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N.A.N.Y. 2017 / NANY 2017: Auceps - A small and friendly chess-like game

« on: December 31, 2016, 03:36 AM »

NANY 2017 Entry Information

Application Name	Auceps
Version	2006-12-31
Short Description	A small and friendly chess-like game
Supported OSes	Targets Chrome/Chromium-base web browsers - tested on Chromium
Web Page	This One
Download	Attached to this post
System Requirements	Desktop Web Browser
Version History	2016-12-31 Initial release

Description
A mini chess-like game based heavily on "Let's Catch the Lion", itself a scaled-down version of a chess game from the orient.

Features
A friendly and chatty, but slow AI
A bit awkward undo/redo
A help dialog
An about dialog
Operates completely off-line, should not use the network at all

Screenshot


Usage
Installation
Unzip the zip file.

Using the Application
Open the index.html file (contained in the unzipped folder) in a web browser.
Click passed the opening screen.
Click on the help button for some tips or start playing by selecting a piece to move and a destination for the piece.

Uninstallation
Delete the unzipped folder.

Tips
Click on the help button for some tips.

Known Issues
The AI is a bit slow.
It seems to work on Chrome/Chromium for Android, but there the speed of the AI borders on intolerable.

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