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KCheckers 0.8.1


Qt version of the classic boardgame "checkers"
Developer:   Andi Peredri
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License:   GPL (GNU General Public License)
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Qt version of the classic boardgame "checkers". KCheckers game is also known as "draughts".

KCheckers is distributed under the GNU GPL.

Here are some key features of "KCheckers":
  • Pure Qt.
  • Built-in checkers engine.
  • English and Russian rules of play.
  • Beginner, Novice, Average, Good, Expert and Master levels of skill.
  • Green, Marble and Wooden themes of the board.
  • Portable Draughts Notation database format support.
  • PDN preview widget.
  • Saving, loading and restarting of game.
  • Auto change of the men's color.
  • Undo of last move.
  • Auto saving of settings.
  • Optional numeration of the board.
  • Game information box.
  • The on-line description of the play's rules.
  • Threads support.
  • Internationalization support (now German and Russian).
  • Network capabilities.

    Rules of play:

  • In the beginning of game you have 12 checkers (men).
  • The men move forward only. The men can capture:
    - by jumping forward only (english rules);
    - by jumping forward or backward (russian rules).
  • A man which reaches the far side of the board becomes a king.
  • The kings move forward or backward:
    - to one square only (english rules);
    - to any number of squares (russian rules).
  • The kings capture by jumping forward or backward.
  • Whenever a player is able to make a capture he must do so.

    What's New in This Release:
  • A bug that occurred in SuSE 9.3 when compiling with GCC 3.3 was fixed.
  • Unused code was removed.
    tags jumping forward  the board  the men  russian rules  english rules  the kings  only english  move forward  and russian  forward only  

    Download KCheckers 0.8.1


     http://wibix.de/infusions/pro_download_panel/downloads/kcheckers-0.8.1.tar.gz


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