Board & Card Games

We can provide you with advice about current popular Game titles and Darren Challis usually gets it right in his Australian MacWorld Games Review column. If you want to see games before you buy, then visit Try & Byte, Australia's best Macintosh Games shop at 39 Oxley Street, Crows Nest. They are open six days a week.

Please Note that the compatibility list under each description should only be taken as a guide. Whereever possible special requirements such as a Superdrive or 13" colour screen have been indicated.

While there haven't been many new Mac games released over the past year, the ones that have been released have been very good.

New Board and Card Games
BattleChess Enhamced CD........................$89
Go Master Deluxe...............................$210
Heaven and Earth...............................$69
Trump Castle II................................$79

Board Games
Bermuda Square.................................$55
Two more squares and your record is broken. Guesswork isn't the solution - THINK.  The puzzle grows in complexity as you improve.  How many of the 24 squares can you fit in the larger square, when their total areas are the same?
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Go Master .....................................$110
The board game is savoured by over 25 million players, who treat it as both an enjoyable recreation and a serious exercise. GO is played by two opponents who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections of a grid, attempting to surround empty points while also thwarting one another.
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Go Master Deluxe...............................$210
The board game is savoured by over 25 million players, who treat it as both an enjoyable recreation and a serious exercise. GO is played by two opponents who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections of a grid, attempting to surround empty points while also thwarting one another. Includes Tactical Wizard and Joeseki Genius for advanced play.
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Ishido.........................................$69
The Chinese called it Shih Tao, the ancient Celts called it Runa futhark, the Mayans called it Kami-a-hota, and the Japanese called it Ishido. Yet regardless of its origin, when translated the names all mean one thing, The Way of  Stones. Requires 13" for colour, LC 12" can only play B/W.
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Monopoly.......................................$89
Play the bestselling board game of all time with friends, or against the computer, or with a mixture of human and computer-controlled opponents! Enjoy the thrill and excitement of wheeling and dealing, with the added enhancement of computer animation. 256 Color required.
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Scrabble Deluxe................................$89
Play Scrabble on your computer just as you would on the board game - for 2-3 or 4 players. Build your vocabulary and strategic abilities by playing through the different skill levels, from beginner to advanced.  Match your imagination against other players, or against a computer opponent with a dictionary of 12,500 to 20,000 words
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye......................$79
More of everything that make the orginal Shanghai a smash hit. More depth, art, tiles, creativity, challenge and fun, Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye - two full challenging games in one. Nine tiles sets plus a Layout construction set for limitless tile designs. Layouts build from easiest to hardest, providing a progression of difficulty not present in the original Shanghai. As players master Shanghai II, they earn the right to take on the challenge of Dragon's Eye, a game of placing and blocking tiles against the computer. Awesome color, animated tiles and lively sound!
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Tesserae.......................................$69
Clear the board by jumping one coloured (Pattern for B/W) tile over the other. Sound easy? A bewitching brainteaser, Tesseraew poses infinite variety in three levels of difficulty, on nine different mosaic boards. 
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Card Games
22nd St West...................................$80
There must be thousands of interpretations of Whist. This is a selection which makes for a good computer-based card game. The rules are straightforward and the game is challenging. Whether you are an experienced player or a novice, you will soon find yourself playing just one more hand. Complete on-screen tutorial help included.
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Bridge 7.0.....................................$70
The ideal way for a novice to learn how to play bridge, and for the more advanced player to get into a game without having to round up 3 more players.  BRIDGE 6.0 offers more advanced bidding and play and true “Duplicate bridge” options and a suggest mode for making a bid..
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CompuBridge....................................$35
This is an ideal programme for anyone who wants to improve their bridge game or for someone who has never played bridge before.  Consists of 10 tutorials and 8 computer generated quizzes to aid you in the game of Bridge. It is especially effective used in conjunction with Bridge 7.0.
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Casino Master Standard.........................$90
Feel the suspense-filled action of casino gambling. Learn and practice at yopur own pace without risk.  Enter the Centron Casino and go from game to game with a keystroke or mouse click.  Experience Crapps Master, Roulette Master, Blackjack Ace.

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Casino Master Deluxe...........................$129
Enhanced version of Casino Master.
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Hoyle Book of Game V 2.........................$59
Hoyle Book of Game Volume 2. Solitaire brings you a fascinating variety of card games, from familiar favouites like Klondike, Canfield and Pyramid, to exotic exercises in card strategy such as Eliminator and Beleagured Castle. 28 Solitaire games in one program:-- Calculation, Strategy, Eagle Wing, Beleagureed Castle, Klondike, Canfield, Golf, Flower Garden, Scorpion, Spiderette, La Belle Lucie, Fortress, Baker's Dozen, Cribbage Square, 8 Off, Shamrocks, Yukon, Eliminator, Slide, Bowling, Nestor, Aces Up, Gaps, Penguin, Pyramid, Triplets, Poker Square, Bistol.
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Micro Bridge Companion.........................$69
Super enhanced version of Casino Master with a range of Casino Games.
Trump Castle II................................$79
Super enhanced version of Casino Master with a range of Casino Games.
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Chess
BattleChess....................................$79
Battle Chess is the next step beyond all existing Chess programs. The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checked field.  The chess pieces are animated.
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BattleChess Enhamced CD........................$89
Enhanced version of Battlechess with extra animations and sounds.
CheckMate......................................$79
CHECKMATE is the most powerful and versatile chess program on the market with state-of-the-art graphics, a highly intutitive user interface, and the widest range of features found on any micro-computer chess program, many of which have never before been implemented on a personal computer. Checkmates's many features includes:-Infinite play  level in any of four seperate modes, Select levels by time per move, choose a different level during play, Special "Easy" Level for beginners, Take back and replay move, Change Sides anytime, See how Checkmate would play your move, Save/Load/Print games, Replay entire game, Checkmate will predict your next move and then use your time to think, Play solo, face-to-face, or watch and learn as Checkmate play against itself, 2D and 3D views.
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ChessMaster 2100...............................$69
The finest and most powerful chess program in the world just got better!  Compare Chessmaster 2100 with any other chess program on the market today. Over ten years of man work has gone into its creation. New features include: “War Room” mode,  views total board, captured pieces, thinking window.
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Puzzle
3 In Three.....................................$75
This is another game from the maker of FOOLS ERRANDS and has created a quest that begins when a power surge flings the number 3 from her secure home inside a spreadsheet into the madcap world of letters. As you follow her home you will come across 80 mind boggling puzzles and 60 animated scenes. Imagines a world inside you computer, a fantastic universe populated with Letters and Numbers as real as you & I.
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Castle of Dr. Brain............................$89
This is another game from the maker of FOOLS ERRANDS and has created a quest that begins when a power surge flings the number 3 from her secure home inside a spreadsheet into the madcap world of letters. As you follow her home you will come across 80 mind boggling puzzles and 60 animated scenes. Imagines a world inside you computer, a fantastic universe populated with Letters and Numbers as real as you & I.
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CrossWord Creator..............................$69
Better behaved than Crossword Magic. Create and solve crosswords.
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CrossWord Magic................................$79
A Crossword puzzle game which allows you to create your own puzzles and also gives you different puzzles for your enjoyment with different themes to try your skill. Prints out with numbered clues.
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Heaven and Earth...............................$69
Wonderful collection of 4 visual logic puzzles from Scott Kim. Excelent graphics and one for afficionardos of mathematical recreations and Cliff Johnson. 
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Puzzle Master..................................$69
200 Daily and 50 Sunday crossword puzzles from The New York Times. Display correct letters or words Check your answers without displaying the correct answer. Scoring system with puzzle timer - test your skills against experts, compete with friends.
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