War of the Lance (video game)
A turn-based strategy game set in the Dragonlance world.
Released in 1989 by Strategic Simulations, Inc., War of the Lance is a strategy title rooted in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dragonlance setting. Its gameplay recreates the Dragonlance series' War of the Lance conflict.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Strategic Simulations, Inc.
- Publisher
- Strategic Simulations, Inc. (NA); U.S. Gold (EU)
- Designer
- David Landrey; Chuck Kroegel
- Released
- 1989 (Apple II) (1990) (DOS & Commodore 64)
- Genre
- Strategy game
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Platforms
- MS-DOS
- Commodore 64
- Apple II
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- War of the Lance sold approximately 15,255 copies.
- The game was reviewed in Dragon Magazine #158 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser, receiving four out of five stars.
- According to GameSpy, the game is 'a proud addition to SSI's legacy' and 'is still fun to play today'.
Plot
The Campaign game begins in 348 AC with the Highlord holding only Neraka and the Whitestone Alliance unformed, requiring the Whitestone player to build it from scratch. The Scenario game starts in 349 AC with both sides controlling several countries, placing the Whitestone player in the midst of the war; elven Silvanesti is besieged by dragons and enemy troops.
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