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- Triple Othello by Reggie Howard
-
- Othello is a strategy board game for 2 players (in this
- case, one player and one computer.) It is played on an 8 by 8
- board and play begins with 4 pieces placed in the center.
- Players take turns placing their pieces until the board is full
- or no more moves can be made.
- The players must place their pieces so that they "out
- flank" at least one of their opponent's pieces. "Out flanking"
- means that you place your piece in such a way that you have your
- pieces on both sides (right and left, or, above and below) of
- your opponent's piece or pieces. What ever piece(s) you
- "outflank" become your own. And the game is won or lost
- depending on who has more pieces when the final move is made.
- Many times the player who appears to be winning sees a majority
- of his pieces lost in the final moves.
-
- The only difference between Othello and Triple Othello
- is that with Triple Othello you play three games at once. This
- may seem like an unfair challenge but with persistence you
- should learn to beat the computer on at least 2 of the 3
- boards. Your task is somewhat simplified too as the computer
- does all the piece changing and prevents any misplacement of the
- pieces.
- When you start the program you are first asked if you
- want to be x's or o's. Once you have made your choice the
- boards are drawn and you will see the flashing cursor. To play,
- you move around the board with the arrow keys and when you are
- ready to place your piece type an "x" (or "o" if that is what
- piece you chose). Play moves from board to board automatically
- as you and the computer make one move each. One thing which may
- be confusing at first is that the computer moves first on the
- middle board while you move first on the right and left boards.
- This means that the computer makes two moves in a row as play
- moves from board one to board two and you must make two moves in
- a row as play moves from board two to board three.
- Remember the rules for placing your pieces. If you try
- to place in an illegal position the computer refuses your
- entry. As the board becomes fuller there will be times when one
- player is unable to move. If you think this is the case for you
- then enter "0". The computer will then make a check and if
- there is a move you can make it will beep and you will have to
- move. If you need help while playing simply press F1.
- I hope you enjoy Triple Othello and good luck!