Heh. I'm not a bridge player but I have heard that Woolsey is very good. If he writes about Bridge as well as he does about backgammon I'm sure it's good stuff.

I forgot to mention the strong backgammon playing programs. Snowie is considered very strong but the pro version is about $350. Gnu Backgammon is just as strong a player and it's free. Both will kick a new players butt and, no, they don't cheat with the dice rolls.

I use Gnu Backgammon to practice against and to analyze my matches. I play for free on Fibs and then use the free Gnu Backgammon to point out my foulups. Can't beat that price for a good way to learn.

Expert settings on gnubg will be good enough for a newer player and it plays super fast on thsoe settings. I use the world class settings to get stronger play and analysis but it's a bit slow on my ancient machine. On a modern machine it would still be pretty quick.