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Sargon II

published by Commodore Business Machines, Inc.

197833
Commodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitVIC-20TRS-80Ohio ScientificCP/M

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About

The second of the Sargon chess games.

In this version, you can play the computer or another opponent.

To move, you type the piece's location then the destination; such as A2-A4 to move the far left pawn forward 2 spaces.

If you press a certain key, you can hide the board and see the moves that have been made so far. You can even make your moves from this screen, if you want the added challenge, without seeing the board.

When you play the computer, you must select a level of play. The higher the level, the longer the computer thinks about its moves.

In levels one through six, if you press the ? key, Sargon II will give you a hint of a good, but not necessarily the best, move.

Game details

Media Type

Cassette Tape, Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Digital Joystick

Number of Players Supported

1 Player

Also known as

Championship Chess — C64 re-release title

Sargon Chess II — VIC-20 title

Sargon II: The Computer Chess Champion — Tag-lined title

Sargon échec II — Québec French title

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Facts

Released

1978

Series

Sargon

Platforms

Commodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitVIC-20TRS-80Ohio ScientificCP/M

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Top 96% by want to play

Tags

Top-downFixed / flip-screenTurn-basedBoard gameChessText parser