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ambush · 07:39 PM

Clich� Software Releases Strat�ges 1.0

LONDON, UK -- 14 October, 2003 -- Clich� Software today released Strat�ges, an homage to the classic Stratego�.

'Strat�ge' is a French word meaning a person skilled in the art of war planning. As a player in Strat�ges you must display the competency of a general in making swift decisions, determining the life or death of your army. You must control your many soldiers, each with their own skills, from scouts to spies, in a desperate attempt to capture your foe's flag before he captures yours.

Strat�ges has an aqualicious interface designed by TheBettsBro Inc, and supports opponent discovery via Rendezvous, StratTrack, Clich� Software's hosted game servers, and iChat.

Pricing & Availability

Strat�ges is available for immediate download from http://www.clichesw.com/products/strateges/, and requires Mac OS X v10.2 Jaguar. It will run in unlicensed mode until a serial number is purchased for $9.95 from our online store.

I would like to thank every MacNNer that gave me suggestions:

Luke Sands (sandsl)
Adam Betts
MaxPowers
Guy Icognito
Phil Ryu
And the others!

I hope you like my new "baby"

MaxPower2k3 · Oct 14, 2003, 07:16 PM

woo! will download immediately, purchase thereafter (if i can borrow a parent's credit card for PayPal). looks great though. and i'm in that list, cool

allap · Oct 14, 2003, 08:06 PM

Looks like a great little game, very polished. Unfortunatly I don't know anyone with a mac, thus i'd have no one to play with. Might there be any AI coming in future revisions?

ambush · Oct 14, 2003, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by allap:
Looks like a great little game, very polished. Unfortunatly I don't know anyone with a mac, thus i'd have no one to play with. Might there be any AI coming in future revisions?

Probably, yes.

I need to read books on AI and decision algos., etc.

Hop Pocket · Oct 14, 2003, 08:48 PM

It looks beautiful. Thanks,

moki · Oct 14, 2003, 08:53 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
I hope you like my new "baby"

A note of caution to you -- Milton Bradley -- nee Hasbro -- would be fully within their rights to sue your pants off for this game.

ambush · Oct 14, 2003, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by moki:
A note of caution to you -- Milton Bradley -- nee Hasbro -- would be fully within their rights to sue your pants off for this game.

We use the ISF rules.

moki · Oct 14, 2003, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
We use the ISF rules.

It doesn't matter, it really doesn't -- you should run it by an IP lawyer, they will tell you the same thing. You're even claiming it is a Stratego clone, which only makes their case that much easier to prove.

Horsepoo!!! · Oct 14, 2003, 09:52 PM

Strat�ges is also an iSeek knockoff. Film at 11.

C.J. Moof · Oct 14, 2003, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by moki:
It doesn't matter, it really doesn't -- you should run it by an IP lawyer, they will tell you the same thing. You're even claiming it is a Stratego clone, which only makes their case that much easier to prove.

For the clueless reading this thread, would someone kindly explain what ISF rules are?

Peter · Oct 15, 2003, 02:30 AM

This is a TOTAL rip off of iSeek. I bet iSeek was being developed first, too.

Angus_D · Oct 15, 2003, 02:37 AM

The ISF is the International Stratego Foundation, which own the copyright on their rules.

moki · Oct 15, 2003, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
The ISF is the International Stratego Foundation, which own the copyright on their rules.

Their rules, but not the look and feel of the game -- Milton Bradley (Hasbro) owns that, and I doubt they'd be pleased with what you've done here.

Gee4orce · Oct 15, 2003, 03:29 AM

Originally posted by moki:
Their rules, but not the look and feel of the game -- Milton Bradley (Hasbro) owns that, and I doubt they'd be pleased with what you've done here.

And no doubt Moki, you've brought it to their attention ?

moki · Oct 15, 2003, 03:31 AM

Originally posted by Gee4orce:
And no doubt Moki, you've brought it to their attention ?

No sir, I haven't. Just noted trends...

MindFad · 03:47 AM

Originally posted by PeterClark2002:
This is a TOTAL rip off of iSeek. I bet iSeek was being developed first, too.

Huh? I see iSeek is a piece of software Ambrosia is developing.... What's that have to do with this game? What joke am I missing, or feel I am missing anyway?

Edit: Ah, never mind. I saw the other thread. Hmm. No comment.

Congrats on the game release, by the way. A friend and I are releasing a Tetris clone sometime in the coming months�much cooler than all those current Tetris clones for OS X already.

Nice work on the icons, Adam.

Peter · Oct 15, 2003, 03:53 AM

w00t - How about a massive Stratego game later today, the winner gets a...thing.

cSurfr · Oct 15, 2003, 11:08 AM

Adam, what program did you use to make your custom board? Looks amazing! Great work!

cs

Angus_D · Oct 15, 2003, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by moki:
Their rules, but not the look and feel of the game -- Milton Bradley (Hasbro) owns that, and I doubt they'd be pleased with what you've done here.

The default theme is designed by Adam Betts.

Adam Betts · Oct 15, 2003, 11:58 PM

Originally posted by cSurfr:
Adam, what program did you use to make your custom board? Looks amazing! Great work!

Glad to hear that you like it

Most of it was done in Photoshop. Some of the pieces such as bridges, bandwagon, etc was done in a 3D app.

Winter theme of the map will be in upcoming version update.

Gee4orce · Oct 16, 2003, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
The default theme is designed by Adam Betts.

I don't think it's too clever of the developer to actually include the Milton Bradley maps though - unless of course he has perimission to do so ?

Simon X · Oct 16, 2003, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Glad to hear that you like it

Most of it was done in Photoshop. Some of the pieces such as bridges, bandwagon, etc was done in a 3D app.

Winter theme of the map will be in upcoming version update.

The apps icon is stunning, especially when viewed nice and big on you web site. The green ground texture is just so... plastic.

Out of interest, what 3D app do you use?

ambush · Oct 16, 2003, 07:04 PM

Of interest, Strat�ges got 5/5 on the brand new review site www.AppleLegal.com

cteselle · Oct 24, 2003, 01:40 PM

Is this still available somewhere? All the links that I find for it are broken or do not exist.

Tulkas · Oct 24, 2003, 03:16 PM

Looks like someone didn't renew their domain.

sandsl · Oct 24, 2003, 03:47 PM

No somebody removed the DNS records on purpose, and another person hasn't fix it.

Angus_D · Oct 24, 2003, 07:08 PM

Although it's no longer any of my business, I just thought I'd add that the DNS records have now been fixed and should start working within the next day.

CheesePuff · Oct 24, 2003, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
Although it's no longer any of my business, I just thought I'd add that the DNS records have now been fixed and should start working within the next day.

Why did you break them anyway in the first place?

velodev · Oct 25, 2003, 06:12 PM

It doesn't look like the DNS is down it looks like everything was pulled from the net.

I added their nameserver as mine and tried resolving the clichesw.com and doobie.plus.com and both work just fine (I think they work without piggybacking onto their DNS). However, the problem is 404's, not DNS.

I am on the lookout for download sites that store locally.

I just want to see this game.

CheesePuff · Oct 25, 2003, 06:18 PM

Originally posted by velodev:

I just want to see this game.

Ambush probably won't like this, and it has no license agreement, but for your sake (and maybe he will get a sale from this so it won't matter anyway) I hosted the file at:

http://www.macdevzone.com/justin/Strateges.zip

It is 1.5 MB, the app only. Have fun.

ambush · Oct 26, 2003, 12:16 AM

justin, it's already there

I took the time to fix it.

CheesePuff · Oct 26, 2003, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by ambush:
justin, it's already there

I took the time to fix it.

Yeah it worked for me too but maybe his DNS servers were not updated yet, so he was still getting the GoDaddy front page.