Strategy


Contents:

-----Battleship Games
-----Dice Games
-----War Games
-----Other

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-----Battleship Games

[BATGRID]
Battle Grid 2.0 (Dolan, Bob; $10) is an interesting game of battleship for
Windows. There are three modes: Human vs. Computer, Human vs. Human, and
Computer vs. Computer. The first to find the others ships is the winner.

[ICONWAR]
IconWar 1.0 (Jarrett, Eric; $13) is a variation of the old Battleship game.
You must hide your men on a 9x9 grid, and you and the computer take turns
trying to hit each other's locations. When a hit is made you automatically get
another turn. VBRUN is required.

[SRCHDES]
Search and Destroy 2.4 (Baron, Randy; $10) is a one-player game of Battleship
for Windows. You and the computer alternate turns bombing locations around the
grid, searching for hidden ships. It keeps a running tally of games won and
lost, and a status section tells which ships have been sunk on either side.
Other features include digitized speech and sound effects.

[SSBATWIN]
S.S. BattleShip for Windows 1.1 (SimoneSystems Software; $20) is a
multi-featured variation on the classic game of Battle Ship. Special features
include Islands, mines, minesweeping, submerged submarines, the ability to
move your Spy Ship, a high score hall of fame, and more. Requires VGA and a
mouse.

[WARBOAT1]
War Boats 1.0 (Jim Cunningham; $1) is a Windows version of the game
Battleship. You can play against a computer or a friend. Other options include
sound, comments, and more. Requires VBRUN200.


-----Dice Games

[TYAHOO]
Triple Yahoo! 2.0F (Puraty, Dan; $10) is a Windows version of Triple Yahtzee
for up to four players. After each roll the game automatically displays the
available score, and you can choose the score that you decide is best for each
column. Point values in the 2nd and 3rd columns are doubled and tripled. Other
features include WAV sound file support, a high score list, amusing dice
animation, and more. Requires WIN31 or Windows MME, and VBRUN200.

[WINDICE]
Windows Dice 1.0 (Boeck, Hans J.; $7) is a dice game similar to the TV game
show "High Rollers". The object is to remove the numbers 1-9 by pulling off
single or pairs of numbers that match the number you rolled on the dice.

[WINYAH]
WinYahtzee (Michael Rapier; $0) is a faithful adaptation of the classic dice
game. Up to three columns may be played simultaneously. Requires VBRUN300.

[WINZEE]
Winzee 2.21 (Gifford, Scott; $5-$6) is a Windows version of Yahtzee for up to
six players.

[YACHT]
Windows Yacht 2.21 (Bielsik, Frank; $10) is a really very well done version of
Yahtzee for Windows.

[YTZ]
Yacht-Z 2.21 (Dolan, Bob; $10) is an excellent version of Yahtzee for Windows.
You can save games as well as load previous games. Other features include high
score handling and an Undo function.

[ZILCH]
Zilch! 1.0 (Pixel Perfect; $15) is an entertaining dice game for up to four
players. Each player tries to build up their score using certain combinations
of dice. If you happen to roll the dice without scoring, you lose your entire
accumulated score.


-----War Games

[BDD150]
Battles on Distant Deserts 1.5 (Glacier Edge Technology; $15-25) is a
strategic war game for Windows that presents hypothetical battles which could
have occurred during Operation Desert Storm. You can command M1A1 Tanks, M2
Bradleys, AH-64 Apaches, Infantry and other units against Saddam's T72s, T62s,
T55 tanks, BMP IFVs, and Infantry in a variety of tactical situations. You can
play against the computer or a friend, and choose to fight for the Coalition
or Iraqi forces.

[PFW]
Panzerkrieg for Windows 3.01 (Blue Chip Computing, Inc.; $20) is a two-player
World War II combat simulation. Several scenarios are provided that allow you
to command units of varying types and capabilities. This game is best played
between two machines using a communications link, but it can be played on a
single computer. Average game time is 3 hours.

[SIEGE]
Siege! 1.1 (Strategic Solutions ASP; $20) is a game where you must try to
capture more territory than your opponent. You can play against
computer-controlled players or a friend connected via modem/comm port/network.
Computer players can be "trained" using artificial intelligence techniques,
and the history of each player is saved for future reference.

[STLEMP10]
Stellar Empires 1.0 (Tahuya Bay Software; $18) is a fast paced game of
galactic conquest. A player begins an empire with a single star. Stars are
added through colonization and annexation of stars held by other empires. The
game is complete when there is only one empire left. The number of stars may
vary from 50 to 1500 for short, medium or long games, and have from 2 to 12
players.


-----Other

[ATTAXX]
Attaxx (Millennium Computer Corp; $15) is a move-and-capture board game you
play against the computer.

[BGFW]
Brain Games for Windows 2.0 (WinWare; $20) contains a Battleship game set in
outer space, a variation of peg solitaire, tic-tac-toe, and several others.

[BOXEM]
Boxem 1.0 (Flat Rabbit Software; $18) is a game of logic similar to
"pen-the-pig" or "squares". The object of the game is to build more boxes on
the game grid than your opponent. When a complete box is made, the box is
removed to show a portion of a picture which lies under the playing board.
When all the boxes are made, the complete picture becomes visible and a brief
description of the picture appears. This game features beautiful 256-color
pictures and high quality digitized sound clips. You can also add your own
pictures, sounds, and descriptions to the game. Requires WIN31, 4meg RAM, VGA,
mouse, and a hard disk.

[BLOB]
Blob (Murray, Kevin; $3) is a strategy-board game you can play against the
computer or a human opponent. The object is to take more of the board than
your opponent. When you replicate a piece on another square, any opposing men
on adjoining squares change to your side.

[CONFND]
Confound 1.20 (Koziar, Pete; $15) is an excellent board/strategy game for
Windows. You and the computer alternate turns trying to move your marble into
your opponents's home square. Each turn consists of either moving your marble
or placing a wall to block the other player. There are three difficulty
levels, and even in the easy mode the computer is no slacker. To help speed
play along, the cursor changes to help you place pieces.

[EGGCRTN]
Egg Carton 1.0a (PT WinWare; $6-$9) is an unusual strategy game played with an
egg carton and marbles. The object of this two-player game is to be the first
to clear all marbles from your side of the carton.

[FENCES]
Fences 1.0 (Blanding, Steve; $0) is a challenging game in which you must beat
the computer or a human opponent in building a fence across the playing field.

[GATORB]
GatorBytes Game Pak (GatorBytes; $10 each) is a collection of three amusing
games for Windows. In Frog Pond you must try to remove all the frogs from a
lily pad playing board and leave one in the center. Connect It Up is a
challenging game of Connect Four with three difficulty levels. Elimination is
an unusual dice game that challenges you to beat the odds.

[RHAPSODY]
Rhapsody! A King Kong Battle 1.0 (Marken, Jeffrey R.; $10) is an interesting
2-player strategy game for Windows. You must maneuver your King Kong around
the maze-like city to try to capture your opponent. Each player's turn
consists of giving his Kong directions (North, South, East, or West) and the
number of steps to take in that direction. Your turn is ended if you run into
a building or fail to reach your opponent's location.

[TRIPLET]
Triplets 2.0 (Dean, Hal and Gamma; $0) is a skill game in which you alternate
turns, trying to get three tokens in a row on a playing grid. You can have up
to four players in any combination of Humanoid, Dumb Robot, Smart Android, or
Genius Cyborg. The grid can be three different sizes from 9x9 to 39x24. This
is an interesting game, and the Genius Cyborg is tough to beat!

[WNDOMINO]
WNDomino (Thompson, Bill J.; $10) is a game of Double-Six dominoes for
Windows. Unlike the DOS-based dominoes game (DOMINO), this game only lets you
see the last domino played in each direction. This makes it more difficult to
visualize what has been played, although a chart on the side shows that info.
The game seems to be a little flakey. Despite the "flaws", this is a fun game
of dominoes for those who insist on running only Windows apps; the rest of you
should get the DOS based game. VBRUN is required.

