How to play Dynasty on Mac
Game summary
Press 0 on the alpha-numeric keyboard if you are playing on color TV.
Press 2 if you are playing on Black and White TV.
The game is played on an 8 x 8 matrix. Four "armies" in two different colors are at the center.
A flashing question mark at the right hand side of the screen is asking if the "armies" of that color are to be played by a person or the computer.
Press "yes" on the alpha-numeric keyboard for person. Press "no" for computer.
If you have entered "yes," a second symbol will appear followed by a flashing question mark. If you wish that color played by a person, press "yes." If you want to play against the computer, press "no."
If you have elected to play against the computer, the symbol for microprocessor will appear on the screen.
If you are playing against another person, individual timers will appear separately at the top of the screen. Player one's timer will appear first.
You can enter up to 99 minutes of time for each player in the game. Different times may be entered for each player to give a novice more of a chance against an experienced player. If you want to play with no time limit, enter 00 on the numeric section of the keyboard.
If you are playing against the computer, the microprocessor will make its move instantly. It can make more than 100,000 electronic decisions per second.
The object of the game is to occupy as much of the matrix as possible.
The game begins with two "armies" of each color at the center of the matrix.
The game ends when the board is filled or when neither player can enter a move and capture and opposing "army." The player with the most "armies" on the matrix is the winner. A running score appears at the top of the screen throughout the game.
Every entry must satisfy two conditions:
- An "army" must always be placed next to an opponents "army."
- One or more of the opposing "armies" must be trapped by the newly entered "army" and another "army" of the same color. The trapped "armie
First released: Feb 1979
Play Dynasty on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)
The easiest way to play Dynasty on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.
Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.
Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).
Dynasty installation steps for Mac
Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Dynasty like you would on any PC.
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