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- From: rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.video,alt.games.lynx
- Subject: Re: Some Lynx info needed
- Date: 19 Nov 1992 20:23:16 -0800
- Organization: Southern California Lynx Enthusiasts
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- In article <1992Nov20.005539.9540@ncsu.edu> jmkaraka@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN MARTIN KARAKASH) writes:
- > [Regarding the one Lynx/two players feature of Lynx FIDELITY CHESS]
- >
- > Unless you can visualize a board completely (if you can, why do you
- >need the lynx?) being able to see it is a absolutely necessary. As you
- >well know, it's pretty difficult for two people to see a lynx screen without
- >mucho difficulty.
-
- Ummm, I dunno. When I play Lynx chess with two people (a Lynx card is
- still smaller than a portable chess set, after all), when the other player
- is done, I look at the board and then ponder my move. No big deal to me, but
- I can see where the ability to watch the board while your opponent's thinking
- of his move may be useful.
-
- >>I also think
- >>AWESOME GOLF should have been "multiple players on one Lynx" instead of
- >>ComLynxed, since it's not really needed.
- >
- >Same for golf. When I'm not at the tee, I'd still rather
- >see what's going on rather than just twiddle my thumbs...
-
- I dunno. The only point of having multiple Lynxes for AWESOME GOLF is so
- the software can choose which player goes next (after the tee-off, the player
- whose ball is farthest from the hole swings). Still, this can be done by
- simply flashing a "It's Player X's turn" message instead.
-
- --R.J.
- B-)
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