Developer posts and news about this game.
Think times for the computer player were reduced. On highest difficulty setting, the computer now thinks for 32 seconds instead of 40. On medium difficulty, the computer thinks for 8 seconds instead of 10. Nothing changes for the lowest difficulty. Fixed a bug that caused the fil
Added a new type of background to the tree stump, a forest floor with dried pine needles and some leaves. Like the others it is also randomly generated each time you click on it. Added a button to the in-game user interface in classic mode to change the color scheme. This was onl
Online Multiplayer The game now has an online multiplayer mode! You can invite anyone from your friends list to join your game. Just click the bird and select a friend from the invite dialog. Your friend can then accept the invite from the chat window. That's it - then you should
Fixed the issue with the Steam overlay not properly opening or closing. The app will now remember the fullscreen state. Fixed a rare bug that could lead to the AI refusing to make a move. Slightly improved text rendering on low resolutions.
Fixed an AI bug that could sometimes produce suboptimal moves in the rather late phase of the game. When it occurred, the end result would differ by +1 or -1, respectively.
Please note that while the choice of colors in the cover image is of course intentional, it is absolutely not an attempt to capitalize on current events. Stop war! Interface Translations For now only English, French and German. Maybe more will come. The game will use the same lan
Introducing Classic Elm The same board game but with a clean interface. It is fully integrated into the already existing application. Simply press a button to instantly switch between the classic and artful style. A fixed CPU opponent is chosen from the start or disabled entirely
Steam Achievements There are now six trophies for you to achieve! They range from easy to hard to win. They are purely optional of course, the game itself did not change in any way. Trophies can only be won for games started after this update. The reason is described below. Sorry
Added a magnification mode. It makes the board appear larger and hides the bugs. Intended only for multiplayer games, for which the AI isn't needed. Turn the mouse wheel or double click on the tree stump to toggle magnification mode on/off. Like almost every update, this one incl
2 fixes, 3 small visual changes, accelerated AI, Steam Cloud update fixed stone positions not updating when background changes fixed mushrooms growing on top of the frog/toad The snail got better at playing the game. New vs. Old: 84:36 in a 171 game match (51 draws). See details
Slightly improved frog.
List of changes in this update: The game now plays background music created by John Bartmann. There is a new button, the frog, to switch music on or off. The rules of the game are now displayed in-game at startup. Click once to continue to the game. Backgrounds can be changed at
There is now an option to automatically finish the game when both players are out of meaningful options in the late game. Usually after the 50th ply or so there are no more strategic choices to be made. The computer will detect that situation and display an unobstrusive button. I
When the cursor hovers above any UI element, a short text snippet is displayed to tell you what that element does when you click on it. For example, when the cursor hovers above the red mushroom "Exit" appears. That should help understanding the UI.
The Elm Game has just been released on Steam. There is also a free demo version available for download that you can give a try before purchasing the full game. I hope you enjoy the game!