Chaturanga
MOTHER of all War-Games!
After 6 years of programming effort, the incredible Chaturanga
software program with multimedia encyclopedia is now available! Chaturanga, played in India,
in or before the 7th century A.D., is the oldest
known form of chess. Easier to learn than chess,
there are only eight pieces to each player, and play has been simplified by having no
artificial additives such as castling or complex en passant rules. Play develops
quickly, much faster than common chess, and
reversals of fortunes can occur suddenly. Forming alliances, a unique feature in
Chaturanga, gives it a Machiavellian aspect missing from chess.
This one-of-a-kind software program includes over 30 million playable
variants (including different rules and setting options, Dice variant, Gambling
& Pieces Ransoming variants, Rajah Capture option) with full instructions for play.
An added bonus is the multimedia encyclopedia which
includes edited text of Prof. Duncan Forbes classic book The History of
Chess.
Multi-player capable. The game software (from 1 to 4 players) on this CD-ROM
is capable of play across a local computer network or remotely across computers
over the internet. The single player version allows selection between computer
opponents. Levels are selectable from beginner to expert/analysis. Settings are
highly customizable. This program does not require hard drive space, and can run
it from
the CD-ROM. Chaturanga will run under Win 2000, ME, NT & XP. Requires a Pentium
with 16MB RAM.The CD-ROM in contained in a
clear DVD case, with elegant labeled artwork
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