| Guns of Fort Defiance | |
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| Publisher(s) | The Avalon Hill Game Company |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, Commodore PET, TRS-80 |
| Release | 1981 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy |
Guns of Fort Defiance is a 1981 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company.
Guns of Fort Defiance is a game in which the player is in command of a gun crew in the War of 1812. [1]
Johnny L. Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "Guns of Fort Defiance is an exciting addition to a game library because: 1) it offers a challenging game without tying the player up for long time periods; 2) it's easy to teach the mechanics to a beginner; and 3) the handicap system enables the game to grow with your own ability." [1]
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