Community Chest

ZX Computing

Nick Pearce

THE ZX81 SOFT SELECTION In which Nick Pearce casts a critical eye over some of the latest software releases. COMMUNITY CHEST Artic This is a condensed version of the popular property game and contains thirteen sites, community chest/chance and jail. The rules are broadly comparable with the board game, but the site prices and fines are much higher. You have £2,500 to start but with the prices ranging from £750 for Old Kent Road to £9990 for Mayfair, it takes a good few circuits of the board passing GO or a lot of luck to become a man of property. In Community Chest your opponent is the computer - it is also banker and dice thrower, makes all the moves and monitors progress. The board is displayed on screen throughout the game, a feature not included in some other ZX81 simulations which trade off the screen in favour of a larger site list. If you cannot find a willing human opponent and wish to play against your ZX81 then this is a good version and well worth considering. It is not a full simulation but I like the way in which Artic display the board throughout the game. Community Chest costs £4.95 and is available from Artic Computing Ltd, [redacted].