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CGR Undertow reviewers Derek and Ray take a closer look at the SUPER MARIO CHESS BOARD GAME. This is Part 1 of a two part review.
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Valley inventor's online game links classics Scrabble, chess
By Elise Franco
efranco@vindy.com
Cortland
Gary Downing’s love for two popular cognitive games became the core of a game he calls Brain Swaggle.
Brain Swaggle is an interactive game that combines Scrabble and chess, making for an online game that’s strategic and stimulating, said Downing, the game’s creator, who is from Cortland.
He said he began the creative process about three years ago but kicked it into high gear last February.
“I thought that it would be cool if somehow a game could be created combining the strategy of chess with the vocabulary skills needed for Scrabble,” Downing said. “It’s kind of like sparring with letters.”
Downing said the game is played online at www.brainswaggle.com. Currently the only option is to play against a computer challenger.
Each player takes turns picking a letter to spell a word, Downing said.
“You can choose how long you have on each turn — 15, 30 or 60 seconds,” he said. “It’s really tough to plan ahead because as soon as the computer makes its move you might have to rethink your word.”
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Valley inventor's online game links classics Scrabble, chess By William D. Lewis Gary Downing of Cortland displays Brain Swaggle, the interactive computer board game he developed, which combines the vocabulary skills needed for Scrabble with the strategic skills required for chess. By Elise Franco Gary Downing's |
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