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84: 585: 505: 404: 131: 43: 258: 468:. The player controls Maroc, a "lore-seeker" who has been given a staff and map by a strange old woman and pointed in the direction of a place called Glass Hill on the isle of Avalon, where a quest to defeat the Lord of Chaos begins. 568:
involves controlling Maroc the mage in his quest to destroy Avelach, Lord of Chaos. The player's character cannot be killed. The game world is explored by an
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of Maroc; if Maroc's energy is depleted the projection returns to Maroc's "physical" body, from which the game can be continued.
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The game was well received and attained numerous awards from critics.
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Avalon is set in Britain in the year 408, during the collapse of the
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This article is about the 1984 adventure game. For other games, see
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Game review, Crash magazine, issue 10, November 1984, page 50
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Developer(s)
Steve Turner
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