| Name | Extracted | Size | Date | Description |
| CHESNET.ZIP | Yes | 35882 | 6/9/1994 | ChessNet 1.1 (Lerner, Jack; $35) lets you play a game of chess over a modem. You could also use it just to play through games on screen. You cannot play the computer, however, which makes the shareware fee for this somewhat exorbitant, considering that Battle Chess and ChessMaster 2100 sell for the same or less. The graphics are good, and the "game replay" is handy. |
| KCHESW15.ZIP | Yes | 163353 | 4/14/1994 | K-Chess for Windows 1.5 (Ark Angles, reg. fee: $18-20) is an educational Chess program for Windows that shows its own calculations as it works. It features various types of hints and help, and can devise the best line of attack for several moves ahead. One or two players may participate, or you can observe the computer in auto-play mode. Keyboard and mouse input is accepted. |
| WAX_WIN.ZIP | Yes | 33881 | 6/9/1994 | Waxman 1.2w (Check-Tech Software, Inc.; $?) is a chess game for Windows that you play against the computer. It will let you specify the amount of time the computer can think about its next move. Other options include move analysis, editing of the board to set up special situations, changing sides, and more. Waxman plays a surprisingly strong game. If you like speed chess, set it on 40 moves in five minutes and see if you can beat it. |
| WINCHES.ZIP | Yes | 48966 | 6/9/1994 | Windows Chess 1.0 (Baker, Daryl; $0) is a game of chess for Windows 3.0. It has good graphics and plays a decent game, though not as strong a game as the DOS-based chess games in the library. We ran into a bug in which it would not let us promote a pawn to the eighth rank. Requires EGA/VGA. |
| BACKUPW.ZIP | Yes | 126878 | 1/20/1994 | Backup 1.3 is a board game for up to four players.The object is to be first to move all four of your pieces from your start box to your home box without being bumped off by the other players. (Burnham Park Software Inc., reg. fee: $12) |
| BLITZ52W.ZIP | Yes | 36489 | 1/21/1994 | Blitz-Draughts For Windows 5.2 is an innovative checkers game on a variable-sized board. Features include two player setup, the ability to load and replay a game on disk and more. (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $15) |
| CHEEZI21.ZIP | Yes | 129664 | 11/29/1993 | Cheezi 2.1 (Paul T. Dawson, reg. fee: $35) is a Windows adaptation of the classic board game Parchisi . You can play two to four players, each player can be a real person or the computer. Graphics and sounds, requires Win. 3.1, at least 1 meg memory, EGA +, VBRUN200.DLL, and a mouse. |
| ITAL52W.ZIP | Yes | 32203 | 1/21/1994 | Dama Italiana For Windows 5.2 is an Italian version of the classic board game of Draughts. Features include a resizeable game board, two player setup and the ability to load and replay a game from disk. (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $49) |
| OUBLIET.ZIP | Yes | 21893 | 9/10/1993 | Oubliette (A.B. Data Sales, Inc.; $15) is an intriguing board game for Windows. The object is to force the computer opponent's playing pieces off the board or into a hole in the center of the board. |
| SHIHTAO.ZIP | Yes | 352794 | 9/19/1993 | Shih Tao 1.5 (Kreisel & Reinartz; $20) is an old asiatic board game for Windows 3.1. The object is to strategically place 66 colorful stones in the board. Features include 3D graphics, help/undo options, load/save games, and more. Requires VBRUN300. |
| WMAJ101.ZIP | Yes | 138229 | 4/23/1994 | TOUZAI-Mahjong 1.01 is a Japanese version of Mahjong that you play agains three computer opponents. (Junichi Saitoh, reg. fee: $25) |