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The Chessmaster 3000. Software Toolworks announces the release of the award-winning Chessmaster 3000 for the Macintosh. Implementing many innovative attributes of the highly successful PC version, the new game introduces many sought-after features.

Players can select from any of four fully-detailed, spectacular chess sets including medieval fantasy collection, an undersea group, and a Chinese set. Three textured chess board designs — ivory, wood, and marble — round out an enticing game environment. Three perspectives — 3-D, 2-D, and four War Rooms — provide improved vantage points. The window in the War Room lists all captured pieces, shows a list of all past movies and displays a “thinking” window that reveals moves under consideration. The “thinking” window also shares strategy and planning techniques with the players. Additionally, the board can be rotated for a complete view of the game from all sides. 

The Chessmaster 3000 runs on any Apple Macintosh with a 68020 or higher processor, System 7.0 or later. It supports 256 colors and B&W and retails for $49.95. Software Toolworks, 415/833-3000.

Sailing Master. Sailing Master simulates sailboat racing on standard courses similar to the layouts used in the America’s Cup and Olympic regattas. The player can control steering, sail trim, and boat heel on a single-handed racing yacht using the Macintosh mouse interface. The player races against up to three competing boats controlled by the computer. Dynamic views of the race from several perspectives provide immediate graphical feedback. Multiple skill levels and the Autopilot, Autoheel, and Autotrim features offer a continuing challenge. 

The software features sailing effects such as moving telltales, bad air and blanketing tactics, wind shifts, and puffs and lulls, while enforcing the basic racing “rules-of-the-road.” The ability to repeat weather conditions allows multiple players to conduct time-trial competitions. A comprehensive manual containing a series of sailing lessons makes Sailing Master an excellent tool for learning or teaching sailing concepts.

Sailing Master runs on any Macintosh computer with 1 MB of memory, 1 MB of hard disk capacity and operating system 6.0.x or later. The suggested retail price is $64.99. Sailing Master 1.1 for Macintosh is available immediately from:

Starboard Software
PO Box 130014 
Ann Arbor, MI 48113
313/662-4393, FAX: 313/662-0425

Shell Game. BugByte announces the release of Shell Game, a viciously addictive game of logic and thinking. The player slides tiles around on a board trying to deduce the location of hidden coins. Comes with 100 levels that start out easy and end with some real hair-pullers. All levels are solvable by mortals. 

Shell Game retails for $34.95. BugByte Inc. 3650 Silverside Road, Suite 3., Wilmington, DE 19810. (302) 994-1502 or (800) 284-9220.

Rapier. It is the year 2378. The planet Earth has been attacked by the space fleet of the Vargons, the most evil race of sentient beings in the galaxy. The Vargons quickly wiped out all opposition and have surrounded Earth with orbital bombs, threatening to completely destroy the planet if the government will not give in to their demands. Humanity faces its greatest challenge ever - refuse and be blown to oblivion, or surrender and live as the Vargons’ slaves for all eternity? Earth’s last, desperate hope lies in the a remnant from long ago... a weapon so deadly that only a few were ever constructed... the most powerful space fighter ever constructed.....the XF7500 Rapier.

That’s where you come in. As the only starfighter pilot deemed good enough to fly the Rapier against the marauding Vargon hordes, you are humanity’s last hope for survival. No pressure. Rapier is a fast, fluid, full-color action game, combining stunning 3D-rendered graphics, awesome sound effects, a rock-and-roll soundtrack, and addictive game play. To get your copy of Rapier for only $19.95 and try your hand at saving the Earth contact Singularity Software at:

Singularity Software       America Online: Rapier7500
P.O. Box 6078                 Internet: rapier7500@aol.com
Salina, KS   67401

Rapier requires a color Macintosh capable of displaying 256 colors or shades of grey. It will run on any Mac with an 8-bit display from the Color Classic on up. It requires 2.5 MB of RAM.

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