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====== 3-D CLOCK CHESS ======

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^ Company | [[..: companies: cp_software | CP Software]] |
^ Distributor | [[..: companies: cp_software | CP Software]] |
^ Production team | Written by Chris Whittington BA, cooperation: Jon Speelman and graphic creation and realization: Gilly Ashforth |
^ Year | 1986 |
^ Packaging | Rigid cardboard box 11.70 x 17.00 x 2.20 |
^ Compatibility | PCW 8256 - PCW 8512 |
^ Peripherals | Keyboard |
^ Loading | CP/M+ |
^ Gender | Board |
^ Language | English |
^ Price | England: £ 15.95 |
^ State | [[en: preserved | preserved]] |

===== Screenshots =====

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===== Description =====

You could not miss a good chess program for your PCW, powerful and simple at the same time. To load the game you must first insert the CP / M operating system, then we will type "Chess" and Return.

It is one of the most popular chess games for the Amstrad PCW. It is characterized by having a clock that controls the time of the plays, three-dimensional display of the board, the possibility of playing against the computer or that it plays alone, and so on. It can be clearly differentiated from other chess programs, since we can create our own library of openings.

This chess makes a great variety of options available to the computer opponent that we are going to analyze now. Firstly, the game was programmed with the collaboration and advice of John Speelman, 1985 Chess Champion of Great Britain.

There are six options that appear at the beginning of the program: exchange character set, start game, analyze a position, return to CP / M, list of options and save or load a game to disk.

Regarding the information on the screen, 3-D Clock Chess has an extensive and objective series of messages. At the top left we have the clock that will inform us of the total time consumed by the players in the game. We also have another digital clock located in the center that gives us the elapsed time and the time for each move made by the player and the program. Under the first clock the information we find is ANALYZE, which notifies us of the best move made so far. Below VALUE reflects what the program thinks about our game. A + sign means that the computer is winning, a -means the opposite, that we are winning. NODES, communicates the number of plays analyzed so far by the computer. I PLAY, indicates the movement made by the program. PLAYED, reports the phase the game has reached. LEVEL, represents the number of steps that the program has analyzed. Below this are the latest movements made by us (on the right) and those made by the program (on the left). LIMIT, is the time determined by us in the "Other game" option to set the level of play. I HAVE, it is the time in which the program will try to make its move.

Pressing the key that displays all our possible options during the game, we observe the following and interesting menu: change the level of the game, return to the previous menu, the computer advises a move, the computer performs our move, visualize the last 62 moves, invest board, visualize plays that analyze, select automatic game, copy the screen in the printer, activate sound and visualize coordinates of the board. The latter do not appear initially, which can be a difficulty for the inexperienced.

Returning to the previous menu, and choosing the option to start a new game, a three-dimensional board appears on the screen accompanied by two clocks, which will control the time spent by each of the opponents.

Previously we will be asked about the level of play, the type of game, normal or problem, and the color of our pieces. In trouble mode, the program will ask us for the number of plays we want Clock Chess to kill.

In the same way, before starting a simple game, we will enter the time we want the computer to respond to us, which is a minimum of five seconds. The program allows, of course, to record the game on disk and continue it at any other time.

A curious detail of this program is the option to print all the screens you want during the game.

In general, 3-D Clock Chess, gathered the necessary quality to become one of the best chess programs on the market, being this very good, interesting and easy to use. If you think you have a relatively high level in this, the most curious of sports, face your PCW, the swords are at the top. Take a risk!

===== Packaging =====

In the following images you can check the original packaging.

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===== Cover =====

  * Original cover

Here you have the front of the original cover.

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  * Retouched cover

Its measurements are: Width: 22.20 cm x Height: 16.00 cm.

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===== Manual =====

Below is the manual. English manual on black and white double-sided glossy paper. Its measurements are: Height 22.20 cm x length 16.00 cm.

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===== Discs =====

Original disc supplied with 3-D Clock Chess.

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===== Labels =====

Custom labels to print them. Over the years due to their use, the labels are spoiled and lose their color and quality. Now we try to adapt the closest thing to the best of our ability, the labels so that they can be printed and replaced or for those who work with a copy of the program and preserve the original disk. Measure in 3 "high: 7.00 cm - width: 7.10 cm. The first image corresponds to the original label of the game, the second is the same label modified to replace the broken one and the third and fourth image is for the 3.5 "discs.

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===== Extras =====

**__Trick__**

You can print everything you want automatically by printer. Simultaneously press the keys "0", "5", "6", "." and "ENTER" on the numeric keypad and at the moment your computer screen goes to the printer.

**__Advertising__**

Some advertisements of the game in magazines of great circulation of the time.

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===== Download =====

__**Game**__

The disc images, obtained from the original version of 3-D Clock Chess, have been recorded and verified. 

  * {{:juegos:descargas:3-D_Clock_Chess_en.zip|3-D Clock Chess}} (.DSK file compressed in ZIP format)

__**Handbook**__

You can download the 3-D Clock Chess game manual below or view it online. The manual sheet measures: Width 11.20 cm x Height 16.00 cm.

  * {{:juegos:descargas:3-D_Clock_Chess_en_manual.pdf|3-D Clock Chess Manual}} (PDF file)

===== Videos =====

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