Archon
About the game
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.
Release date: 1986-12-31
Developer(s): Free Fall Associates
Publisher(s): Ariolasoft, Electronic Arts, Bullet-Proof Software
Genre(s): Strategy, Tactical
Platforms:
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