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Draughts (1952)

Christopher Strachey

Legacy Computer

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A game of draughts (a.k.a. checkers) written for the Ferranti Mark 1 computer by Christopher Strachey at the University of Manchester between 1951 and 1952. In the summer of 1952, the program was able to "play a complete game of Draughts at a reasonable speed".

Details

Developers
Christopher Strachey
Genres
Card & Board Game
Also known as
Checkers

Release dates

  • Aug 31, 1952 Legacy Computer