Treefrog

Moby ID: 131025

Released: 1975 on Mainframe
Credits: 3 people

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Simulation
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Chess
Interface: Text parser

Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Treefrog is a chess program written in Fortran. The program played at the 1975 American Computer Chess Championship and placed second. The program was an upgraded version of Ribbit.

Credits (Mainframe version)

Written by

Ron Hansen
Russell Crook
Gary Calnek

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MobyGames ID: 131025

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Game added by vedder.

Game added July 31, 2019. Last modified February 22, 2023.