<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1983	B-Application
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Tactical	O
Design	O
Group	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
either	O
the	O
Axis	O
or	O
Allies	O
in	O
1941	O
when	O
Rommel	O
bypassed	O
Tobruk	B-Application
or	O
again	O
in	O
1942	O
when	O
he	O
had	O
captured	O
it	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
eve	O
of	O
El	O
Alamein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softline	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
called	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
"	O
a	O
very	O
fluid	O
and	O
exciting	O
game	O
...	O
not	O
a	O
simple	O
nor	O
a	O
simplistic	O
program	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1983	B-Application
complimented	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
both	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
offering	O
realistic	O
units	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
"	O
is	O
another	O
solid	O
step	O
toward	O
the	O
ideal	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1993	O
survey	O
in	O
the	O
magazine	O
of	O
wargames	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
one-plus	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Desert	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Charles	O
S	O
.	O
Roberts	O
Award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
for	O
Home	O
Computer	O
of	O
1983	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
