Author: John Merlino
Date: 10:55:18 08/07/05
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On August 06, 2005 at 15:10:27, Steve B wrote: >>Glad that you're smarter than the typical user, and have noticed our efforts. > >thanks John ..compliments will get you everywhere > >well i finished ALL 8 CHAPTERS >it was quite addictive Congratulations! >the last chapter was murder with the 4 Queens and 3 Queens games >i am proud to say i faced off against the final Boss Sargon..even Steven and won >the game using no artifacts or other hanky panky If I recall correctly, you might have also been penalized points for using artifacts. I'll know for sure if I can get those files. :-( >my average for the 8 chapters was 87 which i guess is nothing to write home >about Actually, I'm sure that's pretty good. Typical players (Class C or below -- the kind who would buy Majestic in the first place) would probably score <20 on many of the later chapters. >i especially enjoyed the chess variants sprinkled throughout > >the one with the trapped Queens in the opponents side of the board in the >starting position was one i had never seen before > >thank god the program let me free my Queen right away >:)) Yep, the hard part in all of these variations is just making sure that you play good chess, instead of getting sidetracked by the unfamiliarity of the situation. >all in all a thoroughly enjoyable program not to mention Kittingers Engine > >i bet if your Majestic Chess had the same advertising budget as some of the >other leading Chess Programs it would have been a Mega Hit Well, Vivendi Universal wasn't as excited about it as we were, and so they didn't put the resources into it. We'll never know. Many thanks again, jm
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