Has anyone actually played this game? I give this a 1 because the game concept yet easy is the worst ever. Tic-Tac-Toe has more skill then this. Either entire game is stale mate where computer keeps moving back and forth or you do that or someone sacrifices a piece. You will lose against computer everything time even on easy mode since the computer ALWAYS forces you to go force (Cheating) and will not sacrifice a ball itself. The one maybe two strategies possible the computer already knows and uses them against you. Like I said tic-tac-toe has more challenge and skill and is not rigged. If you compared this to chess this would be a joke! It is going to be un installed.

#1: They always do that; not only this site, but just about everywhere you see in this situation

I'm running XP and I can say that the game installed flawlessly. I would not recommend it for those of the GTA mindset. This is a more slow-paced, cerebral type of entertainment requiring the strategic thinking more closely associated with that of checkers or chess. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it an 8.

Sometimes I wonder if we are the ones that should get paid. I mean, any developer of software that wants market input should at least pay us for our time. Look at all this great input.

this game is not for me is there a chance of getting virual villagers soon i played the online version but its to short please gaotd virual villagers 1 or 2 don't matter who with me say virual villagers

On a side note, does any one else find it strangely funny that the name of the game is Surakarta but the file name is Sukarata? Mmm, rat sucking, my favourite!

Ran this on my Vista Notebook and loved it! It downloaded and installed smoothly, ran without any problems, and I found it clean and easy to look at on the laptop screen. The game itself is terribly addicting. Maybe just because I'm so terrible at it. Even at the easiest setting the computer beats me in a matter of minutes, every time. And yet I keep trying... I have installed it on my desktop (Win2000) now also with good results and have convinced my husband he needs to try it. He is a big chess player and I think he will like this.

The game loaded and ran perfectly. It was not hard to understand how to play. The tutorial is quiet clear and very helpful. I lost my marbels {some say I did that years age}. Practice will be fun. I look forward to winning. I agree with Dave. Thanks to GAOTD. Thanks to Vampire Rat for the info. Good day to all. Heln

thank-you vampire rat for the additional info. i think it odd that the developers site says the only requirement is direct x-9c . i am glad for all of you who can afford the latest gee-gaws , but some of us cant..families , bills , ect. so cut us some slack ...

I've enjoyed my other games from Merscome, but this game acted unstable on my computer, so I un-installed. Mouse pointer was shaky and sluggish on menu and upon exiting the game I ended up with a black screen and the game pointer. After about 40 seconds I figured it wasn't going to close completely, so had to use cntrl alt delete to end program. Decided to dump it. Might have been a fun game but I don't want twitchy software. Thanks anyway GGOTD.

actually, the 1 Gig of Ram is if you are running it on Vista since Vista itself requires 800 mb of Ram to operate at full capacity. So in essence, you only need about 200mb of ram to run this game.

SHOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE INSTALLATION:

Please note, certain firewalls, like ZoneAlarm, need to be set either manually, or be deactivated before running the game, due to the fact that this software is incompatible with Direct3D (see further on).

- In the case of firewalls which display a dialog box asking if the game is authorized to connect to a Local Area Network or Internet.
You just need to hit the « alt tab » key when you try to create / list a multiplayer game or to connect to Exotik-games.com. This keyboard shortcut gives you access to a dialog box allowing the game to connect.

- In the case of firewalls explicitly asking ports to be opened.
It may be necessary for you to open the following ports:

1900 User datagram protocol (UDP)
2234 User datagram protocol (UDP)
2300 to 2400 User datagram protocol (UDP)

Consult your firewall guide for more information concerning the process of opening ports.

I wanna know why a simple board game takes nearly 50 MB? I've got fast internet but I'm not gonna be downloading this one when I can play it on the website.

thanks #28 (Lloyd)..It does clear it up for me..Im not really computer literate on that level.

I don't like to read comments saying "not for me"... I mean, if you are not going to try the game i don't care. I care about reading descriptions, experiencies, tricks etc ABOUT THE GAME, not your personal preferences. If you want to complain, ask or suggest, please write GAOTD directly to their email.

And, about the game:
*It's too heavy, but it's worth it, it's a differente game, an exotic one. I like it.

¡¡Thanks GAOTD!!

Like VampireRat #8, I received the following error:

This application has failed to start because d3dx9_27.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Although what I did was to reinstall, but this time opted for the DirectX9.0c install too. Maybe it isn't complete or it just installs the updates, as it had only taken a second to install. Problem solved.

Unlike Fubar #16, I didn't see any WMP10 install. But I already had it installed. So maybe it skips this if you already have it.

The requirement for 1GB of RAM is spurious, most likely assuming that you are running Vista with Windows Aero. I've checked this with Process Explorer, and there's no way this program alone would chew up that much memory.

The actual requirements (found in the documentation) is a 700 MHz processor with 128MB RAM.

Thank you! I enjoy puzzle games and this one is different than the norm. I can't see playing it longterm, but it did fill the time I had to kill this morning.

Hmmm that 1024mb of ram has to be a mistake. I was thinking same thing when i saw it. If it isnt then i guess im screwed i only have 960 lol. Gonna try it anyways, looks different. Thanks GAOTD, i missed ya.

Not for me thanks


Keep it up GGOTD

#23 (beanerswife)
The 48.2MB figure in the requirements box is the size of the download for the game file itself. The "Minimum Ram needed : 1024 Mb;" figure is what everyone is commenting about. That is what the minimum amount of RAM (or on board memory) your computer needs to run the game properly. Hope this clears this up for you, MPAgent

FYI:
To determine which version of Microsoft Direct X you are running:

1. On the taskbar at the bottom of your screen, click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Run dialog box, type dxdiag

--- Thx! I like those obscured board games from Exotik! (see comment#4)

People COME ON 512 mb ram was 2 YRS. ago were NOT in 2005 anymore you should aready have 1 gig its so much faster

Maybe the fuzz about a minimum of 1 GB is a slight hint concerning Vista and its demands. I heard of people who try to run Vista with just 512 MB RAM and wonder why it's so damn slow...

Hehe...the only reason why I bothered to comment is because I'm so grateful that DirectX 10 comes with this!

Thank God for the generous people who run GAOTD! :)

Mine shows it only requires 48.2MB...whats all that crazy talk about 1GB?????

1 Gigs of RAM and new Direct X 9c for a simple game??
Normaly Grapihcsgame like Far Cry need 1 gig of but they are bigger and with better graphics. The WW2 Tank C needn´t so much and it was a 3D game. I think System Requirements arent right ^^. good game but i like 3D action more.

played this for awhile and like it for the most part although i don't like to sacrafice :) lol its a keeper thank you GGAOTD and Merscom LLC for the great games we all appreciate you

Not for me Thanks.
:mrgreen: :lol:

To #18 : you should try this one. It's really entertaining and the rules are quite easy to understand. There is a comprehensive html help file bundled with the game, and you can discover the rules thanks to a tutorial mode inside the game.

When you play the game, let's say 2 minutes, you'll find out that the short description above explain almost everything. Still, the game remains really absorbing.

No vote thumbs up or down, but I'm not trying just because I have no idea based on the descrip how the game actually plays.

Sorry, I don't like this kind of game, so I maybe won't load down this day.
But thanks to GOTD-Team for all those neat arcade games I loaded down
weeks before ...
Hope for tomorrow ;-)

This is an interesting and different game. Beware that the game tries to install DirectX 9.0c (probably harmless, but I skipped it since I have it) and WMP 10 (fortunately, aborted anyway, as I have WMP 11).

Hi GOTD, Just to say u guys rock... As a granma I love the different games given, & would love more 'Puzzle','Hidden Object' &/or 'Quest' type games. The children don't play the games with the sound on, prefer to add their own sound-track, makes for interesting game play.

Back from vacation to a great game. I love picking up games from around the world and this is no exception. I wont be giving a full review for several days as there is a lot to catch up on here at home; however this is well worth a download if you like strategy games. The graphics are excellent, the sound effects appropriate and the music echoes the music of the region in a lovely way. I played it for over an hour and wasn't bored of the challenge. It's a simple comcept, with easy to understand rules.

Follow the links provided by Vampire Rat for a discussion of the rules. (Thanks Vampire Rat)

I'll certainly be keeping this gem.

Thank you Merscom LLC and the Game Giveaway for a great game to arrive back home to. :)

This is a great game, clever, funny and technically very well done.
The soft is really fluid, even on a quite old configuration, and, unlike Xou-Dou-qi, the installation checked itself the correct installation of direct X 9.0c !

It's a true keeper :) Thumb up

Thanks GOTD for taking the day off to try and fix the download problems. You deserve a day off too but we all missed you.

All you whingers and complainers must have had a fit not having anything to complain about for a whole day!!

#8 Sorry I thought I had read something a bit different,but You already knew what I had said.

#8 reinstall the dll file that is missing and the game should work :)

Actually, it says 1024Mb ram, not 1024MB. So that should actually mean 128 megabytes. Just to clear things up.

The appliation failed to launch due to failure to detect the file, d3dx9_27.dll.

If you were not here a few weeks back, this was the same problem many of us had with Xou Dou Qi, from the same developer. See that web page for sever links to download the DLL file. Don't give up - I had problems finding a good download site, but that may have been when my modem was going bad.
http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/xou-dou-qi/

If you downloaded the DLL then and put it in your Xou Dou Qi file folder, then just copy it to this game's folder, as well and all should be OK>

Ya I pretty much think that is a mistake saying this needs a GB of RAM to play

It's an original concept of playing game. The balls follow the lines on the board. In the beginning it's not easy to win, even in the easy mode. When you play yourself active, you loose. It's a kind of 'stay waiting' game. Like a bird of prey. That's also the big disadvantage: when you do both nothing (when playing to a another human), nothing happens, and it's automaticaaly a draw. It's the same way you win against the computer: when you do nothing (just move against the same square and back again), he'll do after a few moves a bad move (just to do something), you can get his piece, and after some time you'll win. So in a scale from 0-10 I give the program 6 points.

Gotta agree with #2. WTF y'all?!! Unless there is a tremendous amount of stuff to deal with in this game, there is absolutely NO REASON to require a "minimum" 1 gig of RAM. Judging from the description and webshots on this site, you should need MAYBE 256mb, 512 tops. If these guys judge their "minimums" like old Billy does, then you really need closer to 2 gigs to do it right and that is straight out B.S.

Marscom may distribute it, but the developer's web site is here:
http://www.exotik-games.com/games.php?game_id=2&lang=EN&page=game_desc
Look there for additional info about the game.

Rules and try it online:
http://www.ludoteka.com/surakarta-en.html

More after I have tried it out.

It's look to boring, so I won't try it

What needed 1024 MB RAM?? It's impossible.....

Haven't tried the game.. But won't try it..
Game Giveaway Of The Day asks us to support them and their mission..
Which is all good and that.. But with these MERSCOM games, they think it is OK to not correctly point the link to the actual games website.. Only www.merscom.com. When these games show like this.. I remove my banner ad for them..