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| title = Decision in the Desert<br />
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| designer = [[Sid Meier]]<br>Ed Bever<br />
| publisher = [[MicroProse]]<br />
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| platforms = [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], [[IBM PC compatible|IBM PC]]<br />
| released = 1985<br />
| genre = Strategy<br />
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'''''Decision in the Desert''''' is a [[computer wargame]] designed by [[Sid Meier]] and Ed Bever and published by [[MicroProse]] in 1985. Versions were released for the [[Apple II series|Apple II]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[IBM PC compatible]]s.<br />
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==Gameplay==<br />
''Decision in the Desert'' is a game in which five battles are depicted: Sidi Barrani, Crusader, Gazala, First Alamein and Alam Halfa.<ref name="CGW24"/><br />
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==Reception==<br />
M. Evan Brooks reviewed the game for ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'', and stated that "While ''DITD'' lacks a campaign scenario, the scale offers a reasonable explanation."<ref name="CGW24">{{cite magazine |last=Brooks |first=M. Evan |title=Microprose's Command Series |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=Nov–Dec 1985 |volume=1 |issue=23 |pages=34–38}}</ref><br />
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==Reviews==<br />
*''[[Zzap!]]'' - Dec, 1985<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/ZZap64Issue0081985Dec/page/n113/mode/2up|title = ZZap_64_Issue_008_1985_Dec}}</ref><br />
*''[[Computer Gamer]]'' #8 (1985-11)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Computer_Gamer_Issue_08_1985-11_Argus_Press_GB/page/n71/mode/2up|title = Computer Gamer - Issue 08 (1985-11)(Argus Press)(GB)|date = November 1985}}</ref><br />
*''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' - Nov, 1991<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/1986-06-anticmagazine/page/n87/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Antic (magazine)|Antic]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/commodore-power-play-21/page/n23/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Commodore Power/Play]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/analog-computing-magazine-38/page/n101/mode/2up Review] in ''[[ANALOG Computing]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/family-computing-30/page/n79/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Family Computing]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/1986-01-computegazette/page/n59/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Compute!'s Gazette]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/Page6-59-Dec92/page/24/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Page 6]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/Tilt037/page/n127/mode/2up Article] in ''[[Tilt (French magazine)|Tilt]]'' (French)<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/CommodoreDiskUserIssue011987NovDec/page/n7/mode/2up Article] in ''[[Commodore Disk User]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-26/page/n49/mode/2up Review] in ''[[Ahoy!]]''<br />
*[https://archive.org/details/vgce_unedited/page/n77/mode/2up Article] in ''[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment]]''<br />
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[[Category:1985 video games]]<br />
[[Category:Apple II games]]<br />
[[Category:Atari 8-bit family games]]<br />
[[Category:Commodore 64 games]]<br />
[[Category:Computer wargames]]<br />
[[Category:MicroProse games]]<br />
[[Category:North African campaign]]<br />
[[Category:Turn-based strategy video games]]<br />
[[Category:Video games about Nazi Germany]]<br />
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