PR: 5
| Chessmaster http://chessmaster.ubi.com/ Offers purchasing information, FAQs and support, downloads, screen shots, and a discussion forum. |
PR: 5
| GNU Backgammon http://www.gnubg.org/ |
PR: 5
| Bgblitz http://www.bgblitz.com/ Professional Backgammon Software for Windows, Mac and Linux. |
PR: 5
| Browser War Checkers http://www.7is7.com/software/games/checkers/ A JavaScript based game themed on the second browser war. Offers two difficulty levels and an undo option. |
PR: 5
| Chinook http://games.cs.ualberta.ca/~chinook/play/ Play against the world champion program online, reduced in power to give players a chance of drawing. Publications, endgame database, game records. Watch ongoing games. |
PR: 4
| ChessWorks http://www.ekimsw.com/chessworks/ Multiplayer chess game that is playable over the internet or a LAN. [Macintosh/Windows] |
PR: 4
| Chess Commander http://www.chesscommander.com/ Provides trial downloads, screenshots, and purchasing information. |
PR: 4
| GAMMONLAB http://www.gammonlab.com Freeware program for playing practice games and matches. Offers match analysis and position evaluation. |
PR: 4
| Snowie Professional http://www.bgsnowie.com/ Tool that allows analysis of matches with a user-friendly interface and neural net based logic. |
PR: 4
| Buggy http://www.buggy-online.com/ Buggy is an international draughts (10x10, flying kings) program for windows. It is probably the strongest program for this checkers variant. Site available both in French and in English. |
PR: 3
| Ghost http://www.ghostchess.de/ Ghost by Philipp Claßen. Ghost is an amateur chess program written in C++. Runs on Windows and Linux. |
PR: 3
| Kuro5hin http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/8/10/12620/2164 Assembly program by David Horne, which is run on the ZX81 with just 1k of memory. |
PR: 3
| Game Industry News - Learn to Play Chess with Fritz and Chesster http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=24 Reviewed by Karen Rosenberry, score: 5 out of 5. Includes screen shots. (2003) |
PR: 3
| 3DFiBs http://download-texas-holdem-poker.com/backgammon/backgammon.html Built on the GNUBG engine and allows for online play at First Internet Backgammon Server. Contains downloads, screenshots, support, and common terms. Available for Windows. |
PR: 3
| JellyFish http://effect.webbie.net/jelly.htm A neural net based program that plays at a very high level. |
PR: 3
| MaxGammon http://www.stronggames.com/maxgammon Shareware program with 3D color, adjustable skins, strong AI, network capability and multi-language support. |
PR: 3
| MVP Backgammon Professional http://www2.mvpsoft.com/games/product.xml?product=MvpBackgammon Shareware program for windows with three skill levels and free online play. |
PR: 3
| Romar Backgammon http://home.hccnet.nl/r.marseille/backgeng.html Freeware program to play against the computer, or against a friend online. |
PR: 3
| World Championship Checkers http://www.worldchampionshipcheckers.com English/American checkers program for windows. |
PR: 3
| Wyllie Checkers Program http://www.wylliedraughts.com English/American checkers program for windows, includes a large historic games archive. |