Force of Arms

Moby ID: 171454

Released

March 1983 on TRS-80

Credits

1 person

Publishers

SoftSide Magazine

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Strategy / tactics
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Pacing: Turn-based
Gameplay: Board game
Interface: Menu structures

Description

Force of Arms is a 2 - 6 player strategy game for the TRS-80.

Nearly identical to the board game Risk, each player strives to take over the entire globe through combat. The globe is divided into 42 different sections, and the player gains and places reinforcements each turn. Players can only attack from nearby territories, and are awarded bonuses for controlling a continent. Combat is randomized by dice rolls The player can set a custom scenario, or the computer can set up a random scenario.

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Credits (TRS-80 version)

By	Stephen J. Choi

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MobyGames ID: 171454

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Game added by hoeksmas.

Game added September 26, 2021. Last modified February 22, 2023.