Dnieper River Line

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Dnieper River Line
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Publisher(s) The Avalon Hill Game Company
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore PET, DOS
Release1982
Genre(s) Wargame

Dnieper River Line is a 1982 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company.

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Gameplay

Dnieper River Line is a game in which the German defensive line of the Battle of the Dnieper is simulated. [1]

Reception

Richard Charles Karr reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Dnieper River Line incorporates the elements of historical accuracy, as well as fast-paced situation-in-doubt play to produce a well developed game which computer wargamers should "check out"." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Karr, Richard Charles (July–August 1982). "Dnieper River Line or "How Can You Be Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All?"". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 5. pp. 28–29, 38.
  2. https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-012/page/22/mode/2up