Used with permission. Strategy Challenges Collection 2 consists of the strategy games Jungle Chess , from China, Tablut , from Lapland in northern Scandinavia and Russia, and Surakarta , from Java in Indonesia. All three are based on traditional board games. Typically, children develop their strategies for these games over time, as they play repeatedly and discuss the games with others. This program is designed to accelerate and support children's strategy development.
Children can play the three games against a human or computer opponent.
If they play against the computer, they can choose from three levels of challenge. Even at the simplest levels, the games can be difficult, in part because of the complexity of the rules. Many children are likely to need help keeping in mind the full set of rules the first couple of times they play. Although they can access a computer-based rule demonstration at any time, they might be better off referring to the rules in the game manual if they need a reminder. That way, they don't need to view the entire demonstration each time.