Console app

• Fixed a major bug that caused inconsistent number parsing

Console app

• Clarified the usage example of evaluate with a correct model for example deal

Library

• Default prior in policy calculations is now set to 0 (previously was 1)

General

• All card input, output, and display now use standardized suit-rank (PBN) format
• Updated the readme file to document these changes and reflect the correct usage

Console app

• The output now filters out duplicate results at the end of the search for better readability
• Attempting to continue without a prior search now reports an error instead of failing quietly
• Command aliases were added and some existing ones renamed for clarity

Console logging

• Search/evaluation results are now appended to the console instead of being overwritten
• Overwriting text sometimes caused inconsistent or broken output; this no longer occurs
• search and continue now always produce output, even without defined eval models
• Progress updates now print elapsed time to indicate total search duration

Code quality

• Normalized line endings in the library from CRLF to LF for consistency

First public preview release of ACE (Adaptive Cardplay Engine).

Platforms

• Windows x64: ace-win-x64.zip
• Linux x64: ace-linux-x64.tar

Features

• Bridge cardplay engine (early preview)
• Easy-to-use command-line interface
• Configurable multi-threaded search
• Includes native double-dummy solver
• Requires .NET 8.0 runtime to run

Notes

• Work-in-progress - expect rapid changes and breaking bugs!
• For instructions and details, see the README file in repository
• Please report issues or feature requests on the issues page