Hi Steve, Well, I played my first full computer game of backgammon yesterday, and I beat the computer. The game plays well. I love backgammon, so I may be at an advantage because I keep the entire board visualized in my head.
What will be the real telling point for me is whether the computer can beat me? There are certain games, like the hearts game I have, where the computer simply can't win unless I may significant mistakes. I want a computer game that can challenge me. In any case, I like the interface, and will probably be back for more games. The only thing that surprised me when I won was that it didn't tell me how many pieces he still had left to remove from the board. That would be useful information if I had a bet on or was keeping some kind of score or somesuch. Nice work on the game, though. Lora -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Azabat Software (Steve Crawford) Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 3:38 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game Hello, Azabat games are usually sold on CD because they are designed for blind and partially sighted beginners. All the sounds are built into the CD, so it doesn't even use SAPI, and there is no installation required. A blind person with little computer experience can receive the disk in the post, pop it into a computer and play the games without any installation or assistance. There are 4 games in each volume (or 6 in volume 2) so as to keep the cost per game down as much as possible but they can be bought singularly. The version of Backgammon that Lora bought uses SAPI, so no screenreader required. You can download it and try it out then buy the registration code if you like it. There isn't another accessible version of Backgammon anywhere so I converted the one I'd written for volume 4 into SAPI (to make the download reasonably small) in order to test the market. People have often suggested I go the download route and I figured that when I sold 10 copies of the programme I'd look at converting some of my other games and make them available in this way. That milestone has still to be reached. Fortunately, the CD versions have sold better. Azabat are the only accessible computer games sold by the RNIB, the first volume is available in German (from Caretec and Marland), and all the Azabat products are available locally in the US from Independent Living Aids. Steve Azabat Software Computer Games for Blind and Partially Sighted Beginners Tel: 07740 777 364 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.azabat.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of ian and riggs Sent: 18 June 2007 05:48 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game how do theese games work do you have to use your scean reader to play them or are they accessable for the blind with self voising. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game > Hi Dark, > > OK, I downloaded the demo, and started in on a game, and as soon as I > was hooked, the demo ended. > > You know what this means, of curse. I must go buy the key. > > Off to do that in a minute. I wish some of the other games were > available this way. > > Thanks for the tip about downloading. > > Lora > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Dark > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 8:24 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game > > Hi Laura. > > You can download a demo of the backgammon game from Asabat software > and try it out, though it will cut out after about five minutes of > play. > > Just go to: http://www.azabat.co.uk/ > > and you'll find it in the downloads section. I also believe there was > a pretty good review of all the asabat games in one of the Audeasy > mags, ---- but I'm afraid I can't remember which. > > Hth. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game > > >>I Googled the site, and you're absolutely right, they do have >>backgammon, checkers, and several other interesting games. It's a >>little expensive, especially since I've bought Sarah and Chillingham >>this month, but I may do it, since I love backgammon, and always >>wanted to be a better checkers player. >> >> Have you heard any reviews of these games and how well they play? >> >> Tanks for the tip. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Schamerhorn >> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 7:56 AM >> To: Gamers Discussion list >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game >> >> I believe Azabat software has a version of this game. >> >> Ron >> >> >> From: "Lora" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 2:22 PM >> Subject: [Audyssey] Backgammon Game >> >> >>> Hi Jim, >>> >>> What is the possibility for a backgammon game? That would be a lot >>> of fun. >>> I don't think there's one out there already. >>> >>> Just wondering. >>> >>> Lora >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail >> to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any >> subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail >> to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any >> subscription changes via the web. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. 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