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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 9000 15-rated ... why?

Author: Marc van Hal

Date: 07:11:07 09/01/02

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On September 01, 2002 at 09:13:23, Lyn Harper wrote:

>On September 01, 2002 at 08:58:02, Alastair Scott wrote:
>
>>To my surprise I note, from the Amazon UK order page,
>>
>>http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006AFVX/ref=sr_aps_videogames_1_1/026-5990648-8079637
>>
>>that Chessmaster 9000 has an advisory lower age limit of 15 years, set by the
>>European Leisure Software Publication Association.
>>
>>What on earth could a chess program contain that is considered offensive to
>>those aged 14 and below? ;)
>>
>>Alastair
>  It can only be that the people giving this advisory age limit are not chess
>enthusiasts themselves, just business people. They probably think that chess is
>beyond the intellectual capabilities of juniors..but we know better, of course.

Yeah like having 14 year old Grandmasters!



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