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Location of a file like a link or description of location

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AI strength:
:meeple:nostarnostarnostarnostar random (makes legal moves)
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner (makes strategic moves)
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar advance (better than average players)
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar tournament (competes with ranked players)
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: champion (top ranked player)

Interface:
:meeple:nostarnostarnostarnostar Crude
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar Basic
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Average
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: Professional

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based
Flash
Java
OSX
Windows
Unix/Linux

Palm OS
Windows Mobile
Symbian OS
RIM BlackBerry
Linux mobile
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Software Types:
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client connects to a central server
client connects to a your own (local) server
online browser based

Licenses:
Free
Free, open source
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Variants available.


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Why I put solitaire games in a list of games with an AI:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/8323/item/781391#item7...

5-16-09 This list is now alphabetical -- The list has grown too big and people keep putting duplicate entries because they cannot find the games.
The items in this GeekList are ordered alphabetically by title
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26. Board Game: Blue Moon [Average Rating:7.02 Overall Rank:226]
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Keldon Jones Blue Moon AI

http://keldon.net/bluemoon/ (Windows and Linux version, as well as source code)
http://mry.fidisk.fi/bluemoon/ (Mika Ryynänen's Mac version)

Author(s): Keldon Jones
Publisher: Keldon Jones
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Fort Collins
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AI strength: :meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar advance

Interface: :meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good

Operating Systems:
OSX
Windows
Unix/Linux

Software Types: stand alone

Licenses: Free, open source

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Discussion thread: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/271927/page/1

Official rules: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm...
Rules on boardgamegeek: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/4897
Rules Summary: http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/37914
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This is absolutely superb. If you have troubles with the installation, as the README says, e-mail Keldon. He answers, and is helpful! Don't skip this if you have a slight problem installing it.
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Good night man, this AI is fierce.
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Attempted the installation and hit a brick wall.


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bulldozers wrote:
Attempted the installation and hit a brick wall.




yeah, I had the same problem. Works on my notebook but not on my desktop. Something to do conflicting old.NET stuff that I cannot seem to uninstall.
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Okay got it done. Apparently it is because I neglected to run the GTK file.


Once I actually hit the run button etc. on the GTK file, then reopened the desk top icon, we were off to the races.


Awesome!
27. Board Game: Bowling Solitaire [Average Rating:6.78 Overall Rank:3056]
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Bowling Solitaire
http://www.adamjava.com/BowlingSolitaire/

Author(s): Adamjava.com
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Publisher: Adamjava.com

AI strength:
N/A--Puzzle

Interface:
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar Basic

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based
Java

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
online browser based

Licenses:
Free

Another Sid Sackson classic from the book, Gamut of Games.
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Really fun game. You can't even tell that you are actually doing math problems, additions because you are having fun.

Great educational tool.
28. Board Game: Breaking Away [Average Rating:7.46 Overall Rank:464]
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Excutable, complied version by PC game author > http://www.george.crawshay.com/index.shtml
Direct link > http://www.george.crawshay.com/games/BREAKWAY.zip

Boardgame publisher's [outdated] info on the older version of the computer game http://www.fbgames.co.uk/games/ba/resources/ba-doc.htm

Author(s): George Crawshay
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Publisher: Fiendish Board Games

AI strength: :meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar advanced

Interface: :meeple:nostarnostarnostarnostar Crude

Operating Systems: Windows

Software Type stand alone

Licenses: Free
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need to use DOSbox if you want to play it in windowed moded and not full screen.

Instructions by the author:
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Your first question is `Do you want a specific random seed?'. If you say yes to this, you are asked for a number, and if after playing the game you want to start another one with exactly the same starting conditions you can do so by using the same number again.

Next you choose the number of players and your colour, and then you have the option of either selecting your bikes' initial move factors or accepting a completely random choice by the computer. When selecting your own you will first choose whether you want Bike 1 to use 3 or 4 factors and then input the individual factors for each bike. In each case you need to input only 3 out of 4 or 2 out of 3 - the computer will produce the last one automatically.

From then on it's just a matter of reading the other players' moves and responding to prompts for your own moves. The program pauses after every move - just hit any key to nudge it forward. When you input your own, press the RETURN key once you're sure it's correct.

Display: The bicycles are all shown in their proper team colours and positions, and their rank in the team is displayed at their rear with the corresponding number of pixels, i.e. one to four (O.K., I realise that this is not ideal but the size of the screen does rather limit the options, and you soon get used to it!).

The track is represented as a large square with 11 positions on each side, the same as a Monopoly board. START is at the south-west corner, the FINISH line being at the top of position 100 at the north-east corner. SPRINT 1 is the bottom of position 34, SPRINT 2 being 40 positions later, i.e. the same place but no. 74. Each square on the track is numbered, and as the game advances the numbers change upwards by 40 to reflect the real positions of the bicycles. In the case where a square of track is occupied by two or more bicycles in different stages (i.e. bicycles lapping others) the number in the square will always correspond to that of the leading cycle.

When a bicycle is lapped it moves several places towards the outside of the track and acquires a short white line at its rear as a distinguishing mark.

Once eight bicycles have passed the winning post all the scores are presented to show a resumen of the position of each bike in the individual sprints AND the totals for each bike and team, together with a closing remark (sometimes rude) on your performance.

That's it. Good luck!
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Excellent little programme, I've had a lot of fun with this.
29. Board Game: Bridge [Average Rating:7.52 Overall Rank:127]
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WBridge5 -- Strongest free Bridge AI.

Winner of multiple Computer Olympiad World Championships. A great tool to better your bridge playing skills.

On a French website but the program is fully English and French from version 4.

http://www.wbridge5.com/

Author(s): Yves Costel
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Publisher: Yves Costel

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: champion

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Good

Operating Systems:
Windows

Software Types:
stand alone

Licenses:
Free

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Has features that most commercial packages do not even have. You can save deals, undo and redo plays, and more.
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New version available with a complete english interface :

Nouveautés de la version 4.0 :

Les principales évolutions sont dans le domaine des enchères avec des systèmes prédéfinis (Wbridge5, SEF et SAYC). Beaucoup de nouvelles conventions ont été développées principalement en liaison avec l'introduction du système standard américain (SAYC): 3SA gambling, Gerber, 2SA Jacoby, Michael non précisé, leaping Michael. Le programme a également été intégralement traduit en anglais.


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30. Board Game: Can't Stop [Average Rating:6.92 Overall Rank:271]
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Roll or Don't -- Can't Stop clone with a strong refined AI.
http://www.rollordont.com

Author(s): James Cobb
Publisher: James Cobb
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AI strength: :meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: champion

Interface: :meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good

Operating Systems:
OSX
Windows
Linux

Software Types: stand alone

Licenses: Free

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Updated on a regular basis. Check www.rollordont.com to see you have the latest version.
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I have this on my laptop at work. My students absolutely love it. They are always requesting Roll or Don't. We even had a tournament this year. (Eric won and is the school champion.:D)
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Just downloaded and got immediately addicted! Thanks!
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Version 9 is now available! This version features a new variant, "Leapfrog", which makes for a very fun and very fast game! Also, the stats for your current game are displayed on the menu bar.

http://www.rollordont.com

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31. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:64]
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new graphics since electronic rights to Carcassonne was sold to MS Xbox division.


old graphics

Toulouse
http://games.asobrain.com/
Play bots and/or people. An impressive implementation.

Carcassonne and expansions

Author(s): asobrain.com
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Publisher: asobrain.com

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Average

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based
Java


Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
online browser based

Licenses:
Free

Variants available.
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There is a German version of this, from Koch Media, also with a hidden English interface. The game is available for download and purchase from softunity, an online german software shop. The software is great, AI and Interface both get 5 plus (the AI often overvalues fields, almost like if they give 4 or 5 points per city, even when set to 3 points). Highly customizable in terms of AI, rules and other options. High score lists and nice sound.
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I looked on SoftUnity...seems to be no longer available.
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I would rate the AI on the asobrain version only 1.5 stars. It's not random, but it's not much better than random.
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You can play this on the XBox 360. Download it through XBox Live. It's not free but not expensive either. There is also two river expansions. Lots of fun.
Edit: See #33 below.
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32. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:64]
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Carcassonne -- the official
http://www.carcassonne-online.com/download/carcassonnedemo-s...

Demo allows you play only play one out of several AI players for around 30 min.

Author(s): Koch Media
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Publisher: Koch Media

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar advance (crippled)

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: Professional

Operating Systems:
Windows


Software Types:
stand alone
client connects to a central sever (disabled)
client connects to a your own (local) server (disabled)

Licenses:
Commercial Demo - 30 min per session

Variants can be purchased separately.
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To switch the in-game text to english, simply open the file carcassonne.cfg (usually located in C:\Programme\Koch Media\Carcassonne) and change the LANGUAGE parameter from 2 to 1.
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And unfortunately no longer available for purchase. :cry:
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It's in German How do you get it in English?:(
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It explains how to play in English in the information about the game:

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To switch the in-game text to english, simply open the file carcassonne.cfg (usually located in C:\Programme\Koch Media\Carcassonne) and change the LANGUAGE parameter from 2 to 1.
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I have this, the AI in the base game is OK, but it is when you install the expansion that the AI ramps itself up. you can play with the first two boxed expansions, but even on Vanilla I would rate its AI as a 5.
the different opponents have different playing styles, but they all like to strand your meeples whenever they can.

33. Board Game: Carcassonne [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:64]
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Carcassonne
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/carcassonnexboxlivearcade/

Author(s): Sierra Online
BGG ID: 822
Publisher: Microsoft

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostartournament (competes with ranked players)

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:Professional

Operating Systems:
Xbox Live Arcade (requires Xbox or Xbox 360 and XBLA)

Software Types:
stand alone
or
client connects to a central server

Licenses:
Commercial Demo ($10 to buy)

Variants available.
For additional small fees: River, River II, King & Baron
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34. Board Game: Carrom [Average Rating:7.04 Overall Rank:498]
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http://crokinole.biz/
Kind of like pool or billiards. 50 free games with a guest account.

Author(s): Kinetic Games
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Publisher: Kinetic Games

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based
Shockwave plugin

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
online browser based

Licenses:
Commercial Demo

Variants available.
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This item should be deleted.

...or all reference to crokinole.biz could be replaced with info about the Carrom Facebook app.
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paulmond wrote:
This item should be deleted.

...or all reference to crokinole.biz could be replaced with info about the Carrom Facebook app.


It remains for historical reference. Perhaps I will make a geeklist of dead games...
35. Board Game: Catan Dice Game [Average Rating:5.85 Overall Rank:2272]
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Die Siedler von Catan – Das Würfelspiel
www.playcatan.com

Author(s): playcatan.com
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Publisher: playcatan.com

AI strength:
N/A--solo

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: Professional

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based (Flash)

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever

Licenses:
Commercial Demo

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You can play once per day for free.
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This seems to be Java, not Flash. (Which makes it not work at my locked down wierdly configured computer at work :()
36. Board Game: Catan Dice Game [Average Rating:5.85 Overall Rank:2272]
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Die Siedler von Catan – Das Würfelspiel
bgg files > http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/info/30649

Author(s): Simon Hilsdorf
BGG ID:
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Publisher: Simon Hilsdorf

AI strength:
N/A--solo

Interface: :meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good

Operating Systems: Windows

Software Types: stand alone

Licenses: Freeware
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http://www.onlinebrettspiele.de/old/6nimmt!/

AI strength: :meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner

Interface: :meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Average

Author(s): Thomas Rosanski
Publisher: onlinebrettspiele.de
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Thomas Rosanski
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Software Types: online browser based

Licenses: Free

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Like the tactical variant.
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Crawshay 6 Nimmt
http://www.george.crawshay.com/
direct link > http://www.george.crawshay.com/cgi/products.pl?game=6Nimmt

Author(s): Crawshay
Publisher: crawshay.com

AI strength: :meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner

Interface: :meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Average

Operating Systems: Windows

Software Types: stand alone

Licenses: Free
39. Board Game: Chainsaw Warrior [Average Rating:5.49 Overall Rank:4737]
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Chainsaw Warrior
http://chainsawwarrior.net

Author(s): Online Games Company
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Publisher: Online Games Company

AI strength:
N/A--scripted

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple: Professional

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based (Flash)

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever

Licenses:
Free

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In May 2008, Games Workshop will close down this site and Chainsaw Warrior will no longer be playable online.

Erik Mogensen
Licensing and Acquired Rights Manager
Games Workshop
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Play now while it lasts...
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This game looked so cool so I traded to get a copy. Read the rules and realized that, everything is random: your abilities, how much equipment, how many equipment, where Darkness is and more. Not sure if there is any real choices that needs to be made.

However good theme and is tense--love the chainsaw sound from the online game.
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Link is dead now.
40. Board Game: Checkers 2000 [Average Rating:5.60 Unranked]
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Checkers 2000 at www.highergames.com. This is a fairly good game, give it a try. Type "guest" as your username and password to try it without signing up for an account.

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Advance

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple::meeple:nostar Good

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever

Licenses:
Free
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41. Board Game: Chess [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:214]
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HellChess

Strong AI or network play.
Also play othello and connect 4.

Windows PC, Linux, Amiga, and Gameboy Advance!

http://hellhound.nl/hc/main.html

Play online (Java):
www.cs.ualberta.ca/~games/

some others:

www.playwitharena.com -- feature rich and strong for windows

http://www.tim-mann.org/xboard.html -- linux frontend for various chess enginge plug in

also use your favorite search engine for Champion Chess, Chenard, Chess Genius, Chess It, KChess Elite, and Rival Chess.
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...and if you're bored of playing normal chess try ChessV at http://www.chessv.com/. With this free open-source program you can play traditional chess as well as the following variants:

Alapo
Almost Chess
Angels and Devils
Archchess
Berolina Chess
Bird's Chess
Cagliostro's Chess
Capablanca Chess
Capablanca Chess, Aberg variant
Capablanca Chess, Paulowich variant
Carrera's Chess
Chess 480
Chess with Augmented Knights
Chess with Different Armies
Chess with Ultima Pieces
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The AI seems good, or is it just that I'm bad at chess? The GUI is functional but nothing spectacular. The good thing is that you can customise the pre-loaded variants to try out your own unique take on chess.
Tom Dickson
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Apple Mac OS X comes with a very pretty version of GNU Chess.
42. Board Game: Choice [Average Rating:6.49 Overall Rank:1875]
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Choice -- Sid Sackson game from Gamut of Games
English > http://summsumm.schiffner-tischer.de/old_choice/
German > http://summsumm.schiffner-tischer.de/


Author(s): Christian Schiffner
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Publisher: Christian Schiffner

AI strength: N/A--Puzzle

Interface: :meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar Basic

Operating Systems:
Java

Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
online browser based
stand alone--downlaod and play

Licenses: Free
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Jason Birzer
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Didn't know that this was a Sid Sackson game.

I've been playing it on my Palm under the name "Sigma"

http://www.freewarepalm.com/games/sigma.shtml


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Holy cats, I'd almost forgotten about this game; I played it back in high school. Sid described it in "A Gamut of Games"; he simply called it "Solitaire Dice."
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I just spent an hour playing Choice.
43. Board Game: Cirondo [Average Rating:5.90 Overall Rank:4008]
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Cirondo

play online flash version:
http://www.cirondo.com

has anyone played this?
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I've played it once and it's pretty simple to learn but has a lot of options. Some moves are obvious but others you need to set up. I'm don't typically like abstracts but this is pretty good.
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Unfortunately, the AI is amazingly bad. In fairness, I didn't check to see if there were any harder settings, but with the default AI, it's hardly even worth playing.

I hate to be so negative, but I didn't like the interface either. The 3-D diagonal view looks cool, but is too difficult to play -- top down view would have been better.

The game basically amounts to a chess variant on a circular board, where all of your pieces are either pawns or bishops (and pawns can promote to queens if they reach the center). Could be interesting with a more useable interface and AI.
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Link dosent seem to work.
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It looks like the game's publisher, Cirondo Games Company Limited, has gone out of business. The domain name of their website is currently up for sale again.
44. Board Game: Citadels [Average Rating:7.32 Overall Rank:95]
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http://citadellesjavagame.free.fr/
Citadels -against other people or bots
3-7 players

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar average

OS: Java

Client connect to central server
Online browser based

Free
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Box shot + This computer game includes the Citadels: The Dark City Expansion
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Unfortunately, it misplays the 3-player rules (discarding 4 cards, instead of giving every player 2 role selections). With 4+, it is pretty good though...
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This was a welcome surprise.:)

I've even bookmarked it because I'm still learning the strategies involved, so far I've won 1 game ...out of several.

I've played the 3 player and 4 but, I don't like 4 as much the AI seems to be really good at kicking my butt. I had one turn where I got Assassinated, then Magician swiped my cards, OUCH.

I like it though, be nice if there was a regular PC version or even a console conversion.

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NICE. I gotta try this. If this works, then I will gladly say f!@#$ BSW on this one. Mind you, their implementation of Citadels probably doesn't suck. It's just that they never incorporated the 2p and 3p 'adjustments' into the game. It was VERY difficult finding 1 more player, let alone 3 more of them.
45. Board Game: Clans [Average Rating:6.62 Overall Rank:518]
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Clans

http://www.marquand.net/staticpages/index.php?page=clans

AI strength:
:meeple::meeple:nostarnostarnostar beginner player

Interface:
:meeple::meeple::meeple:nostarnostar Average

Operating Systems:
Web Browser based
Java


Software Types:
client connects to a central sever
online browser based

Licenses:
Free
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