Archon: The Light and the Dark (PC - 1984) - the three ways to win

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Originally released on the Atari 8-bit computers in 1983, it made its way to DOS in 1984. The three ways to win are, in the order shown: Imprison your opponent's last piece, eliminate all of your opponent's pieces (beginning at 19:13), and occupy the five Power Points (beginning at 36:35). Apparently, if the last pieces of both sides battle and are simultaneously defeated, the game ends in a draw.

On my current PC, CTRL-BREAK (which is Ctrl + Fn + PgUp) does not start a new game. Ctrl + Scroll Lock (Ctrl + Fn + Home) does start a new game.

With a little practice, the CPU becomes very easy to defeat, especially if you choose to occupy the Power Points.

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