Yet another "trying to remember an old Mac game" question....
January 15, 2009 1:21 PM Subscribe
Trying to remember the name of an old mac computer game: Like chess, but the board could be set up differently, with blank spaces around which pieces had to move . Pieces moved like both checkers and chess. Some of them were "magical" -- could teleport to other spaces or serve as a wall. Certain spaces on the board were also magical -- destroying pieces, etc. Any ideas? Thanks.
Response by poster: It's similar to Archon, but the pieces were checker-like -- just disks with symbols that indicated what powers they had.
posted by gb77 at 1:39 PM on January 15, 2009
posted by gb77 at 1:39 PM on January 15, 2009
Of course, I meant to link to the Wikipedia entry on Archon, not to this thread.
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posted by Faint of Butt at 1:39 PM on January 15, 2009
DAMNYOUCOMPUTERWHYCANYOUNOTREADMYMIND?
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:39 PM on January 15, 2009
...and we were all wrong anyway.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:40 PM on January 15, 2009
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:40 PM on January 15, 2009
Response by poster: Really close, though. Same general concept as Archon. Pretty sure the game I'm thinking of had at least these types of "spells":
* Teleport - teleports one of your pieces to any square.
* Heal - fully heals one piece.
* Exchange - swaps the board locations of any two pieces.
* Revive - returns one of your defeated pieces to the board.
-- And probably others.
Of course, once I find the game I'll have to figure out how to play it on a newer mac.
posted by gb77 at 1:42 PM on January 15, 2009
* Teleport - teleports one of your pieces to any square.
* Heal - fully heals one piece.
* Exchange - swaps the board locations of any two pieces.
* Revive - returns one of your defeated pieces to the board.
-- And probably others.
Of course, once I find the game I'll have to figure out how to play it on a newer mac.
posted by gb77 at 1:42 PM on January 15, 2009
It's Archon. All of those spells are in Archon, with those names. It's Archon.
posted by madmethods at 2:52 PM on January 15, 2009
posted by madmethods at 2:52 PM on January 15, 2009
Response by poster: I misspoke. What I meant to say is the "spells" were *similar* to those in Archon. Unless Archon changed it's pieces from creatures to checker-like disks, it's not Archon. Wish it was, but it's not.
Rosebud....
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posted by gb77 at 3:04 PM on January 15, 2009
Rosebud....
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posted by gb77 at 3:04 PM on January 15, 2009
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posted by Faint of Butt at 1:29 PM on January 15, 2009