Basic entry · Amiga

Ishidō: The Way of Stones

Ishidō: The Way of Stones is a 1990 Amiga, DOS, GB, Lynx, MD, MSX, NES game by Publishing International.

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About the game

Ishido is a solitaire board game played with tiles, similar to Shanghai . The objective is to place all of the tiles onto the board and obtain the highest possible score by following specific rules of play. There are ways to play that can dramatically increase the score, which makes the game very strategic in nature. Additionally, when desired, the player can get an oracle reading by asking a question, which is answered when the player makes a very elegant play (four-way match).

There is also a "construction set" where players can create their own tiles and backgrounds. The game comes with numerous tile sets and backgrounds.

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Facts

Platforms
Amiga, DOS, GB, Lynx, MD, MSX, NES
First released
1990-08-02
Developers
Publishing International
Publishers
ASCII Corporation, NEXOFT Corporation
Genres
Strategy / tactics, Top-down
Ratings
MobyGames score 6.7 (14 votes) · MobyGames

Covers and screenshots

Box, manual and cartridge scans

  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Front Cover (GB · Canada, United States)
    Front Cover (GB · Canada, United States)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Front Cover (GB · Japan)
    Front Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Back Cover (GB · Canada, United States)
    Back Cover (GB · Canada, United States)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Back Cover (GB · Japan)
    Back Cover (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Media (GB · Canada, United States)
    Media (GB · Canada, United States)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Media (GB · Japan)
    Media (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Manual (GB · Canada, United States)
    Manual (GB · Canada, United States)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Manual (GB · Canada, United States)
    Manual (GB · Canada, United States)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
    Spine/Sides (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Manual (GB · Japan)
    Manual (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Extras (GB · Japan)
    Extras (GB · Japan)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Extras (GB · Japan)
    Extras (GB · Japan)

Screenshots

  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Title screen (GB)
    Title screen (GB)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Setup (English version) (GB)
    Setup (English version) (GB)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: Starting- the most important part of the game! (GB)
    Starting- the most important part of the game! (GB)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: No place to put it :( (GB)
    No place to put it :( (GB)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: The Japanese main menu. (GB)
    The Japanese main menu. (GB)
  • Ishidō: The Way of Stones: No energy at all. Only low quality fireworks. (GB)
    No energy at all. Only low quality fireworks. (GB)

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Releases

PlatformReleasedRegionsPublishers
Amiga1990——
DOS1990——
MSX1990——
GB1990-08-02Japan, United StatesASCII Corporation, NEXOFT Corporation
MD1990-12——
NES1990-12-07——
Lynx1991——

Barcodes

  • 0093992030209
  • 4988606100392

Where this comes from

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