I see Chess king 1, 2, and 3 on Amazon. I am a begginer (on and off for several years) which version would be best for me?
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From the Manufacturer: While Chess King 1 will do, I would recommend at least Chess King 2 since it has a new improved interface and new games, and its price is very reasonable. Go for Chess King 3 or 4 only if you need extra speed and power in analysis. One more thing that Chess King 3 does that the previous versions do not: play Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess), since the castling rules are complicated. But for normal use, Chess King 2 is probably absolutely fine.
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I haven't viewed every last one of the videos from Fritz 13, but from what I can tell, they seem to be pretty short. And it is a little choppy going from one lesson to the next. I have taken a second look at the program (I have not regularly played chess for some time) and it seems to need improvement--the chess playing aspect of the program seems to be pretty good. However, I wonder if I need a better computer to handle the software. Sometimes, the program slows down on me--it seems to take forever to make a move, which seems odd (I am not a very good player, so surely the program should not ponder one of my weird moves for 10 minutes...). I haven't viewed every last one of the videos from Fritz 13, but from what I can tell, they seem to be pretty short. And it is a little choppy going from one lesson to the next. I have taken a second look at the program (I have not regularly played chess for some time) and it seems to need improvement--the chess playing aspect of the program seems to be pretty good. However, I wonder if I need a better computer to handle the software. Sometimes, the program slows down on me--it seems to take forever to make a move, which seems odd (I am not a very good player, so surely the program should... » Read More I haven't viewed every last one of the videos from Fritz 13, but from what I can tell, they seem to be pretty short. And it is a little choppy going from one lesson to the next. I have taken a second look at the program (I have not regularly played chess for some time) and it seems to need improvement--the chess playing aspect of the program seems to be pretty good. However, I wonder if I need a better computer to handle the software. Sometimes, the program slows down on me--it seems to take forever to make a move, which seems odd (I am not a very good player, so surely the program should not ponder one of my weird moves for 10 minutes...). « Show Less
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If you're looking to buy the boxed version, I'd say you're perfectly safe buying from Amazon.The serial number is included in the box, and should work with no problems.The download version might be subject to an occasional glitch as far as the serial number is concerned because of the delivery method, but even there I wouldn't hesitate.Amazon is probably THE BEST place to buy on-line, and should a problem arise, I have no doubt they'd solve it in a heartbeat. I've only had one issue in the 10+years of buying from Amazon, and they solved it immediately.Jack
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I recommend going to us.battle.net and making your purchase there for a good digital copy. I am not sure if the digital copy is available through amazon. I also did not look though.
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I'm not familiar with the board game version, but electronic is very portable. For a board game I'd recommend Imaginiff, my family loves it and we often play several rounds because it's so much fun and keeps us laughing for hours.
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If you're looking to buy one or the other, I'd recommend going with Avalon. Simply because you can take out all the extra character cards and the lady of the lake and play it just like the original resistance. I also recommend playing it that way until everyone is comfortable with the original concept before adding in the extra stuff from Avalon. Avalon just offers so much more variety to the game. If you start getting bored with the original there's always a new character to add in that will spice the game back up.
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I'd still suggest getting the original first. It is simpler, the cards mostly do one thing, and it covers the basic ideas of the game. Intrigue has a lot of cards that give you choices, it has more variety and mixes the basic cards together, which slows new players down a little. We also play with a lot of people who aren't hardcore gamers.I like having both though as sometimes we play with 5 and 6 people. We ended up with those two and Prosperity and Hinterlands because these expansions don't add many new rules, but give lots of options. That way we can still play the game with non-hardcore gamers but it's still fun for us. I'd still suggest getting the original first. It is simpler, the cards mostly do one thing, and it covers the basic ideas of the game. Intrigue has a lot of cards that give you choices, it has more variety and mixes the basic cards together, which slows new players down a little. We also play with a lot of people who aren't hardcore gamers.I like having both though as sometimes we play with 5 and 6 people. We ended up with those two and Prosperity and Hinterlands because these expansions don't add many new rules, but give lots of options. That way we can still play the game with... » Read More I'd still suggest getting the original first. It is simpler, the cards mostly do one thing, and it covers the basic ideas of the game. Intrigue has a lot of cards that give you choices, it has more variety and mixes the basic cards together, which slows new players down a little. We also play with a lot of people who aren't hardcore gamers.I like having both though as sometimes we play with 5 and 6 people. We ended up with those two and Prosperity and Hinterlands because these expansions don't add many new rules, but give lots of options. That way we can still play the game with non-hardcore gamers but it's still fun for us. « Show Less
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Each of the D&D; boardgames are standalone. You needn't buy anything else to play! It even comes with the dice you need. This is the best of the three (Ravenloft and Drizzt are the other two), so you would be making a good choice with this one.
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Having played both original Dominion and Intrigue, I personally feel Intrigue is the more enjoyable game. It's not hard to learn on Intrigue versus regular Dominion, as the game play is exactly the same. I'd say go for Intrigue!
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You get what you pay for! I'd say for an infrequent player, you might want to look at downloading some chess software for your computer, or maybe there's some free websites to practice on. Good luck and Happy Holidays!
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Hello David,Noble Knight Games is selling the Revisied Edition. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know and have a great day!Happy Gaming,Trevor ParrNoble Knight Games
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The Original might work best for a first-timer. Intrigue's card commands are a little bit more complicated, and are probably easier to understand if you've already played the original. They're both great games on their own, though.
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I took a look at the DV Giocci (the publisher) website and it has 8 and up. The listing is not correct. I will see if I can get that updated. Either game should be fine for families. The game is pretty easy and not graphically violent. Dave Boardgames4us
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I recommend Legacy Collection as it comes with all of the games (except portable ops) especially since I'm guessing you're new to the franchise. HD only comes with 2, 3, and Peace Walker where as if you're new to the franchise, is not a good place to start the franchise. HD came out first during the middle of previous gen games where that's all there was. Legacy came out years later by the end of Previous Gen's games as the "Ultimate" Collection in a way
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Yes. I wondered why you asked that so I looked up the listing. No idea why the one image shows those plain playing pieces. Must have been an older version. It's a very fun game. Good for learning strategy.
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Where did you find the game? I don't want to play online...I want the software and am running Win 7 now as no other choice on a new computer..I would love it if someone would enlighten me to get a copy of some games. I had a bare bone computer from AMD and made it how I wanted it....so now running 64 bit instead of 32 bit and my old copy of scrabble I purchased and worked well with XP will not load...is there a way to load this with Win7 that I don't know about? I put the CD in and nothing...thank you for any help...
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I've played all of them, because I can't let go of my childhood. They are all good except for (black 2 and white 2) but they all teach you how to play the game while you're playing it without you really noticing. If it were me I would get omega ruby or alpha sapphire since they are updates to a previous version. I hope this helped!