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Archon: the Light and the Dark

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Before Battle Chess, there was Archon. Imagine a board game where pawns and knights settle disputes not with rules, but with full-on gladiatorial combat. Archon gives you light versus dark, spellcasters versus golems, and battles that feel like Pong with grudges. It's chess, but spicy. Despite the primitive graphics, it’s shockingly addictive, and matches can get as intense as family Monopoly night - but with fewer actual tears. A cult classic that knew strategy and action didn’t have to live in separate rooms.
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Genres:
strategy, board game
released in:
1984
publisher:
Electronic Arts
developer:
Free Fall Associates
designers:
Jonathan Freeman, Paul Reiche III
themes:
fantasy, mythology
keywords:
turn based, grid-based
graphics:
fixed screen 2D, top down
Series:
Archon
Game modes:
single-player, PvP (player VS player), hotseat
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Rating
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Free Fall developed a sequel for the same platforms, Archon II: Adept, released by Electronic Arts in 1984. Ten years later an enhanced version of the original was published by Strategic Simulations as Archon Ultra.

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Status: abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Macintosh, NES, ZX Spectrum
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Comments

  • Christopher Salem 14/08/2018 23:48
    I've found this game more challenging when played on the NES than the PC, as the AI in the NES version moves swifter, and the D-pad not as precise as a keyboard. Still, this is one game that if you've enjoyed it on one platform, you'll want to own it for your other platforms. A third way to win not mentioned in the manual, is to reduce your opponent to one creature, and then imprison that creature if it can be intimidated off a power point (power points are proof against magic). It is possible, though extremely rare, to stalemate a game.
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