Teams
If you cannot see the BridgePad
data screen, click on the
BridgePad icon at the bottom of
the screen (or press Alt-Tab).
When you have the BridgePad window connected to RF Unit should be showing Green
Check that the correct
number of tables and boards
are showing.
For rounds other than the first,
there will be a Table 0 showing in
this window. This can be ignored.
Click Game Options
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Ensure settings are as shown here
Click OK
Select Communications/Channel and select
the same channel the BridgePads have
been set to.
(for Club night play, this is
usually channel 12)
Hand out the bridgepad units. Players can now connect and enter their player numbers as
well as the scores.
The Round is Played
As players connect to the server, the word “Initialized” appears in
the init row.
During play, the squares for board/table will be populated with
the results and the director can monitor that results are being
received as play progresses.
When all names have been entered on the
BridgePads, in Scorer click Upload Names.
You can make any manual changes to the
names (eg for Visitors) by clicking Enter
Names.
Click Return.
At the end of the round click on the BrigePad program again and check that all
results have been captured (look for blank squares).
If any boards have not been played (eg for lack of time), NP should be entered
as the contract for that board on the BridgePad.
LP on the bridgepad is used for boards that will be played, but at a later time
(eg at the end of the round).
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When all results are in, change the channel to channel 19 so no more entries
can be made from the BridgePad units. Click Yes to the message that indicates
you are severing the connection to BridgePad.
Generate and Display/Print Results
Make any re-assigned score adjustments in the BridgePad program. Click the
entry in BridgePad you want to change, and you will get a box in which you can
change the score.
Click Enter Scores to get the Swiss Scoring screen.
On the Swiss Scoring screen, click Upload Results. The
panel on the right “Left to Score” should now be empty.
If the Director applies an unbalanced VP adjustment, this
can be made by entering the new VP values required. The
Directors Adjustment button in this screen is used to
change the score of a specific board. If you used the adjustment, you must
“Upload Results” again after the adjustment is made for it to take effect.
Optional – if displaying completed matches on large screen: click Display
Results in Browser.
Print Round Sheets if desired.
Note that only adjustments done via the BridgePad software will be reflected in the results
shown on the big screen or on the Round Sheets, but all adjustments will be reflected in the
printed and saved results.
Click Return.
Any further penalty adjustments can be made by clicking the Adjustments
button in the Event Setup screen.
Important: Make sure you are showing the correct
round No.
Ensure Full Results is checked.
Click Calc Results and the Report
Print Options box comes up.
Click Print.
Setup on the Report Options Box allows you to change the printer settings (eg select a
different printer, print multiple copies) or export the results in a different format.
Page 1 will be the results of the current round, Page 2 the overall placings.
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Print All Teams give full results for all teams.
Next Round
To process the next round, click on the Round line. Round No will change and you can do
the next draw and repeat the steps from Page 4.
Details for less common or more complex options are found in the Score User Manual.
These include:
 Entering carryovers from the setup screen
 Splitting an event after qualifying rounds
 “Use common database” in the Draw screen
At the end of the night:
 Exit and close BridgePad
 Exit and Close Scorer
 Shutdown the PC in the playing room
 Put the results on the web. See separate instructions for doing this in
yellow ring binder next to office PC.
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