Dark Tower is a fantasy adventure board game for one to four players, dated 1981 on its Board Game Matcher page and credited to Alan Coleman, Roger Burten and Vincent A. A. J. Erato. Players set out to find a magic scepter from an evil king by exploring four realms and collecting three keys that unlock the tower, fighting dragons and brigands and managing supplies on the way. An electronic tower component guides the game and tracks the quest. The page lists area movement and push your luck as its mechanics, rates it a light 1.8 for weight, gives a minimum age of ten and about 90 minutes of play, and links video reviews and demonstrations of the vintage game.
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Playing Time Band Age Suitability Classification
Player Count Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
Game Type (category) Dark Tower (game)
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1. Dark Tower (game) (Board Game Matcher)
Page header, published year
1981
Page description, player count
Dark Tower is a board game for 1-4 players, with sessions lasting 90 min.
Page description, game type
Dark Tower is a board game for 1
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Development and litigation
The First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed in May 1985, finding evidence that Milton Bradley entered an implied agreement to keep the game confidential and reinstated the damage award.
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90'
Infobox: ages
10+
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A “sequel” to the 1981 grail game
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