I'm so frustrated. I know I have an old copy of MS Office 2003 somewhere, but I can't find it. The freeware office suites don't let me use the hex picture as a background behind the cells, so either I can't see the pieces or I can't see the board (it's pretty hard to visualize as just the staggered rectangles). I've been very busy and can't take my PC with me like I can the laptop, so I can't sneak in moves as often. So I haven't been able to get this to work. It's kind of irritating. I hope your dad hasn't lost interest. :(