## Description
_Alquerque_ is an Arab game from around the 10th century AD that is allegedly
the forerunner of Checkers. It is played on a 5×5 board on which the
verticals, horizontal and diagonal lines have been drawn, each player has
eleven pieces and these are placed where two or more lines meet with just the
central point being left empty.
Like Checkers the object is to capture the opponents pieces by jumping over
them. Also, like Checkers, when a jump has been made the player can continue
jumping as long as there are pieces to be captured. Where the game differs
from Checkers is that the player can move/jump in any direction along the
horizontal and vertical lines.
As with most games that have been around this long there are different
versions of the game, Fanarona also from from Zillions Development is played
across two Alquerque boards. Other versions supplied with this game are:
* Lau Kati Kata: This is a variation from India and southern Asia, it uses a modified board
* Sixteen Soldiers: This comes from Sri Lanka and Southern India and also uses a modified board
* Quadruple Alquerque: This variant is played across four Alquerque boards
The game is mouse controlled, has optional music and sound effects plus an
internet play option. There is a save game feature and the game keeps track of
the moves played and has the option to print these.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | Intel Pentium | |
OS | Windows 95 | |
Direct X | DirectX 5 |