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- Outland Chess
-
- Chess is a game application for Outland. You must download the Outland
- Gateway and connect to Outland to use this program. It is not a standalone
- application.
-
- Outland is a graphical multiplayer game network for Macintosh users.
- Currently, the applications we have available are Spaceward Ho, Chess,
- Reversi, Backstab, and a graphical BBS.
-
- You can connect to Outland if your Mac has Internet access using MacTCP, or
- if you dial our modems in Palo Alto, California. Other dial-up sites will be
- available soon.
-
- For more information, or if you are interested in developing games for
- Outland, contact us at 1-800-PLAY-OUT, or outland@aol.com.
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
-
- 68020+ Macintosh
- System 7.0 or later
- MacTCP or a 2400+ baud modem
- Outland Gateway software
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- 1. If you have not done so already, download the Outland Gateway and create
- an Outland Games folder in the same folder as it.
-
- 2. After decompressing the archive, you will see the Outland Chess folder
- containing the Chess application and this readme.
-
- 3. Move the Chess application to the Outland Games folder before connecting
- to Outland.
-
-
- USING CHESS
-
- Opening Chess brings you to the Chess Room. From here you can invite someone
- to play chess or choose to watch a match in progress.
-
- The Chess Room╒s window shows a list of all players. Icons appear next to
- each name to show what that person is doing. A hand indicates that the
- player is currently competing in a chess match, an eye shows that the person
- watching a match, and an hourglass is used for players who are waiting in the
- Chess Room.
-
- You may talk to other people in the Chess Room by using the Public Talk
- window. (If you do not see this window, try moving the main chess window
- until the Talk window is revealed.)
-
- To watch a match in progress, you simply select a competing player and choose
- Watch from the Chess menu.
-
- To begin a chess match of your own, you must invite another person to play.
- Do this by selecting the name of your desired opponent and choosing Invite
- from the Chess menu. After you choose the game settings, the player you
- choose will be informed of your invitation. If he or she accepts, the game
- will begin. If not, you will be told that your invitation has been declined.
-
- When the chess match begins, you will move from the Chess Room to the Chess
- Board. If it is your move, ╥Your Turn╙ will appear on the right side of the
- window. Otherwise, you will see ╥Waiting╙.
-
- To move a piece, click and drag to the space to which you want to move. When
- the destination square becomes highlighted, release the mouse button. Only
- the squares which represent legal moves can be selected. If you find that
- you can╒t make a move which you think is legal, it is probably because that
- move would place you in check.
-
- When your opponent makes a move, you will notice that two squares will remain
- highlighted briefly. These squares indicate which piece was moved, as well
- as the space from which it was moved. If your opponent╒s move puts you in
- check, you will receive a ╥Check╙ message. When in check, you will only be
- allowed to make moves which take you out of check.
-
- A match can end with a checkmate, a draw, a player resignation, or a player
- running out of time. After a match, you will remain at the Chess Board until
- you decide to Put Board Away using the Chess menu.
-
- Outland Chess supports four ways in which a match may end in a draw. These
- include:
-
- - the same board situation three times
- - 50 reversible moves in a row
- - insufficient mating material
- - no possible moves
-
- Outland Chess also supports ╥en passant╙ captures.
-
-