Art Institute Graduate Designs Interactive Game for iPhone
"Struck" is a game of wit, strategy and luck that is now available on the iTunes App Store.
[SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 8, 2009] - Kyle Benjamin, a 2008 Game Art & Design Graduate from The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, has built a game called Struck, that is now available on the iPhone app store. Struck is a two player strategy board game in 
the same vein as many classic strategy board games. It is a game of wit, strategy, and luck.
The objective in Struck is to occupy the "goal squares" at the opponent's end of the board, and to prevent the opponent from occupying the goal squares on your end of the board. During a game of Stuck, players will roll the dice, and strategize by changing the polarity of their pieces, and by changing the layout of the board in real time. Players are free to take back their moves until they are fully satisfied with what they've done.
Just like Chess, Checkers, and Backgammon, Struck is a game that requires some patience, and a willingness to learn. Included in Struck is the two player game (pass and play, and online play), a tutorial, instructions, tips, and puzzles. The puzzles require you to move your piece from one square to another, in a certain number of moves.
Amir Ebrahimi, an instructor at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, was also one of the key developers of the game and did all the programming for Struck.
Struck is available on the iPhone/iPod Touch. The full game can be downloaded for $1.99 or, if you prefer to try before you buy, you can wait until the release of the complimentary LITE version. The full version lets you play online, and get access to all the music by Jaron Credle, art by Kyle Benjamin, and art by Ana Bedolla. In addition, the full version offers four different playing boards.
For more information on Kyle Benjamin or his game Struck, visit:
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