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Michael Howe's comment has reminded me of the old computer game Daleks,
which is Chess-like in some respects. It is a turn-based game played
against the computer, in which you move the Doctor around in the same way
that a Chess King moves. The computer plays with the object of catching
the Doctor, while the human plays with the object of avoiding the Daleks.
The computer moves all of its Daleks at once, one space at a time. I
forget if they move like Wazirs or Kings. Besides moving one space per
turn, the Doctor can occassionally teleport or kill surrounding Daleks
with a sonic screwdriver. Daleks die when they bump into each other or run
into the remains of dead Daleks. So the human player tries to kill off the
Daleks before they catch him. When the Doctor succeeds in this, the game
moves to a new, more difficult level, making the ultimate goal the
attainment of a high score.