MaxNick Releases iChapaev 1.0

MaxNick has released iChapaev 1.0, their new board game for iPhone and iPod Touch. Developed specifically to leverage the iPhone's slick multi-touch sensitive interface, iChapaev offers a new twist on the popular game of checkers. iChapaev is based on Chapayev, a popular board game played in the former Soviet Union.

Similar to shuffleboard, players take turns trying to knock off their opponents checkers while leaving their own, in under seven rounds. The chessboard is set up initially as opposing checkers (called draughts), and arranged in two rows facing each other. Players point each piece in the direction of the opponent's piece by dragging it until the right amount of tension is set to increase or decrease the force of impact, and then released.

iChapaev offers three levels of complexity:
* Easy level - the arrow showing the direction and the force of strike
* Medium level - just the arrow showing the direction of strike
* High level - the arrow does not display at all


MaxNick has provided a great video tutorial which shows how the pieces are managed demonstrates gameplay as well as offers strategies. Users can play against their iPhone to sharpen their skills, or play again a real opponent. Every battle is accompanied Russian melodies which set the tone and mood to this long-time favorite.

"After purchasing our first iPhone and tried all of its functions, we just fell in love with it," said Nikolay Verevkin, co-founder of MaxNick. "It was right then we decided to try our hand at developing games. So three months later we created iChapaev, based on a very popular board game Chapayev played by teenagers in The Soviet Union."

Supported Languages:
* US English, German and Russian

Pricing and Availability:
iChapaev 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Review copies are available upon request.


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