GRANITE2 has features for every level of curler, whether you're a world champion or a complete novice.

Feature Highlights

• Interactive, realistic 3D graphics
• Fully dynamic camera
• Accurate stone and ice physics
• Varying ice conditions (pebble and frost)
• Challenging AI with adjustable skill and personality
• Free-form practice mode that allows rocks to be "dragged" around the ice
• Real-time preview of shots (very cool)
• Manual and automatic delivery modes
• Save games and practice sessions
• Load a saved game in practice mode to re-try a difficult shot
• Easy-to-learn controls
• 2 stopwatches with selectable splits
• Guard and replay illustrations

Features for Everyone...

For Non-Curlers

Curling is very popular in Canada and Northern Europe and is growing in popularity around the world. In fact, there are more curlers than hockey players in Canada.

Curling combines the precision control of golf with the strategy of chess, and adds bursts of intense effort when sweeping.

GRANITE2 is an accurate simulation of the real game, so it's a great way to learn.

For Beginners

Curling is easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.

Playing GRANITE2 is a great way to improve your understanding of the game. The 3-dimensional graphics and accurate physics will help with your "feel" of how the rocks move and react on the ice. Subtle details like frost and pebble will also make a lot more sense. Plus, getting beaten by the computer is a fun way to learn strategy.

GRANITE2 is a great way to improve your game without requiring endless hours in the curling rink.

For Experienced Curlers

For experienced curlers GRANITE2 is most useful for developing new strategies. You can fine-tune your computer opponent in many ways:

• Skip's skill level
• Skip's familiarity with the ice
• Skip's level of aggression
• Skip's level of (over)-confidence
• Delivery accuracy

Practice mode is also a great way to re-play a shot that you could have made better, or would have called differently. Using the Undo feature, you can even try again and again until you get it right.

It feels great to make a tough, risky shot in GRANITE2 -- just like in a real game!

For Coaches and Instructors

The practice mode in GRANITE2 is an ideal tool for teaching how rocks move, the effect of different weights, and even how sweeping affects the rock's path.

• Setup shots by dragging rocks around the house using your mouse;
• Use the real-time preview to demonstrate the effects of weight and handle on a shot;
• Demonstrate strategy options with saved scenarios -- even try different shots and play out the end to see what happens
• Many young skips will benefit from playing at home for strategy practice;
• The physics are so accurate that learning to read the ice and call sweeping on the computer will help your real game too;