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For a limited time only, add the All-Star Expansion Pack to any Championship Pro game, and we'll give you a 2nd license of your game to giveaway FREE! Share your 2nd game with friends or family and play with each other online! Add one All-Star Expansion Pack to your Championship Pro game for only $9.99, or get 3 or more for only $24.99. Buy 3 All-Star Expansion Packs and you'll get 3 more games! All-Star Expansion Pack includes:
Learn more about what's included in the All-Star Expansion pack at http://dqsoft.com/offer/allstars Hurry! Offer ends August 8th. |
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Last Month's Contest - Pirate Trivia
Question: Which waterway is notorious for the frequency of modern piracy? Answer:
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In Case You Missed It: Ace's Rescue Returns Until July 16th  
Now's your chance to play the popular pirate adventure that everyone's talking about! After receiving high demand for the continuation of last month's sale, we have decided to offer Ace's Rescue: Blackbeard's Booty at the discounted price of Rescue Wes' fiancee from the evil clutches of Blackbeard the Pirate by playing Swords (pirate variation of Spades) with Blackbeard's crew. Secure all 8 pieces of his map to find her secret location! For more information check out http://dqsoft.com/aces.htm  
This special offer lasts until July 16th! DQzone Discontinues Lobby Support for 6.64 Online Play 
In order to improve online gameplay, DreamQuest Software will discontinue DQzone online lobby for 6.64 or earlier games effective Monday, July 23, 2007. Why? Because having many different kinds of games online at the same time causes OOS (out of sync), freezing, joining, and scoring errors during play. These errors affect people's gameplay and even their ratings! We want to move forward with a higher quality product to ensure the best customer experience possible. We're sorry about any inconvenience this may cause our 6.64 players! Players that currently have a 6.64 game and do not want to give up online play, have two options: For more information visit http://dqsoft.com/press/DreamQuest-Improves-Online-Play.html
The following tips are excerpted from Grandmaster Arthur Bisguier's article "Play Chess - Tips for Winning Chess Strategy". TIP 1: Look at your opponent's move.Every time your opponent makes a move, you should stop and think: Why was that move chosen? Is a piece in danger? Are there any other threats I should watch out for? What sort of plan does my opponent have in mind? Only by defending against your opponent's threats will you be able to successfully carry out your own strategies. Once you figure out what your opponent is attempting to do, you can play to nip those plans in the bud.TIP 2: Make the best possible move.When you're considering a move, ask yourself these questions:a. Will the piece I'm moving go to a better square than the one it's on now? b. Can I improve my position even more by increasing the effectiveness of a different piece? c. Does this move help to defend against my opponent's threats? d. Will the piece I move be safe on its new square?
Even if your intended move has good points, it may not be the best move at that moment. Emanuel Lasker, a former world champion, said: "When you see a good move, wait - look for a better one!" Following this advice is bound to improve your chess. TIP 3: Have a plan.If you threaten something here in one move, something over there in the next move, and so forth, your opponent will have an easy time defending. Your pieces have to work together to be effective. Just imagine each instrument in an orchestra playing a different tune! When you develop a plan, your men can work in harmony. For example, you might plan to attack your opponent's King; one piece alone probably wouldn't be able to do much, but the combined strength of several pieces makes a powerful attacking force. Another plan could be taking control of all the squares in a particular area of the board. The chess men are your "team"; to be a good "coach," you have to use all of their strengths together.TIP 4: Know what the pieces are worth.When you are considering giving up some of your pieces for some of your opponent's, you should think about the values of the men, and not just how many each player possesses. The player whose men add up to a greater value will usually have the advantage. So a crucial step in making decisions is to add up the material, or value, of each player's men. The Pawn is the least valuable piece, so it is a convenient unit of measure. It moves slowly, and can never go backward. Knights and Bishops are approximately equal, worth about three Pawns each. The Knight is the only piece that can jump over other men. The Bishops are speedier, but each one can reach only half the squares. A Rook moves quickly and can reach every square; its value is five Pawns. A combination of two minor pieces (Knights and Bishops) can often subdue a Rook. A Queen is worth nine Pawns, almost as much as two Rooks. It can move to the greatest number of squares in most positions. The King can be a valuable fighter too, but we do not evaluate its strength because it cannot be traded.TIP 5: Develop quickly and well.Time is a very important element of chess. The player whose men are ready for action sooner will be able to control the course of the game. If you want to be that player, you have to develop your men efficiently to powerful posts. Many inexperienced players like to move a lot of Pawns at the beginning of the game to control space on the chessboard. But you can't win with Pawns alone! Since Knights, Bishops, Rooks, and Queens can move farther than Pawns and threaten more distant targets, it's a good idea to bring them out soon, after you've moved enough Pawns to guarantee that your stronger pieces won't be chased back by your opponent's Pawns. After all the other pieces are developed, it's easier to see what Pawns you should move to fit in with your plans. It's tempting to bring the Queen out very early, because it's the most powerful piece. But your opponent can chase your Queen back by threatening it with less valuable pieces. Look at Example A: after 1...Nf6, Black threatens to drive the white Queen away with either 2...Nd4 or 2....d6 and 3...Bg4. Instead of just moving pieces out, try to determine the best square for each piece and bring it there in as few moves as possible. This may save you from wasting moves later in the game.
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Time to Get Grilled Trivia! Roll up your sleeves because it's time heat up the Bar-B-Que for the biggest grilling day of the year! The 4th of July is known as the most popular day for grilling across the United States. Burgers and hotdogs might be your grilling meats of choice, but if you're like my family, you may switch it up with some sizzling fajitas! Question: Which city, located in our very own USA, is known as the Barbecue Capital of the World? Answer:
3 correct entries chosen at random will receive a deck of official DreamQuest playing cards! Submit entries to by August 8th.
Blue10 (a.k.a. GUIDEBlue) is one dedicated Senior Guide! Not only does he take lots of time out of his busy life to help new players on the site, but he also organized and acted asTournament Director for the recent Hearts World Cup 2007 tournament. Blue10 always pushing for changes to better DreamQuest's games and online community. We would like to recognize Blue10 for all he brings to the site! |
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