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	Zillions of Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zillions of Games is a versatile, expandable computer gaming engine, which runs on Windows PCs and allows users to create a huge number of abstract strategy board game or puzzle in the Zillions format.
		Zillions of Games is so called because of its potential to play a nearly infinite number of user-programmed games.
		In the past, game designers have sometimes failed to think through all the implications of their rules, thereby leaving some details to be ruled on later or even post-mortem, such as the details concerning en passant in Parton's Alice Chess.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zillions_of_Games (1926 words)

	Review of Zillions-of-Games
		Zillions of Games is a program for the PC, running under Windows'95, Windows'98, and Windows NT, which enables the user to play a large number of different board games.
		Setting up a game with Zillions of Games of one of the games that it plays is very easy, although it seems not possible to look on the internet whether there are others that want to play to you: you must make an appointment with someone else in a different manner, e.g., by email.
		Strength of the AI It seems really to depend on the particular game how strong the Zillions of Games program is. On the average, the program is rather strong, and in many cases, when I used a few seconds per move and a setting to Expert strength, it is much stronger than I am.
	www.chessvariants.com /programs.dir/zillions/review2.html (1043 words)

	Talk:Chess variant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While ZoG deserves mention, it is not, in my opinion as a variant designer, the reason for "the total number has been increasing constantly and rapidly." Rather, I suspect the existence of the website http://www.chessvariants.com/ has had more to do with this increase than ZoG.
		Nonetheless, the ZOG program has been a great catalyst to the development of many new games (in addition to the implementation of many old games), some of which may be of higher quality than even possible for popular, traditional chess variants.
		I think the usual way of playing the game was with a chess clock, and capturing didn't start until all the pieces were on the board, but moving the pieces that were already on the board (where 1 piece counts as 1 move, in lieu of a parachute drop) was permitted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Chess_variant (4247 words)

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		Each game state that Zillions examines needs to have its own copy of the values of all variables that are persistent from state to state, so that there is not a unique copy of so-called "global" variables.
		Zillions has to deal with a large number of parallel universes, each cloned from a preceding universe, and each with its own copy of the state of every persistent variable.
		Similarly, Zillions should flag an error if a move is generated whose sole effect is to change the value of variables without altering the kind, owner, or number of piece(s) on any position (counting the pool as a special position).
	www.frontiernet.net /~alcove/chess/zogfeedback.html (2982 words)

	Math Games: A Zillion Connection Games
		Zillions of Games is a computer gaming engine for Windows PCs that debuted in 1999.
		The peculiarity of this game is that the number of squares a man may move in a given direction is determined by counting the number of men of either color along that line of action.
		Martin Gardner, "The Game of Hex," Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions, Simon and Schuster, 1963.
	www.maa.org /editorial/mathgames/mathgames_03_28_05.html (2148 words)

	Zillions of Games v1
		Zillions of Games is a fascinating product, using a powerful universal gaming engine to allow you to play any game or solve any puzzle for which a rules file has been written.
		The games' rules files are very small, so when you download new games from the web site each ZIP file is transferred almost instantly (assuming the game uses images and sounds already part of the Zillions package).
		As if the fun you'll have playing over 300 games that don't crash your computer and don't empty your wallet isn't enough, Zillions is also educational, with a brief history and background of every game, not to mention exercising and pumping up your brain through the use of logic, strategy, clarity of thought and memory.
	www.kickstartnews.com /reviews/games/zillions_games1.html (939 words)

	1999 Large Chess Variant Contest Journal
		The game is divided into two phases, the first of which, players alternate choosing their pieces from a pool of available pieces, and then the second phase where they play against each other with the selected pieces.
		This is definitely not a game your typical 8-year-old is going to pick up and play in a couple of hours, but as the author points out, this is a large variant contest, and the complexity lies in the number of different pieces and not in arcane rules or rule exceptions.
		Zillions is still convinced that a swap is a capture in some sense, so I've had to change the losing condition to be no King left on the board (ie.
	www.frontiernet.net /~alcove/chess/largejournal1.html (2738 words)

	Medieval & Renaissance Games
		Zillions of Games is arguably the best game engine in existence, at least for period games.
		A very large collection of DOS Shareware games can be found at Tommy's Toys, with several period games scattered throughout (including the only computer versions of Piquet, Gleek and Primero I am aware of, and a brand-new implementation of Rythmomachy).
		A variety of period games, mostly with Celtic-inspired artwork, are available from Rose and Pentagram Design, including inexpensive period-style cards and several printed-fabric board games.
	jducoeur.org /game-hist (1991 words)

	Fergus Duniho's Games Gallery
		For my first exercise with Zillions of Games, I implemented some large Chess variants which are played on a 10x8 board and make use of the same two extra pieces.
		Zillions of Games comes with a Shogi implementation, but it doesn't play the game very well.
		It is a Chess-like game in which the pieces move in the directions pointed by the arrows on their squares.
	www.duniho.com /fergus/games/other.html (831 words)

	Future Games Network -- Zillions of Games (PC)
		Zillions of Games presents a UI that is easy to understand and use right out of the box.
		If the number or types of games included are not challenging enough for you, then a quick trip to the publishing company’s website will reward you with the opportunity to download additional games (some are free!).
		As some of the games were not familiar to me (many of which are well–known in other regions or to other generations), patience during the learning curve to acquire playing knowledge of these titles was rewarded with a new collection of challenging games.
	www.fgn.com /reviews/misc/zillions_rev.html (505 words)

	Game Review - Zillions of Games by Jeff Mallett and Mark Lefler
		is the fact that it is not just a game, it is a game toolbox, something that many abstract game players have been searching for for many years.
		Also, the game piece graphics and sounds are coded directly into the Zillions Rule Files with no means to change on-the-fly from the interface.
		Already it has taught me new games and variants, and it provides me with a default opponent for gaming when no one else is around.
	www.io.com /~beckerdo/games/reviews/ZillionsReview.html (954 words)

	The Chess Variants Game Courier
		One of the main advantages of Game Courier is that it supports many more games than other PBM systems, and another is that you can use it for your own games.
		Zillions of Games is an excellent product, and it fills a niche that the Game Courier does not fill.
		Even if you have Windows yourself, one last advantage of Game Courier is that it enables you to play against anyone with a web connection, while Zillions of Games limits you to people who have both Windows and Zillions of Games on their computer.
	play.chessvariants.org /pbm (1788 words)

	SuperKids Software Review of Zillions of Games.
		All of these games are strategy-based, requiring an understanding of rules and the application of logic.
		Zillions of Games was rather addictive." The presentation venue is colorful and appealing.
		Zillions of Games might also make a good entertainment option on a classroom computer for rainy day free-time.
	www.superkids.com /aweb/pages/reviews/problem/9/zillions/merge.shtml (439 words)

	David GLAUDE's Games Page
		I have no much to say about the game of Diplomacy but it is a great game that raise interesting challenge if you want to program a computer version of it.
		There is a game for wich there was not expert yet, it is the game of Boku.
		From abstract game adict to abstact game lovers, this is one of the only magazine devoted to the subject that is not focusing on the Artificial Inteligence and computer game side of it.
	users.skynet.be /glu/games.htm (722 words)

	Zillions of Games -- Unlimited Board Games & Puzzles
		This game belongs at the complex end of L. Lynn Smith' portfolio of Zillions implementations, which crossed the one-hundred mark recently.
		Zillions of Games is built to be explored.
		From the CD Zillions of Games plays 375 challenging games and puzzles -- from Chess, Reversi, and Go-Moku to Dodg'em, Neutron, and Hip -- along with historical information that makes the program educational, as well as fun.
	www.zillions-of-games.com (578 words)

	Rich Burridge's Blog : Weblog
		I downloaded the demo version of Zillions of Games a few weeks ago, and started playing with it.
		Zillions of Games -- an exciting game package for Windows that uses an absolutely unique "universal gaming engine" technology, allowing you to play nearly any abstract board game or puzzle in the world.
		There is also a plugin architecture for those games where you need to drop in a more powerful game engine (in the form of a Windows DLL).
	blogs.sun.com /roller/page/richb?entry=zillions_of_games (775 words)

	New Board Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Zillions’ Z-Team kids tested nine new board games and found a big winner and a few losers.
		Games based on popular TV shows, movies, and games won’t necessarily be as successful as their namesakes.
		Then discuss whether the games were as good as what they were named after, and why or why not.
	www.zillions.org /ztg-00-03/new_board_games.htm (273 words)

	Zillions of Games
		Zillions of Games is a commercial Windows program that will let you play an endless variety of Chess variants and other abstract board games.
		Some are of pre-existing games, and some are of new games created with the aid of Zillions of Games.
		Zillions of Games is currently at version 2.0, which is significantly more powerful than the original version.
	www.chessvariants.com /programs.dir/zillions (461 words)

	Download Zillions of Games 2 2.0.1 Demo software - Softlookup Downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In a single coherent user interface, Zillions of Games supports a full range of features including navigation and take-back, hints and solutions, history and strategy, animation and sound, legal move display, skill and time control settings, move list display and printing, search status, pop-up help, 'Smart Moves', and much more.
		Zillions of Games also supports a wide variety of amazing tactile sensations when using the Force Feedback mice.Zillions of Games uses a revolutionary 'universal gaming engine' technology that allows it to play nearly any abstract board game or puzzle in the world.
		Microsoft Chess Sampler is a game of chess you can play against the computer or a friend, or watch the computer play itself.
	www.softlookup.com /display.asp?id=31992 (394 words)

	Zillions of Games Review - PC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although there aren't zillions of games, every game you can think of and ones you have never heard of are included on the CD.
		There are many game options for each game, allowing for a great amount of player preferences and game play settings.
		All games that are included with Zillions of Games were a winner/loser type of game.
	pc.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r14064.htm (642 words)

	Zillions of Games
		The WinBoard adapter for Zillions allows to play against chess, crazyhouse and loop chess engines using very nice Zillions-of-Games GUI.
		To be used with Zillions and the adapter, a chess engine should support so-called "WinBoard protocol".
		If you want the same chess piece graphics, please download the file http://www.zillions.de/download/schach.zip and extract it to the subdirectory "Images/Chess" in Zillions installation directory (existing files should be overwritten).
	www.geocities.com /andreas_kaufmann2000/winboard_adapter.htm (453 words)

	Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Zillions of Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		I'll let the company's own blurb speak for itself: "[the game] uses an absolutely unique "universal gaming engine" technology that allows it to play nearly any abstract board game or puzzle in the world.
		Zillions of Games is the first expandable gaming environment, allowing games to be changed or new games to be added at any time by anyone.
		Over 200 games have been posted to the web and more are being added every week." Definitely a must-have for all puzzle / board game afficionados.
	www.the-underdogs.org /game.php?id=1309 (234 words)

	Ludi Online Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Zillions of Games is a game demo that has thousands of different board games.The games are recognizeable and are very fun and addicting to all ages.The demo contains about 25 games but registering it will allow you to obtain many more games.This demo is highly reccomended.
		Infinite Rooms is a game that was created by a program called "Morfit."It is a game where you wander through rooms in a gigantic house, where no two rooms are the same.This demo comes from the Morfit homepage which sponsors many more demos.
		This game allows the user to create Heaven and Hell to their liking, and to govern them as they choose.
	www.goshen.edu /business/camp2000/Bussites/Ludi/LudiPage.HTM (219 words)

	Symmetrical Chess Collection
		This is an impressive, well thought-out collection of chess-related games all of which are played upon boards which, with the pieces set to their opening positions, maintain perfect bilateral, geometrical symmetry via vertical and horizontal axes.
		A number of essays are included that, among detailed info on the games and pieces, provide an extensive motivation of the author to create this particular collection as well as some interesting comments on the quality of (chess) game inventions in general.
		Nonetheless, buying and installing the Zillions Of Games 2.0 program (cost-$25) which runs under all modern versions of MS Windows is a prerequisite to playing chess variants such as these.
	www.symmetryperfect.com /shots (441 words)

	Fergus Duniho's Games
		Since I was one of the first people to implement games with Zillions of Games, I implemented some of my favorites before other people had thought to implement them.
		Although Zillions of Games came with Shogi, it didn't play well, and the graphics had more Japanese characters on them than I cared for.
		This game requires creativity and ingenuity of a sort that a computer is incapable of.
	www.duniho.com /fergus/games/favorites.html (554 words)

	Wired News: A Zillion Games in One
		Zillions of Games can't think of a reason.
		games and puzzles shipped with the software are a far cry from a zillion, the company hopes that the framework will encourage users to create new games, as well as to download others from the company Web site.
		While Zillions of Games is not in stores yet, and a FAQ on the Web site explains that it may never be, it is being sold on the company's site.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,17001,00.html (637 words)

	David GLAUDE's Z project
		In one of my early attempt to write games in the ZRF language, I found bug in the language and some of those where related to the macro/comment processing.
		This information was assumed when user started to complain that Zillions don't work very well when the C drive is full.
		The goal of this project is to write a pre-processor that will take as input a ZRF (Zillions Rule File) and do the macro processing, remove the comment and all of those small things to generate a compatible, bigger ZRF file wich describe the same game.
	users.skynet.be /glu/zproj.htm (426 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Spark™, EG's award-winning two-player abstract strategy game created by John Pursey and Matt Ryan in 1991, is making its way to your PC, courtesy of Joe Peterson and Zillions of Games™.
		Zillions Development Corp. has been changing the rules since it first released "Zillions of Games" in 1998.
		Joe plays almost any strategic game (and founded the American Chu Shogi Association www.chushogi.org), studies Kenpo Karate, and enjoys time with his wife and their five pets.
	showcase.netins.net /web/envgames (201 words)

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