GETTING STARTED

 with playing Bid Whist for Windows

• Play your cards by either left mouse clicking and dragging to your card display or right mouse clicking the card you desire to play.
• Press

  F1

   for help or use the

  H

  elp

   menu.
• The player winning the bid is indicated on the right top of the main screen under

  Current Bid

  .
• There is no set limit of sets or games to play. Typically, with Bid Whist for Windows, most play the best out of 10 sets. Sets and games are indicated on the left top of the main screen under

  Current Score

  .
• You set the display speed via the

  O

  ptions

   and 

  D

  isplay Delay

   menus.
• To understand the game of Bid Whist, check the

  H

  elp

   and  How to Play Bid Whist menus.
• You can turn the sound on or off via the

  O

  ptions

   and 

  S

  ound

   menus.
• You can set the player names via the 

  O

  ptions

   and 

  Set Player 

  T

  itles...

   menus. You and your partner titles will be in green and your opponents will be in red.
• You can set the style of play via the 

  O

  ptions and Bid 

  W

  hist Style of Play

   menu items. Standard or Rise and Fly is available only in version 5.0 and above.
• The

  D

  eal

   button is used to start a new game and discard the current game.
• The

  U

  ndo

   button is used to take back a play and replay it.
• The

  H

  int

   button is used to request a recommendation from Bid Whist for Windows of what to play or how to select from the Kitty.
• You can see what was played and who won during a hand via the

  T

  utor

   and

  H

  istory of Current Game

   menus. The blinking of the player's icon indicates the winner of each play.
• You can get statistics via the

  T

  utor

   and 

  P

  layer Statistics

   menus.
• When a bid has been lost, you can finish the hand prematurely via the

  G

  ame

   and 

  B

  id Already Lost - Start Next Game

  .
• The Card Backs can be set via the

  O

  ptions

   and 

  C

  ard Deck Selection

   menus. Default is set to random.
• If you second-guess your Bid selection, you may test what would have happened via the

  T

  utor

   and 

  K

  itty Test of Player's Hands

   menus.
• If you accidentally passed on a Bid that you wanted to take, you may either select the 

  T

  utor

   and 

  C

  reate Customized Game

   menus, using the Current Game, or save the game and open the game via the

  S

  ave Game

   and 

  O

  pen and Delete Games...

   menus. Also, you may use the 

  R

  eplay

   button, at the end of a game, to make a different bid or play differently.
• You can test your skills at playing a bid via the

  T

  utor

   and 

  A

  llow User to Always Get the Bid

   menu items.

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