War of the Lance
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Published by

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Developed by

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Released

Nov, 1989

Platforms

Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS

Genre

Perspective

Pacing

Setting

Misc

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Description

Command armies, heroes, and special units against the evil Highlord Dragonarmies. Have your heroes quest for magic to help in your battles, use diplomats to gather nations to your side, and send armies out to the field to do battle or hunt down enemy heroes. Play against a human opponent, or against the computer controlled Highlord Dragonarmies.

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Screenshots

War of the Lance DOS Whitestone forces preparing their defensive positions in Silvanesti

War of the Lance Commodore 64 Status screen

War of the Lance DOS Strategic overview of the southeast part of Ansalon

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Part of the Following Groups

User Reviews

The first mass-combat AD&D war game. This is history boys & girls.	DOS	Indra was here (20839)
A comprehensive fantasy war game that captures the struggle of good and evil.	DOS	Zen Gamer (78)
It's one of the Great Classics of the Past	DOS	willie sanderson (2)

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Critic Reviews

The Games Machine (UK)	Commodore 64	May, 1990	84 out of 100	84
Zzap!	Commodore 64	May, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Dragon	Commodore 64	Jun, 1990		80
Micro News	Commodore 64	May, 1990		75
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Commodore 64	Apr, 1990	7.2 out of 12	60

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Trivia

Originally, War of The Lance was going to be the rebirth of Chainmail, the literal father of D&D. However, when TSR realized that the cost of producing it would have made the box price almost $100 they abandoned the idea.

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