Overview
Checkers Tutor for Android is the ultimate checkers challenge for you on your Android mobile phone.
It offers multiple levels of play, with the computer opponent ranging from benign (like granddad trying to let you win as a kid) to extremely challenging.
Features
- Powerful Java checkers engine based on Cake, one of the world's best checkers programs
- Four different types of playing levels: A beginner level, where Checkers Tutor will try to give you a strong position, but offer some resistance from
there on; a training level where Checkers Tutor attempts to give you two-for-one shots (and alerts you when they are available); fixed-depth levels from 1 to 7 ply; fixed time levels from 1 to 60 seconds
- Short explanation of the rules of checkers available
- All legal moves can be displayed to teach a beginner how to play
- 3-move and 11-man games supported for more variety of play
- Randomization makes the engine play differently in the same position so that the game is more interesting
- Unlimited takeback/replay through the game
- Auto-save lets you resume a game at the point where you last closed Checkers Tutor
Installation
To install Checkers Tutor for Android on your Android device, go to the Android Market and download it from there.
News and Feedback
I post news about Checkers Tutor development on my checkers blog. Feedback can be sent to nospam1 at fierz dot ch, or posted as comment on the blog.
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Credits
Checkers for Android would not exist in this form without Aart Bik and Peter Steigmeier - thank you!
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Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions
This page was last updated on December 31, 2009
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