The
Most Comprehensive Chess Variant Program In The World
Zillions
of Games
is a program for Windows that plays over 300 board game variants
and puzzles in a single, smooth user interface. With Zillions you
can match wits against the computer or play against a friend over
the Internet.
Written
by professional chess programmers, Zillions of Games plays a good
game of standard "International" chess. But, more to the
point, it contains many times more chess variants than any
other software, including:
3
Pawn Chess |
Knightmate |
Pocket-Knight |
Berolina
Chess |
Losing
Chess |
Progressive
Take-All |
Cylindrical
Chess |
Maharaja
and the Sepoys |
Shatranj |
Emperor
King Chess |
Double
Move (Capture) |
Shuffle
#1 |
Extinction
Chess |
Double
Move (Checkmate) |
Shuffle
#2 |
Grasshopper
Chess |
Monster
Chess (4 Pawns) |
Stationary
King Chess |
King
vs. King |
Monster
Chess (8 Pawns) |
Take-All |
King
and Pawns |
No
High Ground |
Trapeze
Chess |
Kinglet |
Non-Prise
Chess |
Ultima |
Plus
these chess variants on small boards:
Baby
Chess 5x5 |
MiniChess
5x5 |
Petty
Chess 5x6 |
Los
Alamos Chess 6x6 |
Opposing
Bishops 5x5 |
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And
these regional variants:
Burmese
(Sittuyin) 8 starting positions |
Jungle
Chess (Shou Dou Qi) 2 variants |
Chinese
(XiangQi) |
Korean
(ChangGi) 4 starting positions |
Japanese
(Shogi) regular & mini (5x5) |
Thai
(Makruk) 2 variants |
Zillions
also comes pre-loaded with standard setups for Pawn-odds, Knight-Odds,
and Rook-Odds. In addition to all that, by simply right-clicking
you can add a one of these predefined fairy chess pieces to the
board to create your own fairy chess game:
Alfil |
Camelrider |
Empress |
Grasshopper |
Maharaja |
Squirrel |
Alfilrider |
Dabbaba |
Fers |
Gryphon |
Nightrider |
Wazir |
Berolina-Pawn |
Dabbabarider |
Giraffe |
Lion |
Mao |
Weak-Pawn |
Camel |
Dragon |
Gnu |
Locust |
Princess |
Zebra |
Then
there are puzzles... Warm up with a Knight's Tour and then
try a Camel's Tour! Can you fit 10 Maharajas (Amazons) on a 10x10
board? How about swapping 24 Knights? Zillions has a lot to offer
the chess variant enthusiast here as well:
8 Queens Problem
Eight
Queens Problem |
Six
Queens Problem |
Ten
Maharajas Problem |
Maximal
Knights |
Sixteen
Queens Problem |
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Chess Swappers
4
Knight Swap |
10
Knight Swap |
Bishop
Swap |
Alexander
Knight |
6
Knight Swap |
14
Knight Swap |
Crossing
the Danube |
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6
Knight Swap II |
24
Knight Swap |
Through
the Crowd |
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Knight's Tour
Bishop's
Tour |
Knight's
Tour 4x5 |
Knight's
Tour 8x8 |
Queen's
Tour |
Camel's
Tour |
Knight's
Tour 6x6 |
Knight's
Tour Solitaire |
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Zillions
also includes many other games such as Tafl variants (played
with pieces that move like Rooks) and Neutron (played with pieces
that move like Queens).
Zillions
of Games is the first expandable board gaming system, which means
that new games can be added at any time. Download new games free
from the web. You can even create your own games by writing the
rules in text scripting language!
Zillions
supports all the features you would expect from a high-quality chess
program: board editing, Internet/LAN play, navigation/take-back,
adjustable strength/time-control, contextual/statusbar help, legal
move display, game loading/saving/printing, scoresheet, search status,
solutions/history/hints, and much more.
For
more information, please visit the Zillions of Games website
at:
http://www.zillions-of-games.com
To
order a copy now here: Zillions Store.

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