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Fortune Builder
Fortune Builder is a 1984 simulation video game developed by Circuits and Systems and published by Coleco Industries for the ColecoVision. One of the only simulation titles available for the ColecoVision at the time, the game is an economic simulation in which the player builds a property empire through acquiring, developing and selling real estate. Publications have identified Fortune Builder as an early iteration of a simulation video game similar to the later Maxis title SimCity.
Article summary
Fortune Builder is a 1984 simulation video game developed by Circuits and Systems and published by Coleco Industries for the ColecoVision. One of the only simulation titles available for the ColecoVision at the time, the game is an economic simulation in which the player builds a property empire through acquiring, developing and selling real estate. Publications have identified Fortune Builder as an early iteration of a simulation video game similar to the later Maxis title SimCity.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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