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From clem@dhol.com:
Short.  Simple.  To the point.  I like the crown.  Interesting that you took
the
expression literally.  The orange and black board color scheme looks good.  The
pinkish
background doesn't.  It is too busy without being interesting.  Might have been
a nice
touch if you could see the action reflected in the vase.  Good job on the motion
of the
black checker.

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From djconnel@flash.net:
Nicely done!!  Despite its simplicity and short duration, this is
quite an interesting animation -- you have managed to give the checker,
through its motions, a personality which matches the title well.  It packs
a nice little story into its compact size.

Yet despite the fact I like it so much, it lacks the complexity which
would make it a winner. Still -- an impressive piece of work!!!


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From Martin.Magnusson.7121@student.uu.se:
+ The motion is good.
- It would have been fun with a longer animation.



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From gregj56590@aol.com:
Very simple, yet very nice.  This was a challenging round of submissions!
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From PovRayGuy@aol.com:
Needs more of just about everything, but a very good start.

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From Alain.Culos@bigfoot.com:
Original subject. I could have been developed a bit more.
There are too many good contenders to allow me to rate this one well,
it is too short and too simple, although I appreciate there is work
involved.

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From bill@apocalypse.org:
The motion of the checker looked nice and smooth.  The animation is too simple
though.  More detail, more action, and more of a story would all be good things
to add to this.


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From r@pa-ppp31.hevanet.com:
Nice idea.
Notable for textures


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From r@proxy.cowan.edu.au:
Short and sweet. To the point. Very smooth movement.


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From r@207-172-73-182.s182.tnt1.man.erols.com:
I'd have liked to see more action.


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From r@kol44.kauhajoki.fi:
Umm... What? The checker gets crowned? Right.