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Dynamo Draughts. 10x10 game for DOS, open source

Dynamo Draughts is an open-source 10x10 draughts (checkers) game designed for DOS, available as a free download on itch.io. The game is released under the GNU General Public License, allowing users to access and modify its source code.

Background

- **Dynamo Draughts** is a new, open-source checkers (draughts) game built for MS-DOS — the classic Microsoft operating system from the 1980s/90s that still has a small but passionate retro-computing community. - The game uses a **10x10 board** (international draughts, not the 8x8 American version) and is designed to run on actual DOS hardware or in emulators like DOSBox. - It is released on **itch.io**, a popular indie-game marketplace. The "open source" tag means the game's code is publicly available for others to study, modify, or port to other platforms. - The project appeals to two overlapping niches: retro-DOS enthusiasts who enjoy new software for old machines, and fans of traditional board-game implementations. It reflects a broader resurgence of interest in vintage computing platforms.

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