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Biography of a Board Game 239.5 - Dark Tower

Biography of a Board Game 239.5 - Dark Tower

FromLudology


Biography of a Board Game 239.5 - Dark Tower

FromLudology

ratings:
Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Scott takes us through the history of Dark Tower, the legendary electronically-enhanced board game, and its modern spiritual successor, Return to Dark Tower. The story's twists and turns include every designer's worst nightmare: a huge company stealing a designer's idea and making it their own. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF A BOARD GAME Wilderness Campaign, the Apple II game that helped inspire Dark Tower: https://www.mobygames.com/game/wilderness-campaign Fan page with all sorts of info: https://well-of-souls.com/tower/index.html Ruling on Burten v. Milton Bradley Co.: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/592/1021/1816724/ An article on the game's original release: https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/23/business/new-bradley-game-tests-fickle-market.html Dark Tower commercial with Orson Welles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3HVCwPp7j0
Released:
Dec 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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