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### Queen
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This game is based on the permissible moves of the chess queen — i.e., along any vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. In this game, the queen can only move to the left, down, and diagonally down to the left.
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The object of the game is to place the queen (one only) in the lower left-hand square (no. 158), by alternating moves between you and the computer. The one to place the queen there wins.
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You go first and place the queen in any one of the squares on the top row or the right-hand column. That is your first move. The computer is beatable, but it takes some figuring. See if you can devise a winning strategy.
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As published in Basic Computer Games (1978):
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- [Atari Archives](https://www.atariarchives.org/basicgames/showpage.php?page=133)
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- [Annarchive](https://annarchive.com/files/Basic_Computer_Games_Microcomputer_Edition.pdf#page=148)
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Downloaded from Vintage Basic at
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http://www.vintage-basic.net/games.html
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#### Porting Notes
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(please note any difficulties or challenges in porting here)
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