WinSenet  

 
Beginning

WinSenet is the name of the game for Windows based on the former Egyptian game of the Senet.

The Senet was a game that was played in the epoch of the Egyptian Pharaohs which more direct descendant today in day is the Backgammon. For the former Egyptians, the game had a few religious connotations very important, since it was symbolizing the victory in the trip of beyond. In many tombs they have found boards but not instructions, with which there exist diverse variants defined by different learners. Winsenet follows the rules of the most widespread variant.

   
 
     
    The minimal requirements to be able to execute the program are: Pentium with operative system Windows 95 or Superior, monitor to a minimal resolution of 800x600 pixels and 16 million colors, sound card SoundBlaster or compatible and the Runtimes of Visual Microsoft Basic 6.0.
     
    Instructions
   

The rules of the WinSenet are very simple: every player tells with five cards that they are inserted in the first ten positions of the board.

The aim of the game is to manage to come with all the cards to the cabin 30 with an exact number, since otherwise the corresponding cabins must moved back. Ghana the first player who manages to come with all the cards to the last cabin.

The sense of the cards in the board is the following one:

     
   
     
   

The green player starts by playing, but to move how it is a logical debit to throw first the sticks.

If the issue belongs to 1, 4 or 5, after moving it must continue throwing the same player. If the issue, on the contrary, belongs to 2 or 3 the shift will happen to the following player.

During the game, if we want to move to a cabin occupied by an opposite card we prune to do it interchanging both cards of position.

Three special cabins exist in the board where the enemy cards are protected and to be interchanged. The cabins are:

         
   
     
    Also a special cabin exists:
     
   
     
    If someone registers it falls down in her, automatically it will go away to the cabin:
     
   
     
   

Or to the first one who is free of consecutive form, in case of the latter is occupied.

The winner of the WinSenet is the first player who manages to come with all the cards to the last cabin.

     
    Downloads
    The File installer of this WinSenet fragmented for his comfort in several files facilitating this way his download.
    The links of the downloads are disc 1, disc 2, disc 3, disc 4, disc 5, disc 6 and disc 7.
    To download the Runtimes of Visual Basic 6.0, click here.
     
 
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