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BBC Microcomputer System

Black Box and Gambit

1983 1-4 Players 73%

Two strategy games for up to four players. In Black Box, four atoms are hidden within an eight by eight grid. The object of the game is to deduce the exact position of the atoms by examining the paths taken by rays fired into the grid. The object of Gambit is for each player to attempt to be the first to get all of their four men back to the central home area. Players position walls to direct their own men home or to block their opponents and can send a man back to the start by running over him.

Release date
December 31, 1983
Publisher
Acornsoft
Players
1-4

About this game

Black Box and Gambit

Two strategy games for up to four players.
In Black Box, four atoms are hidden within an eight by eight grid. The object of the game is to deduce the exact position of the atoms by examining the paths taken by rays fired into the grid.
The object of Gambit is for each player to attempt to be the first to get all of their four men back to the central home area. Players position walls to direct their own men home or to block their opponents and can send a man back to the start by running over him.

Genres

StrategyBoard Game

Modes

Multiplayer

Studios and credits

Publisher
Acornsoft

Regional releases

Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1983

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