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BLITZ-DRAUGHTS, (C) PC Solutions.
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Draughts players - note! To make BLITZ-SHAREWARE as short as it
is, it was necessary to leave out some features available on the
full versions of SAGE and BLITZ - The full versions give better
play in many positions because of extra evaluation features.
Also the shareware version is limited to a maximum level of 10
seconds a move - when you first run it, it is set to 5 seconds a
move. Even so, you will need to be a very good player to beat it,
especially if you try to play at that BLITZ speed! Remember that
you can use the F5 key instead of RETURN to make moves without a
computer reply, for ballots, etc. For full position setup/edit,
game store/replay and more, get the full version..
BLITZ forms the heart of a new program, EURO-CHECKERS, coming to
your computer soon..
Note that black pieces really come out YELLOW - if they were black,
they would be invisible! I found this to be the most pleasing
combination. You can select CGA mode for true white/black pieces.
Hercules graphics users should be able to run BLITZ under SIMCGA.
If you are using a mouse, make sure MOUSE.EXE is installed - this
is standard for any mouse-program.
BLITZ has all the features that you would expect from a commercial
chess program, ie. fast ALPHA-BETA tree search, opening book (for the
8 by 8 game), and much more. The response time is used as a GAME-
AVERAGE - sometimes the computer takes longer, but in the long run
it is accurate. The total time taken is given as #Sec, and total moves
as #Mov, at the top right of the screen. The CORNER-MODE inverts all
black squares for grey and visa versa - this is most effective on
odd-sized board shapes.
When BLITZ returns a score of +/-30000, a win/loss is in sight.
If you like SHARE-BLITZ, please buy the full version, on GAMES-
-PACK-1, which has extra Strength Levels above 10secs/move, position
Edit, Game Replay/Load/Save/Backtrack and more. It also plays a MUCH
stronger, faster game - indeed tests show that it outplays ALL other
commercial draughts programs at this time.
PLEASE support quality shareware like this!!
PLAYING THE GAME
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DRAUGHTS is traditionally played on the BLACK squares of an 8 by 8
chess board - BLITZ can re-size the board, but for clarity let us
discuss the 8 by 8 game. The squares are numbered from 1 (bott right)
to 32 (top left), with black men on squares 1-12 and white on squares
21-32. Men move diagonally forward onto empty squares, or jump over
and capture an opponent if there's a clear space behind it. One VERY
important rule - IF YOU CAN JUMP, YOU MUST! If, after jumping, the
same piece can jump again, IT MUST! One exception to this rule - when
a man reaches the KING-ROW (the 8th), and is made into a KING, it
may NOT make any futher jumps - until the next move! When a man
becomes a KING, it can move in all 4 diagonal directions. When one
side has no legal moves left, that side loses the game!
HINTS - Do not push your pieces too far forward too early, they
may become vulnerable. Try to keep sound back-defences, to prevent
your opponent getting kings. Watch out for traps - remember IF YOU
CAN JUMP - YOU MUST! If you set response time to zero, you get a
beginners play-level.
When playing, move your cursor by using the numbers around the
'5' on the numeric keypad and hit RETURN to select piece. If that
piece can move in more than one direction, you will then need to
select a direction key (1,3,7,9) - ie. 7 moves up-left. If you have
a MOUSE you can simply click the left button on source and
destination squares. To abort the computers thinking, hit the ESC
key ONCE - you may have to wait a bit before the cursor appears.
Other commands DURING PLAY:-
ESC - Abort back to main menu.
-,+ - Alter average response time in seconds.
F1 - Show moves, ie. all of your movable pieces.
F2 - Make me take your go.
F3 - Auto-play. (Hit ESC to end)
F5 - Make a move without comp response (ie. 2 player/setup)
Enjoy playing BLITZ!