Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:04:45 07/26/03
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On July 26, 2003 at 14:00:02, Roger D Davis wrote: >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 Not possible, since Majestic Chess is a full-screen DirectX program. jm
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