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GA-05: Board/Strategy Games
Board Games Megadisk
7036/3147 [3 disks]
contains a selection of the best board games: chess, checkers, backgammon,
Monopoly, and many more.
Battle Fleet
Corby, Wade L.
$15
#20022/2803
is an excellent computer version of Battleship. There are 10 levels of play
against the computer. Also included is a version that can be played over a Hayes
compatible modem. Requires EGA or VGA.
Warships 2.5 [WARSHIPS] (11-93 CD)
Tag Software
$15
#20022/4644
is a computerized version of the game Battleship. You play against the computer,
trying to sink its ships before it sinks yours. It features sound effects, nice
EGA/VGA graphics, and mouse control.
BattleShip 2.3 [BATLSHIP] (10-93 CD)
SimoneSystems Software
$15
#12557
is a computerized version of BattleShip with a twist. It features islands,
mine sweeping, submerge submarine, moving spy ship, and more. Requires 286+
and mouse.
Sea Quest 1.0
Burns, David
$20
#4891
requires you to seek out and destroy all the enemy submarines and mines.
Your fleet of six ships is equipped with sonar, torpedos, and depth
charges. Land masses and bad weather interfere with your sonar, and if
you shoot at a sub and miss, the sub will shoot back.
The playing area is larger than the screen, so the main display is a
scrolling window on the full map. Sonar can be used on three levels:
surface, for mines, and shallow or deep for subs. A minimum of two ships
are required to triangulate and locate a sub. This is an interesting,
challenging game. Requires EGA/VGA, 286+, and a mouse.
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0091 Board Games Small Programs Disk
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Aggravation 1.5 (AGGRAVT)
Kohler, Kevin T.
$5
is adapted from the board game Aggravation. The object is to move all four of
a player's pieces around the board from Home Base position to "Home Safe". Up
to four people can play, or you can play against the computer.
Mah Jongg LapTop 1.1 (MJLAPTP)
Balewski, Ron
$15
is a version of Mah Jongg written with black and white graphics so that the
tiles can be easily identifiable on laptops and other systems without color
monitors. This is a fun way to pass time at the airport, or wherever else you
have to sit around with nothing but your laptop for company. Of course, it is
equally as much fun on any kind of computer, but the color EGA versions are
usually more enjoyable on desktop systems.
Monopoly 6.7 (MONOPLY)
Gibson, Don Phillip
$0
if fashioned after the popular family board game. You really need a color
monitor for this one.
Pachisi
Leotti, George
$5
is a version of an ancient game on which is also based the modern game of
Parchesi. One to four people may play with the computer optionally playing
any unmanned positions. It appears that more luck than strategy is involved.
EGA or VGA compatible video is required.
Property Dealer (PROPRTY)
Clafton, David E.
$5-$10
is a Monopoly-like game, where the general idea is to buy property in order to
charge rent and thus deprive the opposition of their money. Up to six players
can compete, and features include customizing the board size, saving and
restoring games, and much more, including a complexity beyond the original
Monopoly game. EGA is required, although there are no impressive graphics.
Skimmers
Just For Me Software
$17
is a two-player game somewhat like Parchesi. One player moves pieces to the
right and the other to the left, according to the value of the dice. The
first person to get all their pieces across the board wins. The catch is
that after each set of moves, if opposing pieces are in the same column,
those with with lowest total value get sent back to square one. Skimmers is
easy enough for young kids to learn, but challenging enough for adults. VGA
required.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0091
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2406 Board Games #2 Small Programs Disk
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Blitz 4.8
PC Solutions
$24
[Feb. 1994 CD]
is a very strong game of checkers with many options. You can resize the checker
board, alter the response time, show movable pieces, select two-player mode and
more.
Checkers 1.61 (CHECKJM)
McCranie, Judson ASP
$15
is the best checkers game we have seen for the PC. It has excellent graphics and
plays a good game. You can select colors and the level of strength at which the
computer should play.
Checkers (CHKR-PF)
Franchuk, Peter
$0
lets you play checkers against the computer. The program is not very strong, but
the complete Turbo Pascal source code is included. If you are a TP programmer,
you may have more fun with the source code than with the game. EGA compatible
video is required.
Chekkers 1.7 (CHEKKER)
Shewchuk, J.D.
$15
is an excellent version of checkers. It features several levels of play, your
choice of Hoyle or Huff jump rules. Sound can be toggled on/off. You can flip
the board to change sides and record game and board information.
Dama Italiana 1.0 (DAMAITL)
Millett, Adrien
$49
[February 1994 CD]
is an Italian version of the classic board game of Draughts. In this
version, the board is inverted, with the single corner on the right bottom
of the board. The board is numbered from 1 in black's right-hand single
corner to 32 at white's single corner. There is also an option to play with
the English board layout and numbering.
Dynamo Draughts 6.3 (DYNAMO)
PC Solutions
$49
[March 1994 CD]
is the European version of Draughts, a variant of checkers. Draughts is
played on a 10x10 board, although this program allows you to resize the
board. One major difference between Draughts and Checkers is the way a
king moves.
Kings can move along an entire diagonal, leaping opponents, landing on
any space beyond the opponent, and then taking further leaps in
different directions. You can select the board size, number of men,
response time, auto-play, computer IQ, corner shapes and more.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2406
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1903 BackGammon Games Small Programs Disk
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Backgammon (BACKGMM)
is just an electronic board and dice with which you can play a human
opponent. The computer will not play you.
Backgammon 5.1 (BACKTDM)
The Dream Machine
$12
is a challenging version of the ancient board game. It offers a multitude of
playing options and includes 10 levels of difficulty. Pieces are moved by typing
in the position number you want to play. You can save and recall games, switch
sides during play, take back moves, use a doubling cube, have the computer
suggest moves, and much more.
The program does not offer mouse support, and it can be a nuisance to type in
numbers to move a piece. During testing, it aborted to DOS when trying to save
a game. Despite these flaws, we believe it is the strongest backgammon game in
the library.
BG
is a very good backgammon program. Moving the blots is not exactly
difficult, but it could have been made easier to do. The author warns you to
expect to get crushed, but in a test game, we won by a roll or two and we are
not experts by any means. Still, it is an interesting game.
Backgammon (BACKGAM)
is a backgammon game (complete with C source code). No graphics are
required.
BackGammon (BACK-JG)
Gatewood, Joe
$0
is a CGA version of BackGammon, with doubling cube, graphics and running game
score. It plays a decent game, but no option is giving for turning off the
annoying sounds. If the noise gets to you, get SILENCER on disk #2006.
EGAGammon 2.0
Evans, Daniel R.
$10
is a beautifully done version of Backgammon for the EGA/VGA. You play the
computer or a human opponent. Mouse or keyboard may be used by the first player.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1903
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PC-Gammon IV 1.1
Repstad Computer Consultants ASP
$25
#4557
is the best shareware backgammon game to date. (We called to register as
soon as we finished reviewing it!) It plays a very good game, but really
shines when it comes to the user interface. In addition, you can save
and restore games, write a log of all moves to disk, and customize set
up positions. Other features include three user-selectable playing
strengths, three levels of AutoMove, and modem play.
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2311 Chess Games and Utils. Small Programs Disk
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Chess88
is an amazing game. The program is only 9k, which is very tiny by today's
standards, yet it has great graphics and plays a decent game for all but
hardened tournament players. It first appeared in 1982 and for years remained
the best pd/shareware chess game available.
ChessClb 2.55
Wharry, Stephen
$5
keeps track of a chess club's roster and statistics for two rating systems.
Each rating system includes a club rating for each member, the total number of
points accumulated, and the total number of games played. CHESSCLB will also
keep track of who played whom, when, the result, their ratings at the time and
how many rating points were earned/lost. The roster and statistics lists can
be sorted by ratings, total number of games, total points scored, ID number,
name, or address. The program is fast, menu-driven and easy to use.
The Correspondence Chess Recorder 1.0a (TCCR)
Churchill, Eric
$15
helps you keep track of postal or Email correspondence chess games. Features
include game printing, several options for stepping back through a game, three
different forms of chess notation, and more.
Ed's Chess 2.3 (EDCHESS)
Hendricks, David and Bell, John T.
$15
was at one time the very strongest pd/shareware chess game available. It can
give a hard time to the retail-only game Chessmaster 2100 and to most
tournament chess players. PowerChess (#2484) seems to be just as strong and
has excellent graphics. Ed's Chess is still a good game and its board makes
very good use of ASCII graphics. Since it does use ASCII, it will run on any
type of video. The game has many features, including saving/restoring games,
move take-back, choice of colors, varying levels of play, recorded time for
each move in saved games, board and game editing, printed game reports, and
much more.
Queens8
Hack, Sidney
$7
is an ancient chess puzzle that requires placing 8 queens on a chessboard in
such a way that none threatens another. (Two queens on the same row, in the
same column, or on the same diagonal `threaten' each other) You don't have to
know anything about chess to try to solve the puzzle. All necessary
instructions will appear in the form of messages and prompts.
Star Trek Tridemensional Chess (TRID)
Rutan, David E.
$0
tells you how to construct a 3D chess set like the one on the old Star Trek
series and how to play the game.
Telechess (TELCHES)
lets two people play chess over the phone. The opponent's move is
automatically displayed (without graphics) on the screen
WaxMan 1.1
Bacigal, Ivan
$10
is a surprisingly strong pop-up chess game. Since it is a TSR, you can pop it up
at any time to play a few moves. Its use of ASCII characters to represent the
pieces is clever and very well done.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2311
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12520 Chess Study Tools Small Programs Disk
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Chess Replay 3 (CHESSRP) (09-93 CD)
Chessrpl Software
$20
allows you to store chess games on disk and have the PC display them on
screen move-by-move. Sample games are included. Requires VGA.
DiaChess 1.0 (DIACHES) (09-93 CD)
TNT Software
$20
allows you to record and print complete chess games with a diagram for
every move. It's a valuable teaching and study tool for serious players
and ideal for printing a permanent record of tournament games.
TakeNote 6.7.1 [TAKEN671] (11-93 CD)
Katelansky, David
$10
is a study tool for chess. It allows you to enter multiple lines of play
in one game and easily switch among various lines. You can also add
notes and go through notes of the game without losing the original
position. A tutorial is included.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12520 [85]
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Chess Games/Lessons
Pep-Cal Software
$15
#20173 [4 Disks]
Disk #1: Chess Pearls is a set of 12 lessons drawn from the best short
games of the old masters of Chess.
Disk #2: Kasparov-Karpov 1990 displays the 24 games of the 1990 World
Championship of Chess. This is Garry Kasparov's and Anatoly Karpov's
monumental and decisive match in which Kasparov won. The program lets
you step back and forth through each move. The games are heavily
annotated.
Disk #3: Games of Garry Kasparov contains the best and recent games of
the current World Champion Garry Kasparov. The games reflect his current
ideology and position about the various openings and how he plays them.
All games are annotated.
Disk #4: Games of Nigel Short is a replay of recent chess games played
by the August 1993 world challenger, Nigel Short.
Chess Gems & Jewels
Pep-Cal Software
$15 each
#20143
Gems is a collection of 12 chess games from the world's best players that
illustrate and teach Chess tactics.
The Jewels section contains 12 lessons from the best short games of
postal chess players.
Chexo 1.0
Soleau Software
$12
#12075
is a strategy board game similar to checkers except that you can only move a
piece by jumping over another piece of yours or the opponent's. If you jump
the opponent's, that piece is removed. The object is to remove all the
opponent's pieces. Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse.
Chess Quiz Series
Pep-Cal Software
$0
#7699/4088 [5 disks]
is a set of quizzes designed to help make learning the game of chess fun.
Quizzes include an introduction to chess, the Sicilian defense, king pawn
openings, queen pawn openings, and the English opening.
Chessedt
Wharry, Stephen
$10
#7287/1426
will allow you to build a personal database of chess games, checking for
notation errors as you go. You can store the chess games as files and bring
them back into the program and examine them at any position in the game, which
is especially useful for postal chess players. Besides printer output, the game
and annotation can be output to a normal ASCII file that can then be imported
into the text editor of your choice.
You can build a table of openings and your success/failure with these openings.
It will allow you to build a list based on openings, score, tournament, color,
date, opponent, ratings, and more. In this list you may include as few as one
and as many as every game you have ever played. The program will allow up to 100
moves and replies and up to 50 annotation strings per game.
Now the tricky part - it took quite a bit of head banging to figure out how to
enter moves. The documentation is sketchy on this and gives no examples. To move
a pawn, just give the target square, such as "e4". To move a piece, first give
the letter of the piece "in uppercase", then give the target square "in
lowercase". Example: to move White's King's Bishop to Queen-Bishop-4, enter
"Bc4". To capture with a Pawn, enter the starting "column" and the target "
square". Example: "ed5".
Chess Saver
Pep-Cal
$15
#7287/2218
allows you to record and play back any game of importance to you. Each move
can also be annotated with remarks. It precludes having to set up the chess
board every time you want to replay a selected game. Also on the same disk:
Chess Translator (Pep-Cal; $15) translates opening moves into both the
descriptive and the algebraic equivalents as well as showing the moves on
screen. The Pep-Cal chess programs use ASCII characters to display the board and
pieces, so they do not look impressive, but they will work on any monitor.
Chess Tutor
Pep-Cal Software
$15
#7287/1680
familiarizes you with many of the opening lines of chess. It is not a tutorial
on those openings, just an overview. We recommend it for anyone just starting
to study chess seriously. The same author has more advanced tutorials
available.
Chess Corresponder & Chess Indexer
Pep-Cal Software
$15 each
#7287/3295
Chess Corresponder will keep track of all your postal chess games. It
maintains a game board showing the up-to-the-minute position for an
unlimited number of games. You can search on a number of different index
keys.
Chess Indexer catalog chess games - yours or others of interest to you.
You can enter up to seven search keys, such as the name of the opening
variation, type of end-game, etc.
DNC 1.02
Pawn Promotions, Inc.
$40
#4918
is an excellent system for recording chess games and analysis. You can
enter comments and alternative lines of play. The moves are displayed on
an attractive graphical on-screen chess board as you enter them.
Descriptive or algebraic notation can be used.
You can load a database and step through a game a move at a time, seeing
the moves displayed and reading the analysis and alternative moves. You
can also add your own alternative moves and analysis to the database at
the same time.
Fischer-Spassky 1992
Pep-Cal SoftWare
$15 each
#4969
lets you replay all the games that were played in the Fischer-Spassky
chess match in Yugoslavia 1992. The games are heavily annotated, making
this a good learning tool as well. Also included is COACH, a tutorial on
the rules of Chess.
K-Chess 1.20 [KCHESS12]
Rob McDonell
$17
#12777 [01/94 CD]
is a Chess game that shows its own calculations as you play. It includes a
hint mode that calculates the best line of attack for several moves ahead.
Play against someone else or challange the computer to a match. K-Chess can
be controlled by keyboard or mouse.
Percentage Chess and Chess Tactics
Pep-Cal SoftWare
$15 each
#12036
Percentage Chess is a study aid for developing the playing skills of Chess and
a winning Praxis (method of play). The program traces the most common
opening moves, 1.e4 and 1.d4.
Chess Tactics provides examples of tactics and maneuvers seen in expert games
of Chess.
PowerChess
Wild, W. and Heiss, H.
$35
#2484
is a powerful, full-featured chess program with excellent graphics. Features
include save/restore games, board edit, opening move library, take back moves,
print move sequences, play black or white, hints for learning game, set up
checkmate puzzles, and the ability to adjust the computer's playing strength
by varying its response time from 10 to 300,000 seconds. Supports Hercules
compatible mono-graphics, CGA, EGA and VGA. Requires 512K and DOS 3.0 or
higher.
We experienced some oddities on our VGA system: the first time we ran it,
the Hints and the Information screens were both blank. The next time we ran
it, they displayed information, but both screens were the same. We had no
problems with the actual play of the game, however. The author is no longer at
the address listed in the documentation.
Dan Waddell: "The documentation for PowerChess lists NewWare as the place for
registrations. NewWare no longer supports PowerChess and was unable or unwilling
to provide further information."
PsL: We do not have any further information, but we have written the last known
address for one of the authors of the program. Now we just have to wait and see.
Simultaneous Match Player [SIMUL]
Pep-Cal SoftWare
$20
#12852 [March 1994 CD]
lets you experience putting on a simultaneous chess exhibition by playing
ten different computer opponents at once, alternating one move in each game
at a time. The purpose is to let you try out a whole series of opening
strategies at one time.
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12420 Dominos & Miscellaneous Small Programs Disk
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Aggression 1.05 (AGGRESS)
Expert Source Code, Inc.
$15
is a unique graphic board game that combines some of the aspects of checkers and
backgammon. The object is to get all of your pieces from their starting side to
the opposite side before your opponent does from a random starting pattern.
Requires mouse, EGA/VGA.
Hong Kong Mahjong (HKMJ)
Fitch, Julian
$15
is a version of Mahjong as played in Hong Kong. It has excellent graphics
because it is written to run only on the VGA. Directions are provided when you
run the program. This game works on VGA only.
Muggins 1.0
Young, Scott
$8
is a challenging domino game in which you play the computer. The
dominoes go up to 9-9 instead of the usual 6-6. The play of the game and
the graphics are very good. EGA/VGA required.
Scrabble 1.05 (SCRABBL)
Hall, Christopher
$10
lets you play Scrabble with friends without a board. It does not let you play
against the computer. It makes the game easier to play by drawing the letters
for you and keeping score automatically.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12420 [108]
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20023/3555 Othello Games Small Programs Disk
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Blockade 1.9 (BLOCKAD)
PC Solutions
$15
[March 1994 CD]
is a strategy board game similar to Othello. Each player takes turns
placing his pieces on the board, but unlike Othello, your piece must be
placed adjacent to both one of your pieces and one of your opponent's.
The effects of such a placement differ from Othello as well. An
interesting game.
Capture 2.0 (CAPTRCW)
CurtWare
$10
is similar to Othello. The main difference is that you can select a greater
number of squares, up to 400. You can play a friend or the computer, or let
the computer play itself. There are three skill levels, but the strongest is
not as strong as other Othello type games in the PsL. The program is easy to
use and has lots of features, such as being able to save a game.
DoublOlo (DOUBOLO)
Soleau, William
$10
is the best thing to happen to Othello since the two-colored disc! While many
programmers have written "yet another rendition" of the classic game of Othello
(some of them with excellent graphics and/or playing skill), William Soleau, who
has been writing a lot of terrific games recently, has come up with another
winner. In this variation, the board varies in size and shape and location of
obstacles on the board with each game. This endless variety and different
challenges is sure to please anyone who has ever enjoyed a game of Othello but
who has grown bored with the same old game all the time. Requires EGA/VGA.
Flip-It 4.7 (08-93 CD)
PC Solutions
$15-$24
is an interesting variation of Reversi/Othello. You can select various grid
patterns and sizes for the board. There is also an unusual play-to-lose mode.
Function keys can provide help and rules or invoke an auto-play feature.
Reversi 1.8
Parson, David
$15
is an excellent version of Othello that supports CGA or EGA/VGA compatible
video. We have a game like this in the library already, but this one beat me
like a drum in front of witnesses, so I am forced to add it to the library.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3555
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20023/12337 Othello Games #2 Small Programs Disk
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AntiC 1.11
Cascoly Software ASP
$20
is a cross between Othello and Life. The object of AntiC is make the pattern a
single color color using the fewest number of transformations. Each square is
one of three colors and sends its color to neighboring squares in the network.
If only one color comes into a square, it takes that color. If two colors come
in, they cancel and the square assumes the third color. Each time you change a
square, all squares in the pattern are recalculated and redrawn. Requires EGA
monitor and mouse.
Hexes 0.93
Foltz, H.D.
$0
is an Othello game played on a hexagonal board.
Othello 6.2 (OTHL-EW)
Waud, Earl
$20
is an good implementation of Othello for EGA or mono systems. It has seven
levels of play; can be played by one or two players; has mouse support and a
"boss screen". This is not the strongest Othello we've seen, but the user
interface is above average and the program is strong enough to beat the
non-expert. (The author is no longer at the address listed in the
documentation.)
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12337
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Apples & Oranges
Expert Source Code, Inc.
$15
#20023/2520
is the game of Othello using apples and oranges rather than the usual black
and white pieces. Unfortunately, the program plays a rather weak game, but the
graphics are unbeatable. So it's not that much fun to play, but it's great for
showing off your video. Three levels of play are offered. Requires EGA or VGA,
355k RAM and a mouse.
Tribolo
Soleau, William
$12
#20023/3304
pits you against two computer opponents in a game of three way Othello. The
regular rules of Othello apply, but having three participants creates
drastically different playing strategies. Tribolo has excellent EGA graphics
and mouse support.
Thor [THOR]
Quin, Sylvain
$0
#20420 [March 1994 CD]
is a very strong Othello/Reversi game. It allows you to play against the
computer or to use it as an Othello board to play another person. A
complete set of functions for the study of the game is included. Requires
512K memory, a high density floppy or a hard disk with 2 mb of free space.
Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
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2405 GO Related Games Small Programs Disk
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Connect4 1.1A (CONN4JM)
McCranie, Judson ASP
$15
lets you play Connect4 against the computer. Each player tries to get four of
his pieces connected in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
Another version of Connect4 in the PsL uses ASCII characters and will work on
monochrome monitors. This version has better graphics, but requires some type
of graphics adapater, including monographics.
Connect4 2.07 (CONECT4)
Harper, Jeff
$5
lets you play the computer in this popular strategy game that takes
tic-tac-toe to a higher level.
Drop-It 1.7
PC Solutions
$15
is a customizable variation of Connect Four. You can change the size of the
playing grid, adjust the IQ of the computer, or select a play-to-lose mode.
Pente
Leach, Michael A.
$0
is a game in which two players, or one player and a computer, take turns
placing a piece on a grid. The object is to be the first to get five pieces
in a row. Pieces can be captured only in pairs. This is a fun, interesting
game.
Plotz
Soleau, William
$10
is a strategy game in which the objective is to change an entire column of
squares to your color before the computer does. It may take a time or two to
catch on to the game, but it becomes pretty interesting after that.
Quinta 3.0 [QUINTA] (11-93 CD)
Penner, Lester
$5
is similar to Othello, Go-Moku, Go and Pente. It is a very challenging
game to try to win against the computer. The graphics and colors are
excellent. Requires a mouse and EGA/VGA/CGA compatible video.
TTT3D
Microstuff
$15
is a multi-level 3 dimensional tic-tac-toe game. Play against the computer or
your friends. Even at the Beginner level, the computer is hard to beat. CGA
or mono-graphics compatible video required.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2405
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4532 GO Related Games #2 Small Programs Disk
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Concentration Tic-Tac-Toe (CTTT)
Evans, Bruce
$?
is a game of Tic-Tac-Toe where the owners of the markers are not identified, so
you have to remember where you have put your "X". You can specify the number of
players, number of squares, and time limit for a turn. You can peek, but it
costs you a turn!
Contax 2.2 (08-93 CD)
PC Solutions
$24
is a game variant of GO. You take turns placing stones on the board and the
first one to get five in a row wins. You can select different grid patterns and
board sizes, two-player mode, auto-play and more.
Go-Moku
Passera, Gerard G.
$10
plays a very old Japanese game called GOMOKU, also known as 5-in-Line and
Pente. The board has 19x19 squares; Get 5 stones in a row and you win. You
can play against the computer or another player.
GO-Renju 1.4 (GORENJU)
PC Solutions
$12
is a variant of the Oriental game GO. You can play either a standard 5-in-a-row
to win game, or a challenging game in which 4-in-a-row loses. The board size can
be customized from a 7x7 to a 19x19 grid.
Pirates (PIRATE)
Tracker Software
$5
is a series of challenging puzzles in which you move from gold bag to gold bag
without retracing previous moves. It is based on Hiroimono, which is a 14th
century Japanese classic involving Go stones.
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GoGame
TMW Co.
$20
#3441
is based on the ancient board game GO. Players can be man or machine.
Problem solving is included in the program so you can look ahead. The program
uses ASCII graphics so it should work on most machines.
Chinese Checkers 2.1
ImagiSOFT, Inc., ASP
$20
#3637
is a colorful game based on the old traditional played by kids and adults. The
graphics and play of the game are excellent. If you have the inverted-T cursor
pad on your machine, you will need to turn off NumLock and use the number pad to
play the game, as the 1-3-7-9 keys are needed for diagonal moves. Requires
EGA/VGA and a mouse.
Dead End
Huenefeld Software
$20
#12135
is a unique strategy game for up to 6 players. You must choose a path
through the streets and avenues of the board and mark each turn of your
path with an arrow. The object of the game is to be the last player on
the board to reach a dead end. Features include nine selectable levels
of difficulty for computer opponents, adjustable time-limit countdown
clock, mouse support, and more. Requires 640K, VGA, and DOS 3+.
Domino 4.2 (10-93 CD)
Ball, B. J.
$15
#828
is an implementation of a two-person, single-spinner game of dominos
that you play against the computer. Graphics are required.
Electronic Aggravation 1.2 [AGGR12] (10-93 CD)
SimoneSystems Software
$15
#12556
is a computerized adaptation of the classic board game, Aggravation. It
allows 2-6 players, human or computer. Players race to beat their opponents
from their base to their home safe positions. The game features an
easy-to-use graphical interface and high resolution graphics. Requires a
286+, mouse and VGA.
Kirsta Games
Kirsta Computers Ltd.
$30 each
#4419
is a set of four popular card and board games including Backgammon, Cribbage,
Checkers, and Patience. These versions make you quit the program and restart it
after every game, going through a shareware registration screen. Although this
is a nuisance, it really doesn't take much time on a fast hard disk.
The Checkers game is pretty weak, but fun for novices. The Backgammon game plays
a decent game, but lacks a doubling cube; however, it has one of the best
interfaces of any backgammon game we've seen.
Mahjong 4.1 [MAH_PK]
King, P. E. ASP
$20
#884
is the game of Mahjong translated to the computer.
ALSO ON THIS DISK IS:
Mah Jongg 4.1 [MAHJNG]
Anderson, Nels ASP
$10
#884 (11-93 CD)
is a solitaire game played with Chinese tiles. The "Boss Mode" allows you to
Shell to DOS to run other programs. A list of all pairs of tiles played so far
is available by hitting the F2 key. You also have the ability to load different
tile sets. One additional set, "Flags of the World", is included along with a
tile editor utility.
Moraff's Morejongg 3.0 [MOREJONG]
MoraffWare
$0
#4648
is a unique implementation of the ancient tile game Mahjongg. It contains
tile sets with monsters from the Moraff's World games, letters of the
alphabet, three letter words, and traditional oriental tiles. You can
customize the colors of the tiles and background, and virtually all video
types from Hercules to Super-VGA are supported. Mouse is optional.
Megagopoly
Visual Data Communications Corp.
$18
#1372
is an investment strategy game. The object is to reach financial
independence. The game simulates an investment environment in which a
player may test his skills by interacting with economic parameters,
standard financial algorithms and portfolio analysis. Save/Retrieve game
options are available. (The author can no longer be reached at the
address provided in the documentation.)
Redhook's Revenge 1.0
ImagiSOFT, Inc. ASP
$23
#20135 [2 disks]
You will sail the seas as a bloodthirsty pirate in this fantastic animated
board game. You roll the dice to see whether you will fight a city, discover
treasure, get lost in a storm, answer a trivia question, and much more. It
combines the elements of classic board games like Risk, Trivial Pursuit, and
Life with beautiful graphics/animation and entertaining theme music and sound
effects.
Up to three people can play, and the player with the most gold at the end of
the voyage wins. Games can be saved, and two of the scurvy bucaneers can be
controlled by the computer. Old Redhook himself pops up on occasion with some
endearingly salty pirate sayings. Requires 640K and VGA. An AdLib or Sound
Blaster compatible board is required to hear music.
Tamper 1.20u [TAMPER] (11-93 CD)
Vorco Technologies ASP
$33
#20303
is an investment strategy game. Players get rich buying and selling
stock in various companies. It allows one to four players. The first one
with a net worth of $100,000 or more wins the game. Requires 1 meg of
memory, VGA, and a hard disk. Available only on 1.44MB 3.5" disk or CD.
Wall $treet Raider 4.1 [WSR41]
Ronin Software ASP
$25
#4626 (01-94 CD)
is a simulation game of corporate finance, in which one to four players
(including the computer) engage in hostile takeovers, empire building,
participate in greenmail payoffs and more.
Created by a Harvard lawyer/CPA/economist, Michael Jenkins, this game
allows you to use the same techniques as real corporate raiders on Wall
Street. Not only is the game fun to play, but you will really learn a lot
about business.
W$R has been a long time in the making. Jenkins says: "There hasn't been a
month in the last 20 years when I haven't done something on it. It takes
five or ten minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master." Requires 512K RAM
and 720K disk space.
Moraff's Stones 3.1
Moraffware
$0
#27676/3641
is a barter-gambling game played against monsters. The monsters are easy to beat
at first, but each time a monster gets wiped out, it is replaced by a more
intelligent and stingy monster. Eventually you are surrounded by malicious,
hard-core gamblers at the highest levels of the game.
Nine Men's Morris
Langin, Chet ASP
$10
#27676/3443
is an ancient game of strategy played on a special board in which the
object is to get three pieces in a row and take the opponent's pieces. You
can play against the computer. There are several levels of difficulty.
Requires 384K.
Robix 1.1 [ROBIX11]
Soleau, William
$12
#4850 (01-94 CD)
The objective is get your colored blocks to the bottom of the game board by
pushing rows of blocks either to the left or right. You can play against the
computer or a friend. Requires EGA/VGA.
Scoot-A-Long
Zimmerman, Ray
$25
#4093
is a simple board game along the lines of Parchesi. The first player to get all
four game pieces to home position, wins. Requires EGA/VGA, a hard disk and 512K
RAM.
Silicon City 2.5d
Lyric Software Co.
$22
#12133
is an interesting 3D strategy game. Due to massive over population, all of the
Earth's people have been digitized and transferred to a large computer universe.
Your job is to rescue the helpless inhabitants of Silicon City from a deadly
virus that has infected the incubators. This game features excellent EGA/VGA
graphics. A mouse is recommended.
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Addix 2.0
PC Solutions
$24
is a strategy game in which you and the computer take turns capturing numbers
from a grid. You select a number from the horizontal row of the computer's last
move and the computer takes a number from the vertical column of your last move.
The player with the higher score wins. You can change the board size, adjust the
IQ of the computer, select auto-play and more.
Awele
Cabannes, Jean-Pierre
$0
is a well known African game (that comes to us from France) to be played between
two players (ie: you can't play the computer). The archive contains two versions
- one in English and the other in French. Both require EGA.
Numbers & Logic III (NUMLOG3)
Burns, David
$18
is a new set of four challenging, number/logic puzzles. The games are not overly
difficult to solve, given enough time. The object is to solve them as quickly as
possible. This approach makes the game entertaining for all ages. A log of best
times and players' names are kept for each game. EGA/VGA and mouse required.
Shut The Box 1.2 (MLSHUT)
Lancaster, Bob
$5
is a computerized implementation of the old board game of Shut The Box.
Players alternate turns trying to get the highest score possible shutting
numbered doors matching rolled dice. The colors and (ASCII) graphics are
great, but the game plays well on a mono system too. Mouse is supported but
not required.
SeaHunt
Halma, Andy M.
$0
is computerized version of the game Battleship.
Stars
Meachem, William
$0
is a "brain teaser" that works something like the Game of Life.
YerMony
is a collection of a few simple games with some rather bizarre
embellishments.
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1620 Strategy Games #2 Small Programs Disk
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Aldo (ALDO-JR)
Riordan, Jason
$10
is based on the childhood game of paper-rock-scissors, but this version is not
for young children. The strategy in deciding which item to play and where on the
playing board to place it is pretty difficult to master. (This game has no
relation to the run-and-jump arcade game of the same name.)
Arionx
Dalal, Dan
$0
is a math solving game that requires some math background. It is the third
game is a six game series. Each game requires you to solve the previous game
to continue in the series (which can be ordered from the author) although
games one and two are not necessary to complete this game.
Border 1.1 (BORDRSE)
Cascoly Software ASP
$20
is a strategy game in which you try to enclose more areas than your opponent.
Your aim is to make the largest triangles you can, while selecting points to
block your opponent's triangles. Players take turns claiming points within a
rectangular area, trying to make triangles connecting those points. If a
proposed triangle is clear of your opponent's points and intersects no other
triangles, your score increases by the area of that triangle. The first
player to enclose more than 40% of the available area wins.
HardArt 1.0
Dowst, Ken
$0
a heart is hidden on the screen and you have to find him in an allotted number
of moves. You can tell if you are getting closer by the pitch of a tone
emitted after each move. The higher the tone, the closer you are.
Stained Glass 910116 (STAINGL)
Brewster, Kent
$25
is a very tough puzzle-game in which you clear the board by jumping colored
boxes ("panes of glass") over each other. What happens when one box jumps
another depends on the colors involved, making planning ahead pretty tricky. For
example, if a blue box jumps over another box and lands "on" a yellow box, the
double "panes of glass" combine to become a green box. A blue box jumping "over"
a green box would remove its color from the double box and leave just the single
yellow box. Very challenging.
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Conquer 2.64 (CONQEGA)
Arnold, Paul
$10
is a war game in which you battle the enemy on several fronts in an attempt to
take over the world. It is a single or multi-player (1-4) game and you are
matched up against the computer who plays for the Soviet Block, the Common
Market, and the Opec Nations. The documentation is a bit skimpy. EGA/VGA
required.
Cyberbox II (CYBRBOX)
Beeferman, Doug
$7
is one of the best push-pull puzzle games yet, which is saying a lot, because
there are some outstanding games of this type. In Push-Pull Puzzles (for want of
a better name), you have to move your man around a maze, pushing/pulling (or
whatever) obstacles out of your way to get to the diamonds/keys/exits/whatever.
The feature that makes Cyberbox II so interesting is that unlike the other games
which have one room per screen (and vice-versa), C2 uses a large, scrolling
playing field. Sometimes you can't even see all the elements involved, and you
have to go exploring before you can get to the diamond you are after. There are
three levels of play, and you can design your own playing fields.
Hurkle Hunt 2.5 (HURKLE)
Voss, William R.
$0
is an amusingly-done game in which you try to trap the soon-to-be-extinct
"Hurkle". To give you an idea of the spirit of this game, Voss gives only his
phone number and asked satisfied users to Fax him $5, whereupon he will Fax
you back a disk with the source code. Then there's the "Boss" screen, which
is a screen some games provide for you to pop up when you hear the Boss
coming. This one is different.
Super Maxit 2.0 (SUPMAX)
Expert Source Code, Inc.
$15
is a graphic version of the traditional, strategic board game, Maxit, with a
few twists. It has the ability to choose different board shapes and sizes that
are filled with numbered squares. When you choose a number in a row, then the
computer picks on in the column you chose, then you pick from the row the
computer chose, and so on. Some numbers are negative and the strategy is to
try to force the computer to pick from a column that has lower numbers than
the one you picked. The higher number total wins. EGA or VGA required.
Super Nim 1.0 (SUPRNIM)
Stanton Computing
$10
is an interesting version of the game of Nim, which you play against the
computer. VGA required.
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3877 Strategy Games #4 Small Programs Disk
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Bolo Ball 1.2 (BOLOBAL)
Soleau, William
$12
is a challenging strategy game where the objective is to get your marbles to
drop as far down the screen as possible. This sounds pretty simple, but the
screen is filled with ramps, walls, black holes, and other obstructions.
You can play against the computer or a human opponent. Their marbles also get in
your way. The animated EGA/VGA graphics are very nicely done. This is another
quality "thinking" game from the author of the Bolo Adventure series.
Boxcars 1.0
Radcliffe, Jim
$10
As you move a token through the grid of dice, the ones you pass change
values. Your goal is to recognize the pattern of change and move the token
through in a pattern that will cause all the dice to display a six.
There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of possible patterns, but on the first
20 boards, you have to beat the target score (by making fewer moves) before
you can advance to the next. EGA/VGA required.
Numbers & Logic I 1.0 (NUMLOGI)
Burns, David
$8
is a set of three unusual and challenging number puzzles. The object is to get a
solution in the shortest possible time. EGA/VGA and mouse required.
Slime
Menlove, Spencer
$0
is a strategy game where the object is to dominate the board by taking over
adjacent enemy pieces. It features one- and two-player modes, or you can watch
the computer play itself. Even on the intermediate level, this is a tough game.
Requires a mouse.
Stock Market Technician 1.1 (SMT)
RGJ Systems
$10
is a stock market investment game. You must gain a greater Net Worth than any
other player and remain in the game the longest to win. You need no special
financial skills to play. One to four players may compete.
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12008 Strategy Games #5 Small Programs Disk
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Balloon Challenge 1.1 (BALOONC)
Soleau Software
$14 (01-94 CD)
pits you against the computer as you each try to launch 25 balloons
higher the balloon rises into the sky, the higher the score. There is a
new maze everytime you play. EGA/VGA.
Bulls and Bears 1.0 (BAB)
Crabb, Ronald L. ASP
$20
is a stock market game. To do well, you have to be able to deduce how the news
headlines each morning will affect the various parts of the market (eg:
housing, industrials) and to adjust your portfolio accordingly. Requires
EGA/VGA.
Electron Havoc 1.1 (HAVOC)
Shramko, John
$10
lets you and an opponent take turns firing at each other's space ships. You
must adjust your firing speed and ship location to allow for gravity pockets.
Requires VGA and a mouse.
Marble Guess 1.1 (MARBL11) (12-93 CD)
Blueview Software
$15
is a rendition of the classic game of Master Mind. You try to guess the
hidden marbles in the least amount of chances. Requires VGA and a mouse.
Spectrum Sorcery 1.0 (SORCERY)
Bollinger, David
$10
Two players compete on a multi-colored playing board, moving around
different computer opponents and 11 board layouts are available.
requires VGA and a mouse.
Ten-Thousand 2.0 (TENTHOU) 01-94 CD
Status Que Software
$10
is a dice game for 2 to 6 players. Each player tries to reach a score of
10,000 first with a combination of luck and good strategy. Requires 640K RAM
and VGA. Mouse support is provided.
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Atoms-3 1.0
Distant Markets
$25-$31
is a network/local strategy game played on an 8x8 board. Place atoms in the
right squares on the board so that the atoms can begin a chain fission reaction
to other squares. From 2 to 6 can play. Requires EGA/VGA.
Cascade 1.9 (08-93 CD)
PC Solutions
$15
is a strategy game played against the computer. A maze of letters is
presented on the screen, scattered with balls and other objects. You
take turns with the computer removing a letter, and the balls cascade
down the gaps left. On reaching the bottom, they will enter your hopper
and add a value to your score.
Minefield (MINE-PM)
Mills, Paul
$0
is a DOS-based version of the popular Windows game of the same name. The
object is to find and mark all of the mines in the playing field without
setting any off. VGA and a mouse are required.
MineField For Everybody 1.0 (MFE100) (11-93 CD)
Warshaw, Judah
$5
is a minefield game that will run on any system. It supports a mouse,
save and load functions, customizable playing fields and difficulty, and
more.
Silencer (SILENDF) (08-93 CD)
Foss, Donald E.
$10
is a military strategy game in which you'll battle with seven different
creatures that vary in number, speed, and strength. There are 15 levels
of competition and various skill levels. VGA required.
Sokoball (SOKOSW) (11-93 CD)
Radcliffe, Jim
$10
is a variation of the Japanese Sokoban puzzles. The object
of this game is to push the boxes to a designated area to clear the
game board. It features changing floor plans, pop-up barriers and
an editor for creating your own puzzles. Requires a 286+ and
VGA.
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1948 Yahtzee Games Small Programs Disk
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MLYaht 2.2
Lancaster, Bob
$0-$5
is an excellent implementation of the dice game Yahtzee. There is better
playing logic and several other improvements in the regular game.
Quimbee
CurtWare
$10
is a game for 1 to 6 players, inspired by Triple Yahtzee. In Quimbee, you get
six dice. The game plays like Yahtzee, but if you get a "Q", it acts as a
wildcard. You get up to three rolls per turn, but you can only select the dice
to keep by value. That is, if you select "4", all 4's are kept for the next
roll.
Yahtzee 1.0 (YAHTZMH)
Holmes, Michael
$0
is a computer version of the well-known dice game. One or two players can
play. This version is much slicker than others we have seen and even includes
a "boss screen" - a simulated spreadsheet that you can pop up when you see the
boss coming.
Yahtzee
is the game of Yahtzee in uncompiled BASIC, for those who like to modify
the source code.
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