Fortress of the Witch King

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1983 on Apple II

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Moby Score: n/a
Critics: 75% (1)
Players: (2)
Collected By: 4 players

Genre: Role-playing (RPG)
Strategy
Perspective: Top-down
Pacing: Turn-based
Setting: Fantasy

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Fortress of the Witch King blends strategy and role-playing. The basic premise is to build up an army to assault the Witch King's Fortress (think Mordor). Encounters are played out in text, but there is a map screen which gives an overview of the landscape. One must raise enough gold to hire wizards, warriors, scouts, clerics and raiders by defeating bands of roaming monsters and minions. In addition, a number of artifacts and special items must be found before entering the fortress. Up to four players compete in hot-seat play.

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ウィッチキング - Japanese spelling

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Game Design	Matthew E. Mehlich
Rules	Matthew E. Mehlich (M. E. Mehlich) Charles Kibler (C. Kibler)
Box Cover Artwork	Jim Talbot
Typesetting	Colonial Composition
Production Coordination	Phyllis Opolko
Prep. Dept. Coordinator	Elaine M. Adkins
Playtesters	David Kuijt Greg Handy Tom Shaw Jr. Winchell Chung Lawrence McCauley Phyllis Opolko Jean Horton
Printing	Monarch Services Inc.