CHK_WIN3.EXE 19963 09-16-92 Checkers 1.3 (Thatcher, Gregory; $0) is a | mouse-based checkers program for Windows 3. | Options include 1-2 players and Autoplay. | Play levels range from beginner to master. | There is on-line help available for those | who need it. CHESNET.COM 39477 12-17-89 ChessNet 1.1 (Lerner, Jack; $35) lets you | play a game of chess over a modem. You could | also use it just to play through games on | screen. You cannot play the computer, | however, which makes the shareware fee for | this somewhat exorbitant, considering that | Battle Chess and ChessMaster 2100 sell for | the same or less. The graphics are good, and | the "game replay" is handy. OUBLIET.ZIP 21893 09-10-93 Oubliette (A.B. Data Sales, Inc.; $15) is an | intriguing board game for Windows. The | object is to force the computer opponent's | playing pieces off the board or into a hole | in the center of the board. SHIHTAO.ZIP 352794 09-20-93 Shih Tao 1.5 (Kreisel & Reinartz; $20) is an | old asiatic board game for Windows 3.1. The | object is to strategically place 66 colorful | stones in the board. Features include 3D | graphics, help/undo options, load/save | games, and more. Requires VBRUN300. WAX_WIN.EXE 35480 05-21-92 Waxman 1.2w (Check-Tech Software, Inc.; $?) | is a chess game for Windows that you play | against the computer. It will let you | specify the amount of time the computer can | think about its next move. Other options | include move analysis, editing of the board | to set up special situations, changing | sides, and more. Waxman plays a surprisingly | strong game. If you like speed chess, set it | on 40 moves in five minutes and see if you | can beat it. WINCHES.EXE 52149 03-06-92 Windows Chess 1.0 (Baker, Daryl; $0) is a | game of chess for Windows 3.0. It has good | graphics and plays a decent game, though not | as strong a game as the DOS-based chess | games in the library. We ran into a bug in | which it would not let us promote a pawn to | the eighth rank. Requires EGA/VGA.