Tandy TRS-80
The Mean Checkers Machine
The Mean Checkers Machine is an early black & white checkers game. The player uses text commands to move board pieces, and allows for 1-player versus computer and 2-player games. The game uses American Standard Rules, and only legal moves are allowed. The game allows forced jump or optional jump modes. Other options include: The ability to take back a move, saving/loading games, the ability to set up your own board prior to playing, and the ability to switch pieces at any time. The game has 9 levels of artificial intelligence, but is set to difficulty level 3 on startup. At difficulty level 9, it can take 4 - 12 hours for original TRS-80 hardware to make a move.
- Release date
- December 31, 1978
- Developer
- Lance Miklus
- Publisher
- Adventure International
- Players
- 1-2
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The Mean Checkers Machine
592 x 448 / HEVC / 0:28 / 3.2 MB
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The Mean Checkers Machine
The Mean Checkers Machine is an early black & white checkers game. The player uses text commands to move board pieces, and allows for 1-player versus computer and 2-player games.
The game uses American Standard Rules, and only legal moves are allowed. The game allows forced jump or optional jump modes. Other options include: The ability to take back a move, saving/loading games, the ability to set up your own board prior to playing, and the ability to switch pieces at any time. The game has 9 levels of artificial intelligence, but is set to difficulty level 3 on startup. At difficulty level 9, it can take 4 - 12 hours for original TRS-80 hardware to make a move.
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- Lance Miklus
- Publisher
- Adventure International
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