Chess Game

Moby ID: 50279

Released: 1980 on Commodore PET/CBM
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Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 2 players

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

Input Devices Supported/Optional: Keyboard
Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Players Supported: 2 Players

Description

Chess Game allows players to play chess on the Commodore Pet. The normal rules apply and the game keeps the score and number of "checks" during a game. There is no computer AI and the only multiplayer option is hotseat. Moves are made using a text parser.

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MobyGames ID: 50279

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Game added by vedder.

Game added February 10, 2011. Last modified February 22, 2023.