Underplayed Gems

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey (1977)

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey cover

Platforms: Channel F
Where to get it: My Abandonware

How it feels

A methodical, turn-based mental duel where you weigh probabilities and strategic moves on a bare-bones digital board.

abstractstrategicturn-basedmathematicalcalmdeliberatesimplecompetitive

Screenshots

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 1

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 2

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 3

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 4

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 5

Videocart-11: Backgammon, Acey-Deucey screenshot 6

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Surround (1977)
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More by Fairchild Semiconductor

Videocart-3: Video Blackjack (1976)
Videocart-4: Spitfire (1977)
Videocart-16: Dodge-It (1978)
Videocart-13: Robot War, Torpedo Alley (1977)
Videocart-14: Sonar Search (1977)
Videocart-15: Memory Match (1978)
Videocart-12: Baseball (1977)
Videocart-2: Desert Fox, Shooting Gallery (1976)

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