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Majestic Chess Demo ReadMe
Fluent Entertainment
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MINIMUM AND RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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The Majestic Chess Demo has the following minimum system requirements:
* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
* PIII 500 GHz or equivalent
* 128 MB RAM
* 16 MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 8.1 or later compatible driver
* 56.6 kbps modem for multi-player
The recommended system requirements are:
* Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
* PIII 800 GHz or equivalent
* 256 MB RAM
* 32 MB supported Direct3D capable video card with DirectX 8.1 or later compatible driver
* 56.6 kbps modem for multi-player
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QUICKSTART GUIDE
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The Majestic Chess Program has three distinct modes: Chess Adventure, Single Player and
Multiplayer. Here are the basics on how you can make the most of each of these modes in
this demonstration version of Majestic Chess.
1. CHESS ADVENTURE MODE
In the Chess Adventure you will Visit mysterious lands, fight enemies, and play
challenging games of chess in the process! Chess Adventure is a unique and exciting way
for you to play chess. You take on the role of a king who must navigate through various
lands to fight imposing foes. In the meantime, you learn how to play and master the game
of chess. While you travel through lands, you are prompted to accept chess challenges
that will move you further on your journey.
The goal of each chapter is for you to overthrow the reigning overlord by successfully
facing a variety of chess challenges along the way. As you accomplish your tasks, you win
recruits (additional chess pieces) and collect artifacts to help you in your travels.
You start each chapter in Chess Adventure with a single playing piece - the King. As you
win chess challenges, you acquire pieces that help to build your forces against the
opposing side. The pieces in your inventory are called the recruits. The number of
recruits you acquire can make the difference between winning and losing a challenge, so
you want to try to build up your inventory as quickly and thoroughly as possible. This
means paying close attention to the story and applying what youÆve learned to win the
challenges.
Along the way you will also acquire gold and maybe even a magical artifact. You can use
your gold at a store to buy recruits and other helpful artifacts such as hints and
takebacks. In the store, highlighted items are available for purchase.
Playing in Map View
Map view is a topographical (birdÆs-eye) view of your land. In Map view, you choose the
locations your king visits to reveal challenges.
You travel around a map to visit locations that reveal a story, and to uncover challenges
that test the chess skills you learn from the story. A location is a building or point of
interest on the map that reveals a story and a challenge. Locations highlight when you
move your cursor over them. Click once to move to a location. Double-click to travel to a
location instantly. Left-click to move the map or center it.
The Fog of War is present in every map view. It obscures locations to which you have not
yet gained access. When you land on a location and pass the challenge presented to you,
places you did not have access to before are revealed as the fog lifts.
A location is a place where your king lands to face a challenge. When you arrive at a
location, a story is revealed which contains information that will help you meet the
challenge in that location. You can decline a challenge, or accept it to have the chance
to move on to another location. When you accept a challenge, Chess Adventure switches
from Map view to Game view, where you attempt to complete the challenge.
Playing in Game View
Once you accept a challenge from a location in Map view, Game view displays the
chessboard with the pieces set up for your challenge. The challenges will always test
what you have learned in the chapter. Once you complete the challenge, Chess Adventure
switches back to Map view so that you can move on to the next location and challenge.
2. SINGLE PLAYER MODE
This mode is not available in this demonstration version of Majestic Chess.
3. MULTI-PLAYER MODE
Multi-Player mode lets you participate in the Majestic Chess online community. In this
demonstration version, you will connect to the Majestic Chess community as a guest. You
will be able to play unrated games against other players, challenge other players, and
chat with anybody else who is online.
Challenging Other Players
You can challenge other online players to a game by sending a challenge directly to a
specific player or by posting a standing challenge to all players via the Challenge
window. The Challenge window lists all the challenges posted by other online players.
Posted challenges show the names of the players who posted the challenges, their ratings,
the time controls they want to use in a game, whether they want to play a rated or
unrated game, the color they want to play, the required rating range for the opponent,
and whether or not other players can watch the game.
Whether you are making a direct challenge or posting a challenge, you also need to
specify the parameters of the game you want to play. If you are posting a challenge, it
will appear in the Challenge window.
Accepting a Challenge
You can also start an online game by accepting a challenge from another online player.
You can accept a challenge thatÆs sent directly to you, or a posted challenge that is
listed in the Challenge window. When you accept a challenge, you need to accept all the
game parameters specified by the challenger. To accept a posted challenge, you
double-click the challenge in the Challenge window and then click Accept Challenge.
Unavailable Multiplayer Features
In this demonstration version of Majestic Chess, there are some multiplayer features
that are not available (although all of these features will be available in the full
retail version). They are:
Saving, Loading and Adjourning games
Player Profiles
Buddy Lists
Changing the Boards, Pieces and Environment Background
Changing the Chess Notation
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PROGRAM NOTES
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1. Majestic Chess Demo includes only one scenario: Tyranny of the Troll Queen.
2. The full program has a total of eight scenarios.
3. IMPORTANT: The full map is 2 screens wide by 2 screens tall. Scroll the map by left-clicking
on a part of the map that is not a location and dragging the map left, right, up, or down.
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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For more information about Majestic Chess, please go to our website:
www.majesticchess.com