
Astraware Ltd announced the release of Rook’s Revenge for Palm Powered and Pocket PC handheld computers. Rook’s Revenge is a raucous, real-time chess game that is more about being a fast thinker and mover than a grand master. While the game features a standard checkered board and chess pieces–all moving according to traditional chess rules–and the objective is to kill the opponent’s king, this is where the similarities cease. Instead of taking turns at moving their pieces, the players can move them as soon and as often as they like. Other new Astraware games for Palm OS handhelds include Link Letters, What Word, T-Blaster, and Candy Cruncher.