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Sargon II

aka: Championship Chess, Sargon Chess II, Sargon II: The Computer Chess Champion, Sargon échec II
Moby ID: 22058
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Released
1978 on CP/M
Credits
2 people
Releases by Date (by platform)
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Moby Score
7.1
#11,927 of 24.3K
Critics
78% (4)
Players
(22)
Collected By
11 players
Genre
Strategy / tactics
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing
Turn-based
Gameplay
Board game
Chess
Interface
Text parser
CP/M Specs
Business Model
Commercial
Number of Offline Players
1-2 Players
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Description official descriptions

The second of the Sargon chess games.

In this version, you can play the computer or another opponent.

To move, you type the piece's location then the destination; such as A2-A4 to move the far left pawn forward 2 spaces.

If you press a certain key, you can hide the board and see the moves that have been made so far. You can even make your moves from this screen, if you want the added challenge, without seeing the board.

When you play the computer, you must select a level of play. The higher the level, the longer the computer thinks about its moves.

In levels one through six, if you press the ? key, Sargon II will give you a hint of a good, but not necessarily the best, move.

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Average score: 78% (based on 4 ratings)

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by LepricahnsGold.

Atari 8-bit added by Kabushi. Apple II added by Eli Tomlinson. CP/M added by Pseudo_Intellectual. TRS-80 added by me3D31337.

Additional contributors: jean-louis, Pseudo_Intellectual.

Game added May 7, 2006. Last modified April 16, 2024.