QueenBoard for the HP-67

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Card Labels
QueenBoard
Shift
Label	Move→
Key	A	B	C	D	E

Overview

This game is based on the moves of a chess queen. A queen will be allowed to move only to the left, down, or diagonally to the left. The object of the game is to be the first player to move the queen to the lower left-hand corner of the chess board (square 158), by alternating moves between you and the calculator. You start by placing the queen on any square on the top row or right-hand column. This is your first move. The play then alternates.

The playing board is numbered as follows with possible starting positions shown in blue italic and the winning position shown in bold:

-- S t a r t --
81	71	61	51	41	31	21	11	\| S t a r t \|
92	82	72	62	52	42	32	22
103	93	83	73	63	53	43	33
114	104	94	84	74	64	54	44
125	115	105	95	85	75	65	55
136	126	116	106	96	86	76	66
147	137	127	117	107	97	87	77
158	148	138	128	118	108	98	88

You tell the calculator your moves by keying in the number of the square you start on or move to. Press A and the calculator responds with the square it moves to. Square 158 is the winning square.

DSP 0 mode should be used, so only integers will be displayed. If the program is written to a magnetic card, set DSP 0 before recording.

Reference

This program is based on an HP-65 Users' Library program by Jacob R. Jacobs.

Instructions

Step	Instructions	Input Data/Units	Keys	Output Data/Units
1	Load side 1.
2	Key in your starting position (first move).	Move	A	Calculator's move
3	Repeat step 2 until someone wins

Example

Load side 1.

Keystrokes                                   Outputs
55 A                                           75.
(You start on 55, and the calculator,
 after deep and careful thought,
 moves to 75).

97 A                                          127.
(You respond with 97, and the calculator,
 showing no mercy, moves to 127).

148 A                                         158.
(You try 148, hoping the calculator's
 batteries run down before it can
 respond, but no luck--it wins
 by moving to 158).

The Program

LINE  KEYS
001  *LBL A     Current position.
002   STO 1     RI
003   GSB E
004   1
005   X=Y?
006   GTO 2
007   7
008   STO I     7→RI
009  *LBL 1
010   RCL 1
011   RCL I
012   EEX
013   1
014   ×
015   +
016   STO 2     10K + R1→R2
017   GSB E     Position good?
018   1
019   X=Y?
020   GTO 0     Yes, recall R2.
021   RCL I
022   STO + 2   K + R2 → R2
023   RCL 2     Position good?
024   GSB E
025   1
026   X=Y?
027   GTO 0     Yes, recall R2.
028   RCL I
029   EEX
030   1
031   ×
032   STO + 2
033   RCL 2
034   GSB E
035   1
036   X=Y?
037   GTO 0
038   DSZ I
039   GTO 1
040   RCL 1
041  *LBL 2
042   EEX
043   1         Default move.
044   STO + 1   10 + R1 → R1
045   RCL 1
046   RTN
047  *LBL 0
048   RCL 2
049   RTN
050  *LBL E     Test for good position.
051   1
052   5
053   8
054   X=Y?      158 = R2?
055   GTO 9
056   3
057   1
058   -
059   X=Y?      127 = R2?
060   GTO 9
061   1
062   -
063   X=Y?      126 = R2?
064   GTO 9
065   5
066   1
067   -
068   X=Y?      75 = R2?
069   GTO 9
070   2
071   -
072   X=Y?      73 = R2?
073   GTO 9
074   2
075   9
076   -
077   X=Y?      44 = R2?
078   GTO 9
079   3
080   -
081   X=Y?      41 = R2?
082   GTO 9
083   RTN
084  *LBL 9
085   1
086   RTN

Register Use

R1  Used
R2  Used
I   K

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