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Ed Hansberry
05-01-2002, 02:27 PM
<a href="http://www.pocket-games.com/">http://www.pocket-games.com/</a><br /><br />Last month <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=692">Jason told you about Mobile Chess.</a> Well, they have been listening to users requests and have made several improvements:<br /><br />• MobileChess connects to the largest chess community FICS (Free Internet Chess Club); now there are always more than 200 users to play chess with!<br />• Beginners can now actually beat the computer at novice level <i>(Woo Hoo!!!)</i><br />• Moves can be "undone" against the computer<br />• Arm, MIPS, SH3 + PC versions are included in one installer!<br />• No yearly and hidden costs<br />• Free entry for most future tournaments<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/mobilechess2.gif" /><br /><br />If you have already purchased a license key, it will work with the new version, no extra charge. Otherwise you can purchase one for US$24.95.

InMATE
05-03-2002, 08:11 AM
This program is buggy as hell... at least on my german iPAQ 3850. The keyboard doesn't work properly (therefor impossible to enter a username for FICS) and desktop version crashes when losing on time.

Additionally the board doesn't get flipped when playing with the black pieces - very annoying...

Bernd