A curious movie which mixes videogames, role playing games, board games, fantasy and reality. Both the Cloak & Dagger videogame and board game were created for the movie (the latter by Ideal, then a CBS Toys company).
We also see many other board and role playing games throughout the movie, as the protagonist boy, Davey (Henry Thomas) is an avid fan and there are several scenes at a store called The Game Keeper.
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| The Cloak & Dagger board game was created for and released after the movie |
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| Fantasy and reality are mixed in the film |
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Cloak & Dagger was advertised as a "role playing" game, although it had elements
from both, role and board games |
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| A miniatures display at the bottom, probably for Dungeons & Dragons |
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| A Dungeons & Dragons display at the store's warehouse |
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| Avalon Hill's Blitzkrieg is clearly seen in the hands of Davey's father (Dabney Coleman) |
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| Several chess sets, Dungeons and Dragons and many other games can be seen in the store scenes |
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| Boggle and Big Boggle at the lower right corner |
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Yahtzee in the left center, red box. The Game Keeper was a real store in Phoenix,
Arizona, USA, no longer in business |
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