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From: jrmorgan@MIT.EDU (Jamie Morgan)
Subject: Battuere 1.0
Battuere is a strategy game played on an 8 by 8 square board by one or two
players (human vs. human or human vs. computer). A variation of Battuere has
appeared in Martin Gardner's Mathematical Recreations column in Scientific
American. Battuere, like checkers and chess, is a mixture of offense and
defense. The rules are extremely simple, but the game play is challenging and
highly enjoyable. Check it out!
Battuere features:
* raytraced 256 color graphics with rich textures
* 3D perspective view of granite gameboard and pawns
* fluid animation of game pawns
* multichannel music plays in the background
* four songs to choose from
* multichannel asynchronous sound effects
* two play modes: human vs. human and human vs. computer
* computer uses variable ply Minimax search engine to determine optimal move
* computer can play on any of 3 skill levels
* ability to save games in progress and play them later
* scoring system with record for top 10 scores
* user-adjustable time limit from 1 to 999 seconds per move (with 5 second
warning)
* L.E.D.-type game clock shows game time and move time
* 3 animation modes for Macs of all speeds
* miniature overhead view for rapid movement of pawns
* ability to retract undesirable moves
* complete on-line help and information
And more!
Requires:
* a monitor of at least 640 by 480 resolution
* 256 color capability
* 1400k of free memory
* for music: QuickTimeT 2.0 or greater and (optionally) the "QuickTime
Musical Instruments" file (if you don't already have these, Battuere
includes instructions on how to get them)
Author: Jamie Morgan
e-mail: jrmorgan@mit.edu
Battuere is $15 shareware.