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Compass Scoring System


Overview

The Compass Scoring System has been under development by Bob Fearn for the better part of 40 years. This long-term project began in the late 70s when Bob was living in Tokoroa. Now resident in Seattle USA, Bob is making constant advances in the capabilities and functionality of Compass.

Functionality Summary
  • Scoring event types: Duplicate Pairs, Swiss Pairs, Swiss Teams, Individuals, Multiple Teams, Knock out Teams, Round Robin Teams, Barometer Pairs
  • Scoring methods: Matchpoint, Butler IMPs, Cross IMPs, Point-A-Board
  • Support for all electronic scoring systems Bridgemate, BridgeTab, BridgePal and BridgePad
  • 100's of inbuilt movements
  • Many options available for Individual movements, for both full and partial tables
  • Table movement guides and personal guide cards printed at the click of a button
  • Club membership management including the creation of annual subscription accounts
  • Automatic integration of the NZ Bridge player database
  • Reconciliation comparison of the data in the club and NZB databases.
  • Automatic evaluation of non members attending club sessions
  • Privacy management restricts the member's information to authorized people only
  • Automatic ftp of master point files to NZ Bridge
  • Email fully integrated
  • Email of results to all participating players at the click of a button
  • Dropbox fully integrated meaning updates to system data files are instantly available to users
  • Compass installations of Compass are synched to the club data files (via Dropbox)
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  • Direct integration with your hand dealing hardware
  • Support for hand record file in BRI, DLM or PBN formats
  • Hand generation service available for tournaments and one-off events
  • Hand records for all week-day club sessions available through the XClub service
  • Automatic access to the hand records related to the NZB Lessons
  • Pre-entry files can be maintained and draws calculated based on players rating points
  • XMLs generated for upload to bridge-club.org
  • USEBIO XMLs generated for upload to Pianola and Bridgeweb sites
  • McManus triangle available for Swiss Teams
  • Pair datums calculated for team events
  • Automatic evaluation of substitutions in club pairs competitions
  • Club handicapping available
  • XClub handicapping available
  • Automatic calculation of "70% Club" and "Slam Club" ladders
  • The Compa$$ module allows a club to go totally cashless for table money and subscriptions
  • Integrated with Hello Club, which automates the table money process (among other things)
  • Program updates (ie the executable) available via Dropbox at the click of a button
  • One off purchase cost with no ongoing support or maintenance charges
  • Fully documented using Microsoft HTML Help. Help is integrated into all Compass screens.
  • System is continuously enhanced based on user feedback
  • And lots more ...
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