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Archon

1983 Free Fall Associates
Archon
1983 Free Fall Associates
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About Archon

Archon is a strategy and tactical game developed by Free Fall Associates and published by Ariolasoft, released on 1 November 1983.

Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It was programmed by Anne Westfall, and released originally for Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. It was quickly ported to a number of different systems, and was well-received.

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Archon is loosely based after the game of chess, but with the added trait that pieces do not simply kill other pieces-when an individual piece attempts to kill an opposing player's piece, a battle screen ensues, and a fight occurs. Generally, but not always-stronger pieces are able to overcome weaker pieces. Fights can also result in double-kills, where each piece involved in the battle is killed. Other additions to the game include special abilities held by certain pieces, as well as a Spellcaster piece, which acts as the leader of each side.
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What platforms is Archon available on?

Archon is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS.

When was Archon released?

Archon was released on 1 November 1983, developed by Free Fall Associates.

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