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
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.
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
or press the
key.
The Card Backs can be set via the
O
ptions
and
C
ard Deck Selection
menus. Default is set to random.
The Card Faces can be set via the
O
ptions
and Card
F
ace Selection
menus.
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.
You can move dialog screens via Ctrl and Arrow key combinations
The Arrow keys are move Left, move Right, move Down and move Up.
These are Bid Whist for Windows shortcut keys
The shortcut keys are Minimize, Help, Close and Open Configuration Directory.
If you encounter logic problems, please save that game via the
G
ame
and
S
ave Game menus.
Then send us your "Bidwhist.INI" file. Please indicate the name of the game that was saved and an explanation of the problem. The folder location of "Bidwhist.INI" can be obtained by pressing the
key from either the Main or the Save Game windows. Follow the instructions as specified.

Getting Started

with playing Bid Whist for Windows

H

elp

Current Bid

Current Score

O

ptions

D

isplay Delay

H

elp

O

ptions

S

ound

O

ptions

Set Player

T

itles...

O

ptions and Bid

W

hist Style of Play

D

eal

U

ndo

H

int

T

utor

H

istory of Current Game

T

utor

P

layer Statistics

G

ame

B

id Already Lost - Start Next Game

O

ptions

C

ard Deck Selection

O

ptions

F

ace Selection

T

utor

K

itty Test of Player's Hands

T

utor

C

reate Customized Game

S

ave Game

O

pen and Delete Games...

R

eplay

T

utor

A

llow User to Always Get the Bid

G

ame

S

ave Game menus.