It's been a while since I introduced something quick and casual, so today's C64 program will be just that sort of game.

Quadpawn by David M. Moorman from Loadstar/Softdisk Publishing, Inc.  is a simple strategy game that uses a 4x4 board and only the pawns from chess.

If you want to learn the basics of chess, or just want to enjoy one aspect of chess in a quick-playing game, Quadpawn is a good choice for a diversion in a busy day.  The games take only a few minutes each. 

Gameplay is just like chess for pawns.  Your basic move is a forward move.  However, if an enemy pawn is diagonally one square forward and to the left or right., then you can capture the enemy pawn and move into that pawn's square. 

Use your cursor keys to select a pawn, then hit enter when on the highlighted pawn (yellow) to move it forward or capture an enemy pawn.

The goal is to get a single pawn to the other side of the board. 

If you think the AI is too easy (even if you use "remember what I know?"), try choosing "(y)es" for "random moves".  In this mode you choose your pawn as normal, but the pawn then decides on its own whether to move forward or capture a diagonal pawn.  Random moves adds an element of surprise that I enjoy, though it is harder to win when your pawns have minds of their own!

If you've watched many Monty Python movies, you'll catch the reference in the name of the enemy pawns.

To DOWNLOAD the file for Quadpawn go HERE.

If you are new to Commodore 64 Emulation follow my tutorial here: Step by Step - How to Play Commodore 64 Games on a PC

Enjoy!