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A Forth version of this popular game played in a rather small 8 x 8 matrix, against either the computer or a fellow human.

Very user-friendly, the program lets you make silly moves without crashing and teaches you the rules by trial and error, if you found the rules on the cassette card less than adequate.

You always play white against the computer's black, and you will find it a really touch opponent.

There's no special advantage in playing the game on a Forth machine, as speed hardly enters into it, and fancy displays would just be a distraction.

Playing for long on the small display, however, does tend to result in eyestrain. A larger copy of the same board would be a big improvement.

G.M.