Author: John Merlino
Date: 07:59:08 07/11/03
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On July 11, 2003 at 10:51:38, James T. Walker wrote: >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 Here are a few items that quickly come to mind. 1) Real and FREE multi-player that works. All you need to do is create a user account and you are quickly connected to our own servers. You don't have to join any other service to play online all you want. 2) Simple and easy-to-use interface. There isn't a huge glut of features that most users wouldn't care about (or even know how to use!), so the user isn't overwhelmed. 3) Gorgeous graphics. While most people on this board wouldn't care about this, I can honestly say this program is undoubtedly the best-looking chess program ever made (not to mention one of the best-looking software program's I've EVER seen). If you have anything specific you are interested in, please don't hesitate to ask. jm
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