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Subject: Re: Hoyle Majestic Chess : Head-To-Head with ChessMaster???

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 07:51:38 07/11/03

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On July 10, 2003 at 18:11:05, John Merlino wrote:

>On July 10, 2003 at 18:04:59, Alan Grotier wrote:
>
>>>The program is being shipping under the extremely popular Hoyle brand, and is
>>>therefore being created for the appropriate kind of users (i.e. those who want
>>>to have FUN -- above all else -- learning and playing chess). I would say that
>>>the program succeeds very well in this regard, IMHO.
>>>
>>>jm
>>
>> Jm,
>>    What I have always liked about GM7K and GM9K is the seamless change from
>>    level to level.(Personalité change)
>>    I like to play serious chess and being a 1500/1600 player Grand Master
>>    gave me the opportunity to "have lot's of fun " and play against a real
>>    opponent at my approx.level.
>>    Playing chess against GM7/9K has without a doubt improved my game.
>>    Vivre GM.
>>
>>    J.M. Best of luck and success in your new endevors.
>>    However I hope you are not just going to put on the market a "me too"
>>    Grandmaster product.
>>    There is much more that could be offered to the lower end serious chess
>>    player.Learning for one..and you said have fun.
>>
>>    Best of luck  Alan
>>
>>                              v
>
>That is exactly what we intended to do. We did NOT want to make another
>mass-market product like Chessmaster. We set out to make a viable mass-market
>ALTERNATIVE to Chessmaster, to cover certain deficiencies in Chessmaster's
>overall presentation and, of course, "fun level".
>
>jm

Please tell me what deficiencies it covers that are not in Chessmaster.  I have
a lot of fun playing CM and it has learning stuff also.  Don't get me wrong.  I
wish you luck in your endeavor but tell me why I should buy it over CM9K.  Also,
aiming at the mass-market is a dream that every game programmer should  try for.
 The payoff is even more fun!
Jim



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