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Chessmaster 10th Edition
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Ten entire iterations focused on what is essentially the same board game is one hell of an achievement. This version of Chessmaster has its own particular focus, with special emphasis placed on user accessibility, the 3D engine and a more approachable online component. Like any modern chess program, the tenth edition of Chessmaster gives you […]
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Power: The Game
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Power is a board game for Windows based on a cardboard counterpart. The visual representation is sketchy. The pieces are visually flat and lifeless, and lack the main ingredient that makes board games fun — human interaction. Power suffers from both problems. In Power you win by moving game pieces. Four players compete at once […]
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Shanghai: Great Moments
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Shanghai: Great Moments is basic matching tiles mahjongg that comes on CD-ROM. There’s a good amount of digitized video in this package and other multimedia. It includes nine different sets of tiles to offer the player some visual variety. The standard mahjongg tile set is included, along with sets with the themes of space exploration, […]
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Chessmaster 6000
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
The Chessmaster series is aimed at the novice to intermediate chess player, casual players who value an intuitive interface and a friendly approach to the game. As such, Chessmaster 6000 is filled with the types of features that are focused on teaching the game and making it fun. As usual for this series, a wide […]
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Isle of Four Winds: Rune War
Saturday, November 17, 2018
The most common form of Mahjong on the home computer is the Solitiare version. A simplified game where you have to match tiles, usually as part of a large set that forms a shape of something like a pyramid, bridge or other such structures. The more complex version of Mahjong, which was popularized and had […]
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Knight Moves
Sunday, October 21, 2018
In Spectrum HoloByte’s board / puzzle game, Knight Moves, the age-old challenge of chess has been taken into new territory with the addition of a healthy dose of action. Knight Moves challenges you to control an animated knight who leaps around a chessboard stocked with enemies, hazards, and power-ups. Your knight can only move in […]
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Combat Chess
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Developer: Minds Eye Genre: Board Games Release: 1997
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Hodj ‘n’ Podj
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Developer: Boffo Games Genre: Board Games Release: 1995
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Hoyle Majestic Chess
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Developer: Fluent Entertainment Genre: Board Games Release: 2003
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Battle Chess 2
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Developer: Interplay Genre: Board Games Release: 1990
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