Chinese Checkers? Rafe and I threw up our hands in horror: sounds complicated, we thought. Let Ewan review it! It turns out that the game itself isn't difficult and, moreover, is superbly implemented, with an intuitive and colourful interface. Here's the full review of Five Deers' Chinese Checkers, which gets a solid thumbs up on all fronts.

"For a moment I was worried that I was going to have to sit down to read up on some complicated strategy and spend forever learning a new game – but within moments of opening Five Deer’s latest leisure application (Chinese Checkers Heroes) I realised I was being a bit silly. Because I was thinking of the beast that is Chinese Chess. In the same way that the speed and simplicity of Draughts is to the depth and complexity of Chess, Chinese Checkers is the same to Chinese Chess."

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