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Checkers / Backgammon

Moby ID: 206260
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Released
1979 on Bally Astrocade
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1 players
Genre
Compilation
Strategy / tactics
Perspective
Top-down
Visual
Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing
Turn-based
Gameplay
Board game
Interface
Direct control
Media Type
Cartridge
Multiplayer Options
Hot Seat
Number of Players Supported
1-2 Players

Description

This compilation contains two adaptations of popular board games:

  • Checkers allows the player to play the classic board game against the computer or another player. Players move pieces diagonally on the board and capture each other's pieces by jumping over them.
  • Backgammon allows the player to play the classic board game against the computer or another player. Players throw the dice and move their pieces along the board trying to reach the other end.

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Game added by vedder.

Game added August 14, 2023. Last modified January 26, 2024.