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Fracas

Fracas is Stuart Smith's very first game, using the game system which would later develop into Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and ultimately Adventure Construction Set. Like those games, it is combat-oriented…

31 December 1980

Fracas is an adventure developed by Computersmiths, released 31 December 1980 on Apple II.

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What Fracas is

Fracas is an adventure game developed by Computersmiths and released in 1980. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fracas is Stuart Smith's very first game, using the game system which would later develop into Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and ultimately Adventure Construction Set. Like those games, it is combat-oriented turn-based RPG and one of its main features is the large numbers of characters, both good and bad, that can get involved in the battles at once. You may control one or more characters in the game, and move them about fighting bad guys and gaining treasures.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Fracas come out?
Fracas was released on 31 December 1980 for Apple II.

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