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Critter may refer to: * Critter (chess), a Slovak chess engine * Critters (cellular automaton) * ''Critters'' (comics), an anthology comic book published by Fantagraphics Books * Critters (film series) ** ''Critters'' (film), the first film in the series * Fearsome critters, legendary monsters said to live in North America * The Critters, an American pop group * The mascot and call sign of ValuJet Airlines * A fan of the popular Dungeons and Dragons series ''Critical Role'' * "The Critter", a Chinese pangolin See also * Little Critter This is a list of the works of Mercer Mayer. The following is a partial list of books that Mercer Mayer has written and/or illustrated. It also includes books and items that are related to Mercer Mayer and his creations (like coloring books, sti ...

Critter (chess)
Critter is a cross-platform UCI chess engine by Slovakian programmer Richard Vida which is free for non-commercial use. The engine has achieved top five on most official chess engine Elo rating lists. History Richard Vida started working on Critter in late 2008. The first version was originally written in Object Pascal but the code was later converted to C++ using Bitboard technology because Delphi did not perform well under 64-bit In computer architecture, 64-bit Integer (computer science), integers, memory addresses, or other Data (computing), data units are those that are 64 bits wide. Also, 64-bit central processing unit, CPUs and arithmetic logic unit, ALUs are those ... processors. Critter had its over-the-board (OTB) debut at the ICT 2012, where it became a strong runner-up behind the Rybka cluster. Notable games Tornado vs Critter, nTCEC S2, Stage 2, 3.7, 0–1Critter sacs two pawns and the exchange to build up a strong attack. Toga vs Critter, nTCEC S2, Stage 2, 4 ...
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Critters (cellular Automaton)
Critters is a reversible block cellular automaton with similar dynamics to Conway's Game of Life,.. first described by Tommaso Toffoli and Norman Margolus in 1987.. Definition Critters is defined on a two-dimensional infinite grid of cells, which may be identified with the integer lattice. As in Conway's Game of Life, at any point in time each cell may be in one of two states: alive or dead. The Critters rule is a block cellular automaton using the Margolus neighborhood. This means that, at each step, the cells of the automaton are partitioned into 2 × 2 blocks and each block is updated independently of the other blocks. The center of a block at one time step becomes the corner of four blocks at the next time step, and vice versa; in this way, the four cells in each block belong to four different 2 × 2 blocks of the previous partition. The transition function for Critters counts the number of live cells in a block, and if this number is exactly two it leaves ...
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Critters (comics)
''Critters'' was an anthropomorphic animal anthology comic book published by Fantagraphics Books from 1985 to 1990 under the editorship of Kim Thompson. Prior to '' Furrlough'' and ''Genus'', this was the longest running talking-animal anthology comic book series. The title lasted for 50 issues. Furthermore, it served as the flagship title of Fantagraphics' line of talking animal series in the 1980s. Alan Moore released a single "March of the Sinister Ducks" as a flexi disc in the comic's 23rd issue. The 11 issues prior to issue 50 were switched to revolving features of issue-long stories, rather than the anthology format. The final issue returned to the standard format, with the 11 submissions to the issue published in the form of an anthology. Declining sales led to this title's cancellation in 1990. Series The series included in the book were: * " Birthright" by Steve Gallacci– dystopian science fiction story set a few generations after his " Erma Felna: EDF" series ...
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Critters (film Series)
The ''Critters'' franchise, includes American science fiction comedy-horror installments consisting of five feature films, and one television series. The original film was released in 1986 and received "two thumbs up" from Siskel and Ebert. Although widely believed to have been made to cash in on the success of the similarly themed ''Gremlins'', director Stephen Herek had refuted this in interviews, pointing out that the first ''Critters'' script was written by Domonic Muir long before ''Gremlins'' went into production, and subsequently underwent rewrites to reduce the similarities between the two films. The series is about a group of malevolent carnivorous extraterrestrials called Krites (better known as Critters, the term the franchise is associated with) that have the power to roll into balls similar to hedgehogs and form into a giant sphere that can roll across a landscape. The individual Krites resemble small animals that are furry and spiky with large mouths filled with ...
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Critters (film)
''Critters'' is a 1986 American science fiction comedy horror film directed by Stephen Herek in his directorial debut, and co-written with Domonic Muir. It stars Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy "Green" Bush and Scott Grimes in his film debut. The plot follows a group of small, furry aliens with carnivorous behavior escaping from two shape-shifting bounty hunters, landing in a small countryside town to feast on its inhabitants. Although widely believed to have been inspired by the success of Joe Dante's 1984 film ''Gremlins'', Herek has refuted this in interviews, pointing out that the script was written by Muir long before ''Gremlins'' went into production and subsequently underwent rewrites to reduce the apparent similarities between the two films. The film grossed $13.6 million during its release in the United States, and spawned a ''Critters'' franchise consisting of three sequels and a web series titled '' Critters: A New Binge'' released on Shudder. The fifth entry ''Cr ...
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Fearsome Critters
In North American folklore, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps,Dorson, Richard M. ''Man and Beast in American Comic Legend.'' (Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press, 1982.)Leach, Maria. ''Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary Of Folklore, Mythology and Legend.'' (New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1949.)South, Malcolm. ''Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide.'' (Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 1984.) especially in the Great Lakes region. Today, the term may also be applied to similar fabulous beasts. Origins Fearsome critters were an integral part of oral tradition in North American logging camps during the turn of the twentieth century, principally as a means to pass time (such as in tall tales)Cox, William T. with Latin Classifications by George B. Sudworth. ''Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods.'' Washington, D.C.: Judd & Detweiler Inc., 1910 or as a jest for hazin ...
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