Archon: The Light and the Dark

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Video Game Rank: 472

Amiga Rank: 21

Commodore 64 Rank: 8

NES Rank: 13

iPhone Rank: 58

DOS Rank: 53

Macintosh Rank: 174

Atari 8-bit family Rank: 3

ZX Spectrum Rank: 4

Apple II Rank: 7

Other Mobile Devices Rank: 2

Amstrad CPC Rank: 6

PC-8801 Rank: 3

PC Booter Rank: 4

iPad Rank: 63

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Primary Name	Archon: The Light and the Dark
Alternate Names	Archon Archon Ultra
Platform	Amiga Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari 8-bit family Commodore 64 DOS FM-7 iPad iPhone Macintosh NES Other Mobile Devices PC Booter PC-8801 Sharp X1 ZX Spectrum Show More »
Genre	Action
Theme	Abstract Board Game Fantasy
Series	Archon
Mode	Local Multiplayer Single-Player
Minimum Players	1
Maximum Players	2
Release Date	1983-00-00
Developer	Elite Systems Free Fall Associates Lynsoft (UK) Ltd. Mission Accomplished
Publisher	Ariolasoft Atari, Inc. Bullet Proof Software Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) Elite Systems EmperoR Studios Strategic Simulations, Inc. Show More »

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iOS downloadable release

Rel Date: 2012-04-06

Publisher: Elite Systems

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Developer: Elite Systems, Free Fall Associates

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Rating: Apple / Rated: 4+

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Palm OS downloadable release

Rel Date: 2000-08-00

Publisher: EmperoR Studios

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

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North American DOS (Upgraded Re-release) edition

Rel Date: 1994-00-00

Publisher: Strategic Simulations, Inc.

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: 3.5" Disk

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Japanese FM-7 release

Rel Date: 1988-04-00

Publisher: Bullet Proof Software

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: 5 1/4" Floppy Disk

Region: Asia (Except China)

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English/European Amstrad CPC Floppy Disk edition

Rel Date: 1988-00-00

Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc. (EA)

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Developer: Free Fall Associates, Lynsoft (UK) Ltd.

Media: 3" Floppy Disk

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Archon

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North American Atari XE/XL edition

Rel Date: 1987-00-00

Publisher: Atari, Inc.

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: Cartridge

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Japanese Sharp X1 release

Rel Date: 1986-12-00

Publisher: Bullet Proof Software

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: 5 1/4" Floppy Disk

Region: Asia (Except China)

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Japanese PC-88 release

Rel Date: 1986-06-00

Publisher: Bullet Proof Software

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: 5 1/4" Floppy Disk

Region: Asia (Except China)

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North American Macintosh edition

Rel Date: 1986-00-00

Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc. (EA)

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Developer: Free Fall Associates

Media: 3.5" Disk

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English/European Amstrad CPC Cassette edition

Rel Date: 1985-00-00

Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc. (EA)

Amstrad CPC

Developer: Free Fall Associates, Lynsoft (UK) Ltd.

Media: Compact Cassette

Region: Europe and Oceania

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Archon is a board game-like game inspired by chess, with action scenes when the pieces fight. It was designed by Paul Reiche III and Jon Freeman.

The game board consisted of light spaces and dark spaces, and the background could also change from light to dark. Each player has a set of pieces with different board moving abilities and different attack patterns during the action sequences. Dark pieces have an advantage on dark spaces, and vice versa. Player pieces can be placed on power points, and the game ends when one player controls all five power points."

Information details from Wikipedia, "Archon:_The_Light_and_the_Dark," available under the CC-BY-SA License.

Individual credits:
Jon Freeman: design
Paul Reiche III: design, art
Anne Westfall: program (C64)

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- Archon: The Light and the Dark: Sorceress

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Video Game Rank:	472
Amiga Rank:	21
Commodore 64 Rank:	8
NES Rank:	13
iPhone Rank:	58
DOS Rank:	53
Macintosh Rank:	174
Atari 8-bit family Rank:	3
ZX Spectrum Rank:	4
Apple II Rank:	7
Other Mobile Devices Rank:	2
Amstrad CPC Rank:	6
PC-8801 Rank:	3
PC Booter Rank:	4
iPad Rank:	63
Num Ratings:	111
Average Rating:	7.69
Standard Deviation:	1.63
Num Views:	4101
GeekBuddy Analysis:	Analyze
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.5
Fans:	9

Personal Comments:	20
Users Owning:	76
Users Wanting:	3
Users Trading:	0 [find trade matches]
Has Parts For Trade:	0
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Total Plays:	16
Plays This Month:	0

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