Keep a cool head! (Freshmeat project page)

This is a board game based on "Ludo" / "Mensch ärgere dich nicht" written in Java.
It can be played by 2, 3 or 4 players.
Since 0.3.3 you can also play against the computer or let the computer play against himself ;-)
Background picture, figures, road marks and sounds can be changed. So you can give the game your own look.
With 0.5.0 I integrated a simple Chatserver and Client. But it is rather useless until I have finished the code to turn it into a network game. And that code is still waiting to be written ;-).

Download Keep a cool head! 0.5.2d

To install the game just unzip "cool.zip". Done.

How do I start a application from a "jar" file?

First you need a Java Runtime Enviroment (JRE).

Linux/Unix
Unpack the zip.
In a console change to the new directory and type "java -jar cool-xxx.jar".
If a message tells you that "java" was not found. Check if a) it is installed and b) if "java" is in a directory in your searchpath.

Windows
Unpack the zip.
Change to the new directory.
Right click on "cool-xxx.jar" and select "open with" --> "Java(TM) 2 Platform ...."