Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Dark Tower
An epic fantasy quest to recover an ancient magic scepter from a tyrant king in his Dark Tower, brought to life in electronic form. To vanquish the usurper, players search the four realms of the circular game board for three keys to unlock the tower's gate. On this journey, there...
Players
1-4
Time
?-?
Age
10+
Weight
1.8
Rating
6.87
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Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation, frequent interaction, and limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.7
Highly interactive
Scaling
4.0
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Dark Tower has a high replayability score due to its high variability, strategic depth, and adaptability to different player counts. The presence of expansions adds to the overall replay value. While it may take some time to learn, the game offers a rewarding and fresh experience each time it is played.
Luck profile
The final luck score for Dark Tower is 5.67. The game has a moderate impact of randomness, with random elements playing a notable but not exclusive role in determining the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate the effects of luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game relies on a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.
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An epic fantasy quest to recover an ancient magic scepter from a tyrant king in his Dark Tower, brought to life in electronic form. To vanquish the usurper, players search the four realms of the circular game board for three keys to unlock the tower's gate. On this journey, there are battles to be fought against roving bands of brigands, dragons, plague and hunger. There are bazaars to visit to purchase supplies and assistants for the quest. There are uncharted territories to get lost in and tombs and ruins to plunder. And there is a mighty army to be raised before the player can lay siege to the tower and fight either to glorious victory or crushing defeat. Dark Tower was technologically impressive when it was released in 1981. Gameplay was facilitated by a small computer inside the black plastic shell of the tower itself. Players input their moves on a small membrane keypad each turn and the computer took over from there, doing everything from conducting the progress of battles to keeping track of how much (or little) food was left to feed the players' always hungry warriors. The computer would play brief musical serenades at significant points of the game.
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Designers
3
Roger Burten
Alan Coleman
Vincent A. A. J. Erato
Artists
1
Bob Pepper
Publishers
1
Milton Bradley
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