The Pawn
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| The Pawn | |
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| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1985 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Rob Steggles |
| Publisher | Firebird, Magnetic Scrolls, Rainbird |
| Reception | |
| IFDB rating | 3.5 out of 5 (27 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: optional, by Geoff Quilley (no graphics in the QL version). Sound: music by John Molloy in some versions; optional. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Magnetic Scrolls |
| Systems | Sinclair QL, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Acorn Archimedes, Atari XL, Commodore 64/128, Classic Mac OS, MS-DOS, Sinclair ZX Spectrum |
| License | Commercial |
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Notes
Distributed by Rainbird in Europe and Firebird in the USA.
Versions
Version 1.0 (QL-Pawn)
Date: 1985
- QL-Pawn (story by Rob Steggles, publisher (producer):Magnetic Scrolls); 1985; Sinclair QL).
- This version is text only.
2.0 (Atari ST)
Date: Date unknown
- With graphics by Geoff Quilley.
2.2 (Amiga)
Date: Date unknown
- With graphics by Geoff Quilley.
- With intro music by John Molloy and optional speech synthesis.
2.3 (Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Archimedes, Atari XL, C64, Macintosh, IBM PC, Spectrum 128k)
Date: Date unknown
2.4 (Spectrum +3)
Date: Date unknown
Macintosh version (version number unknown)
Date: Date unknown
Links
- Magnetic Scrolls Fact Sheet.
- The Pawn at the Magnetic Scrolls Chronicles
- The Pawn - at IFDB
- The Pawn on The Retro Adventurers podcast
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