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== Screenshots ==
== Screenshots ==
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These are real screenshots taken from Miniature running on a Nokia N9.
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These are real screenshots taken from Miniature running on a Nokia N9. Click the images for more details.
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Image:Miniature-between_the_turns.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Cool little animation to show that pieces turn around between the moves</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 15-51-28.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Playing... (still not for real)</div>
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Image:Miniature-Down_under.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Situation after white's move: The player with the black pieces also is able to see it's pieces from his/her point of view</div>
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Image:Miniature-FICS.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Login to FICS</div>
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Image:Miniature-20091219-1.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Starting position for human vs human, face to face.</div>
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Image:2011-08-22_13-53-16.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">List of games available</div>
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Image:Screenshot-20091219-2.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Selecting one piece to move.</div>
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Image:2011-08-22_13-53-40.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">A game is selected</div>
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Image:Miniature-20091219-3.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Selecting destination square.</div>
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Image:2011-08-22_13-54-11.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Filtering search by type of chess</div>
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Image:Miniature_rooks_and_knights.jpg|<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Miniature learns chess in korius' development branch. Here rooks and knights know how to behave with each other.</div>
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Image:2011-08-22_13-54-33.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Filtering search by time</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 13-55-19.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Filtering search by type of rating</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 13-57-04.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Initial position</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 13-57-29.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Selecting a piece</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 13-58-07.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Aiming to a destination square</div>
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Image:2011-08-22_13-58-31.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Move completed</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 13-59-01.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Chat area expanded</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 14-00-29.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Typing in chat area</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 14-01-20.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Leaving a game</div>
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Image:2011-08-22 14-01-55.png |<div style="padding:0em .5em;">Example of confirmation dialog</div>
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=== Mockups ===
 
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How things should look like in the future. (We are looking for real designers!)
 
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Image:Miniature-playgame-portrait-start.png|<div style="padding:0em .5em;">First boot.</div>
 
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Revision as of 23:59, 22 August 2011

An opening in Miniature

You love chess. You love mobile devices. You believe they fit so well... yet you haven't found a convincing implementation of a free chess game. Miniature to the rescue!

Miniature is a chess board that is always with you, ready to let you play and learn wherever you go.

Contents

Features

Miniature is not ready for end users BUT we have releases for early adopters willing to contribute feedback, fixes or new features.

Play online - FICS (under development)

  • Login to FICS as registered user or guest.
  • See offers to play a game.
  • Filter offers by type of game, time, increment and type of rating (under development).
  • Create a new offer to play a game (under development).
  • Play a game against another FICS user (under development).
  • Chat with the opponent while playing (under development).

Screenshots

These are real screenshots taken from Miniature running on a Nokia N9. Click the images for more details.

Playing... (still not for real)
Login to FICS
List of games available
A game is selected
Filtering search by type of chess
Filtering search by time
Filtering search by type of rating
Initial position
Selecting a piece
Aiming to a destination square
Move completed
Chat area expanded
Typing in chat area
Leaving a game
Example of confirmation dialog

Contact us

Questions, feedback and contributions are welcome!

Development

See /Development for more information on developing Miniature.

There are some policies that we follow in the project. Check Miniature/Development to follow the latest status and to get involved.


Miniature is based on Qt and targets MeeGo Harmattan as primary platform. Repackaging and ports to other Qt platforms are welcome.


Contributors

Special thanks to Colin M.L. Burnett for his free piece set used by Wikipedia.

Users

Do you want to test Miniature and it's cool possibility to play against other people over the air? Or do you want to make simply a match versus someone who is part of the community?

-> A list of users should help you to get an Opponent.

History

Yes, we do have some history at this point. It all started here:

Check the archive if you want to know more.

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