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Ishidó: The Way of Stones

Ishido: The Way of Stones is a puzzle video game released in 1990 by Accolade and developed by Publishing International. It was designed by Michael Feinberg and programmed by Ian Gilman and Michael Sandige…

13 April 1988

Ishidó: The Way of Stones is a puzzle developed by Software Resources International, released 13 April 1988 on Family Computer Disk System, Amiga, DOS and FM Towns.

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What Ishidó: The Way of Stones is

Ishidó: The Way of Stones is a puzzle game developed by Software Resources International and released in 1988. It was published by Accolade. It is available on Family Computer Disk System, Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X68000.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Ishido: The Way of Stones is a puzzle video game released in 1990 by Accolade and developed by Publishing International. It was designed by Michael Feinberg and programmed by Ian Gilman and Michael Sandige. Producer was Brad Fregger, and Brodie Lockard (the designer of the Shanghai computer game) contributed with graphics. "One misty spring morning in 1989, in the remote mountains of China's Han Shan province, a Mendicant monk of the Northern School of the White Crane branch of Taoism, walked silently out through the front gates of the Heavenly Peak Temple The monk carried a stone board, a set of seventy-two carved stone pieces, and an ancient scroll inscribed with brush and ink in elegant…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Ishidó: The Way of Stones come out?
Ishidó: The Way of Stones was released on 13 April 1988 for Family Computer Disk System, Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Mac, MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X68000.

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