What is Richard's Curling Game?

Inspired by Ingemar's Skiing Game, I decided to write this game as a tribute to Manitoba's curling champions, past, present and future.

Putting curling on the computer presents a certain number of problems. First, in real life a curling rink is about 10 times longer than it is wide, a geometry that would not be feasible to adopt on a computer screen. I have used a ratio of 5:1 with stones relatively larger than in the real game. This simplifies the game, but, I hope, not too much.

Due to the lack of space and to keep the game moving at a reasonable rate, the number of stones per end has been reduced from 8 to 6 (or 4 as an option). Also, due to the short travel time, I have made no attempt to implement sweeping which some diehards claim is the essence of curling.

Download Richard's Curling Game for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.0 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

• Mac OS 7.0
• 640x400 display set to 16 or 256 colors

Emulating this? It could probably run under: SheepShaver