Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild
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Strategy Challenges Collection 2: In the Wild is a personal computer game
created by Edmark
. Like its predecessor, it features three strategy game
s that the user can play against the computer or another user. These games are Tablut
, Jungle
(called "Jungle Chess" in the program) and Surakarta
.
Each game has three levels and provides the user with the ability to decide whether a computer opponent will play offensively or defensively. There are six computer opponent characters (two for each of the three levels) and each always plays either offensively or defensively. However, each of them appear on a different level in each game. If one plays another user instead of the computer, the leveling will not have any effect on gameplay.
Personal computer game
A PC game, also known as a computer game, is a video game played on a personal computer, rather than on a video game console or arcade machine...
created by Edmark
Edmark
Edmark Corporation was a publisher of educational print materials and an educational software developer in Redmond, Washington.They developed software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in several languages and sold it in over a dozen countries.-History:...
. Like its predecessor, it features three strategy game
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
s that the user can play against the computer or another user. These games are Tablut
Tafl games
Tafl games were a family of ancient Germanic and Celtic board games played on a checkered or latticed board with two teams of uneven strength. The size of the board and the number of pieces varied, but all games involved a distinctive 2:1 ratio of pieces, with the lesser side having a king-piece...
, Jungle
Jungle (board game)
Jungle or Dou Shou Qi is a traditional Chinese board game. It is also known as Jungle Chess or Animal Chess. It is a two player, abstract strategy game played on a 7x9 board...
(called "Jungle Chess" in the program) and Surakarta
Surakarta (game)
Surakarta is a little-known Indonesian abstract strategy game for two players, named after the ancient city of Surakarta in central Java. The game features an unusual method of capture which is "possibly unique" and "not known to exist in any other recorded board game."Surakarta is also among the...
.
Each game has three levels and provides the user with the ability to decide whether a computer opponent will play offensively or defensively. There are six computer opponent characters (two for each of the three levels) and each always plays either offensively or defensively. However, each of them appear on a different level in each game. If one plays another user instead of the computer, the leveling will not have any effect on gameplay.