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DESCRIPTION
Muryan Reversi is brought to life in full 3D with this free game for the Mac. Features include:
  • Play against the computer or a friend.
  • Five difficulty levels for the computer opponent: from novice to expert.
  • Unlimited undo of your moves.
  • Highlighting of legal moves (optional)
  • Highlighting of the last piece placed (optional).
  • Move suggestions.
  • Automatic saving of the current game when you quit.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.1:
  • Added a menu item to immediately start a new game with unchanged settings.
  • The position of the board (spin and tilt) can be locked in place.
  • The spin and tilt settings are now saved between sessions, so you can position the board how you like it, and it will stay that way.
  • Added a preference for faster piece flipping animation.
  • The board is drawn larger to better fill the window.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.

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Developer:Ben Michell
Downloads:1,414
  - Version d/l:816
Games:Card & Board
License:Free
Date:30 Dec 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
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Muryan Reversi User Reviews (4 posts)Write A Review
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Dec 31 2008

PISSNAROUND  nice implementation. I did notice that at times, it draws legal moves where a piece already exists.  
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 31 2008

THEBRIX2008  As a general board games player (although not an expert in Reversi) I have some idea of the strategy involved, and I must say I like Muryan. The top two of the five levels are devastating, and even on Novice and Easy, although it is fairly clear how the playing program has been deliberately weakened, exploiting that is another matter. In one game it left a corner square open early (a bad idea), then fought for most of the rest of the game to prevent me landing a piece on it, which was impressive.

It is worth noting that, although there are five explicit levels, there are effectively ten levels in practice as switching off "Highlight Legal Moves" makes the game far more difficult - the dots pointing out legal moves tend to draw the eye to trouble.

Other than the engine ... good, clear 3D graphics and easy gameplay with scarcely a wasted click. A minor wording issue: "Lock Board Position" and "Reset Board Position" would be better as "Lock Board View" and "Reset Board View" as they are nothing to do with the position of the pieces on the board - they refer to the pan and tilt of the board on-screen.

The only enhancement I can think of is that would be nice to be able to save and load games as separate files (is there a standard Reversi notation, like PGN for chess games?)  
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 30 2008

JAZZYGUY  This version ran so very slow on my G5 that I had to go back to the old version. Although theold verion wasn't too fast it played well and this version crawls along on the G5. I have 6GB of RAM and a dual 2.0 Processor and I have no problems with my apps. I suspect that the users with Intel Processors will have better luck with this version.  
(Version 1.1)

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Sep 11 2008
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JAZZYGUY  Very nice but too slow. It crashed the first time I launched it.  
(Version 1.0)

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