Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 11:00:02 07/26/03
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On July 25, 2003 at 18:58:47, John Merlino wrote: >Hello all, > >This is just to notify you all that a program that I have been working on called >"Hoyle Majestic Chess" has now been approved for production and should be >available in US stores around August 22nd. The company that developed it (the >one that I work for) is called Fluent Entertainment. > >The official website is www.majesticchess.com. Right now this site forwards to >Vivendi's site for the program. Vivendi is our publisher and has been doing a >magnificent job getting the word out on this new program. The official site will >be up and running some time next week. > >Some of you may not find the program interesting, as it is not intended for >serious players (although serious players can certainly get a good challenge >from Kittinger's fine new engine). It is mainly intended for people who simply >want to have fun playing a game of chess. It has a smaller feature set than >Chessmaster, certainly. But it does have full English advice, the ability to >watch the engine think, 24 different personalities to play against, and the >option to make your own personalities. > >Additionally, it has full-featured multiplayer online capability. It's 100% free >and you do not need to sign up for any other service. Just create an account >with a password and you're off and running. > >Finally, for the novice to lower-intermediate player (or for anybody looking for >a fun new twist on chess), we have the Chess Adventure. This is a story-driven >quest-based adventure with eight chapters of increasing difficulty that will >help the weaker player to become a solid intermediate player. For those of you >who know other computer games, think of it as chess meets "Heroes of Might and >Magic". > >Overall, the program is stunningly gorgeous, if I do say so myself. Most of all, >I'm just pleased that I am still able to help make good chess programs. I take >nothing away from Chessmaster, but I'm glad that many people now have an >alternative choice to that fine program that I worked on for so many years. > >If you have any questions about the program, you can ask them here, or send me a >private e-mail, or use Vivendi's message board. This message board DOES require >that you sign up for an account, but hopefully it will be a large community that >will be able to share information. You can sign up for this message board by >going to www.hoylegames.com and clicking on the "Forum" link. > >Many thanks for your time, > >jm John, I hope it's not too late to request a feature...it's a very simple feature. Many times when I'm playing online in a longer time control, I want to make the board small, but have the window be Always on Top, so that I can work in other applications while my opponent thinks. This is always great if it's engine versus engine, since I can work and glance up at the game at any time. Would be great if your new program could do this, too. Roger
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