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History

Electronic Board Games

began

life

as

a

module

called

Chess/Checkers

by

Multi-Comm

,

a

large

BBS

in

Las

Vegas,

NV.

The

game

was

written

by

Phil

Gorrow

and

Don

Pitchford

.

Moonshae

Telecomm

acquired

the

game,

updated

the

code,

and

added

Othello.

The

project,

led

by

Jeffrey

Kobal

,

was

rebadged

Electronic

Board

Games

and

released

in

Summer

1989.

After

the

Galacticomm

acquisition,

the

game

was

no

longer

sold.

However,

Jeffrey

Kobal

released

a

greatly

enhanced

version,

including

many

more

board

games

and

features,

under

his

new

TPD

Psycho

Software

.

Game Information

A complete implementation of these three, great classic board games, this package allows you to offer your users real-time,

interactive

chess,

checkers,

and

othello.

Users

play

against

each

other,

rather

than

the

computer,

taking

full

advantage

of

The

Major

BBS

's

multi-user

environment.

The

module

has

three

"boards",

allowing

up

to

6

players

(three

pairs)

at

one

time,

each

engaged

in

the

game

of

their

choice.

The

players

of

a

game

can

talk

with

each

other

while

making

their

moves,

to

add

the

atmosphere

of

a

friendly

board

game,

and

full

help

is

also

provided

to

help

players

with

the

commands.

The

computer

acts

as

a

moderator,

making

sure

each

move

is

valid,

and

keeping

track

of

game

status

(check,

checkmate,

stalemate,

etc.).

Players

can

resign

at

any

time

during

a

game,

or

stick

it

out

until

the

end.

However,

resignation

is

considered

a

loss.

Chess

supports

capturing

"en

passant"

and

pawns

can

only

be

promoted

to

queens,

not

knights.

In

checkers,

in

addition

to

the

standard

version,

"Kings"

and

"Give-Away"

varieties

are

also

available

for

a

change

of

pace.

Gameplay

For all three games, ANSI support is provided for those users who want color and screen updating. Also, IBM users can view the board with extended ASCII codes, and small terminal users can opt for a "short board" format that fits within 32 columns. Chess boards can be saved by the players in mid-game, to be continued at a later date. In addition, chess games are also recorded by a high score list to show off the best players.