Hexapawn

Moby ID: 111067

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Released

1975 on HP Programmable Calculator

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Hewlett-Packard Company Users' Library

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Text parser

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Magnetic Card
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

See Also

Hexapawn (1973 on Mainframe, 1978 on TRS-80, Commodore PET/CBM)
Hexapawn (1982 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80)
Hexapawn (1983 on Commodore 64)
Hexapawn (2000 on Windows)

Description

This version of Hexapawn is played against an HP programmable Calculator. The game pits two players with each three pawns against each other. The pawns adhere to the rules of chess. The game has no visuals, instead the calculator shows his moves in a number notation. It's up to the player to keep a mental or written map of the game's state. The AI does use cybernetics to learn from its mistakes like other versions of the game.

Groups +

Genre: Board game - Hexapawn

Credits (HP Programmable Calculator version)

HP-65 version written by

John R. Rausch

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Related Games

Nim / Hexapawn
Released 1978 on TRS-80

Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 111067

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Game added by vedder.

Game added July 7, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.