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Flip-It

The object of this game is to completely fill the board with as many pieces of your color as you can. To do this you must outflank your opponent's pieces and flip them to your color. Outflanking can occur…

31 December 1981

Flip-It is a card & board game developed by SoftSide Publications, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 8-bit.

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What Flip-It is

Flip-It is a card & board game game developed by SoftSide Publications and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The object of this game is to completely fill the board with as many pieces of your color as you can. To do this you must outflank your opponent's pieces and flip them to your color. Outflanking can occur horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The game ends when the board is full or when both players can't move. Whoever has the most pieces wins.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Flip-It launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Flip-It come out?
Flip-It was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 8-bit.

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