![]() The box is beat up but I've got all the parts, including the figurines and the little flags for the Citadels. The pictures here are of my original game - my mom and dad gave it to me for Christmas one year and I played so much that I actually had to replace the bulb inside more than once. Visiting a Ruin or Tomb is a good place to pick a fight but you'll almost always be awarded with gold or treasure. The Bazaar, for example, is useful for buying food and warriors but you can also buy beasts (for hauling more gold around), healers for protection from random plagues, and scouts that prevent you from getting lost (another random event). After gathering the keys, players can assault the Dark Tower and try to defeat the enemies within and capture the Power Staff of the Empire, a treasure stolen and guarded by a large number of Brigands inside.Īs players travel around the gameboard, they'll visit the different locations for specific purposes. Each player starts in his own kingdom but must circle the gameboard, visiting various buildings such as the Tomb, the Bazaar, the Ruins, or the Sanctuary - each of these buildings exists in the other three kingdoms, and players will find one key in each of the foreign kingdoms. Up to 4 players could play the game, and each player would move a small figurine around the map to locate three hidden keys. ![]() A window might light up a found treasure such as a sword or a Pegasus (useful for an immediate jump to another location on the board) or even a wizard's curse that can be used against another player to steal 1/4 of his or her gold and warriors. When I say spinning, I mean that - inside is a number of spinning drums that would light up 3 windows that would tell a short story about the current player's actions. ![]() In this case, it was the Dark Tower itself, a spinning monstrosity that sat in the center of the game board. *Dark Tower (Milton Bradley, 1981) was another one of those early electronic board games that included a battery operated device that players would use to play the game. As I continue digging down into my box of retro games and activities, I'd like to share with you another great game from my youth - *Dark Tower. ![]()
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