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Release History and Content

  • What's New

    • New App Icon.

    • Change in icon for No Trump.

    • Changed Save on Copy so that  DBL/ReDbl is not copied.

    • Bug Fix where scoring and Avg is selected as the first score entry.

  • Functional Enhancements)​

    • Match list view now includes matches in order of most recently played including all clubs.  A Filter is available to select only the matches from a particular match.  

    • Similarly the Player Directory includes players alphabetically by last name regardless of club.  The clubs in which they are members and show in the list as well as phone and email if available.  A filter is available to show only the members of a particular club.

    • You can search for a particular player in the Player Directory by using the search icon in the top right corner.

    • Show Set Up option on the Match View Menu, how includes a print function which allows printing of the general parameters of the game as well as player/team numbers and the seating for Round 1 of the game.

    • The Email Results option of the Match View menu  now provides buttons at the top to select or deselect which reports you want to include in the email. 

    • A 6T Howell/Alt  Rotation is available in the Rotations List.

    • An addition setting has been added if the user wants to turn off the factoring of boards and indexing of results which are consistent with ACBL Scoring.  The default is for ACBL Scoring options to be ON.

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    Known Problems.

    • Table Cards printed for 3/4 Howells can be printed, but the instructions as to where to move are not complete. Use them only to compare to your hardcopy cards versus your existing table cards.

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  • - This release included  bug fixes.

  • Usability and Performance)

    • Significant performance improvement for results and statistics creation for 5 or more tables.

    • Simplification of Match View Menu.  Ranking, Statistics, and Bids Posted with Results are combined into one view with selections for the separate views.

    • Ranking and statistics views are improved for iPhone.

    • You can change player first round seating assignments after scoring has begun.

    Half-Table Usability

    • Setting Half Tables for Pairs Matches is improved.  You can select the half-table when seating players before creating the match, or  with Set Players BEFORE scoring has begun once the match has been created.

    Known Problemss or Limitations

    • Performance on creation of draft email reports of more than 5 tables may be slow.

    • eMail of results reports from MacOS is not available.  Work Around:  Printed Reports are available.  Users can choose PDF as the printer selected and email those using contact distribution lists. Or if you have the iPad or iPhone app and are syncing with the Cloud, you send the email from one of those devices. Your one license or subscription of DupScore covers any of your devices which  are signed into the same Apple ID.

    • For IMP Scoring results reports will show percentages which are not relevant.

    • Table Cards printed for 3/4 Howells can be printed, but the instructions as to where to move are not complete. Use them only to compare to your hardcopy cards versus your existing table cards.

  • User Editing and Creation of Additional Rotations(Movements)

    Users can modify the number of rounds or boards in a supported rotations.  Select the  rotation, from the menu select copy and edit.  A new copy if created which can be edited.  You can change rounds, or boards, and the teams at each direction for each table or round.  Select to view by Table or by Round.  

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    You can also create an entirely new rotation of types Mitchell, Howell or Individual.  Take care to add a description in the notes field.  

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    DupScore will try to identify is there is an inconsistency in  the rotation ( board played twice by the same player) and flag it as inconsistent.  It is still available for selection on creating a new match, but user should  take care when using.

    Preferred Partners

    Preferred partners can be set for each club with which a player is affiliated.  Add the player, select a club they have joined as a member or substitute, then "Set Partner".   From the list of club members displayed, select the preferred partner.  

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    Improves the set up time for groups where the same partners typically play together.  When setting up the game if one partner is selected, the other is automatically placed opposite them.  This can be overwritten by a different member or sub if needed.

    New Scoring  Method Options

    The desired scoring method can be chosen anytime after the match is created, either on the Match View or on the Ranking View. There are three options, Match Points, IMPs or Double Match Points

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    IMP(International Match Points

    An approach appropriate for smaller number of tables.  It calculates the scores based on the difference between one score and every other pair's score, thens adds the difference together and divides by the total number of other pairs.  Click Here for More. 

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    Double Match Points

    Frequently used in England and the EU,  if you get  1 regular match point, the match points will be 2 instead.  

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    Half-Table Usability

    Setting a half-table in pairs play as a specific question when you begin to set players.   Half-Table selection can be done either before saving a match when creating it, or after a match is created it can be specified in "Set Players" menu item for a match.

    To select a half table click on the table where there is ghost or phantom, and select the direction they are sitting.   Warnings are displayed if all players have not been seated based on the half table selection.  

    Bug Fix  for score entry when Details are set to Off.

    Board Vulnerability was not being correctly identified, so some legal scores were not allowed.  This has been corrected.

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  • Save and Copy Option

    This is an option which must be explicitly selected in the Settingss and it applies to Details ON processing only.  If set to ON,  when a board is selected scored and saved, the bid details  (  1 NT by S  Made 3 ), those details are saved.  When another line on the travelers is selected, that bid is set as the starting point for scoring.  Lead details (if those are on) will carried forward.  You can change anything, but if the board bid and results were the same, simply pick Save and move to the next line on the traveler.  When a different board is  selected  the saved information is cleared.

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    Scoring with Details Off

    Selecting whether or not to add bid details for a particular traveler row can now be set on the  Score Match View in addition to the Settings Page. 

    Scores entered for each direction are checked for validity based on the vulnerability status for that board.  

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    Other usability  and small bug fixes are included.

  • Simplified Creation of Matches(Games)

    Scoring Options

     - Average, Average Plus and Minus, and No Play were added to both Detail On and Details Off Scoring Options.

    Club Management Usability / Simplification  Improvements

    Rotations Tab Added which shows supported rotations(movements) and allows for printing of table cards.

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