Archon
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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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- Developer
- Free Fall Associates
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts · Bullet-Proof Software · Ariolasoft
- Release · Apple II
- Worldwide — 1984
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