<s>
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
:	O
Volume	O
1	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Ali	O
Atabek	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Mindcraft	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
assemble	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
six	O
adventurers	O
and	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Deruvia	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
demon	O
Dreax	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
the	O
eponymous	O
magic	B-Device
candle	I-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
melt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
one	O
wins	O
not	O
by	O
defeating	O
a	O
final	O
enemy	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
collecting	O
the	O
necessary	O
items	O
and	O
learning	O
the	O
necessary	O
chants	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	B-Device
magic	I-Device
candle	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
's	O
fun	O
derives	O
from	O
discovering	O
exactly	O
what	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
preserve	O
the	O
eponymous	O
candle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elves	B-Application
-	O
Tall	O
and	O
slender	O
with	O
special	O
attachment	O
to	O
the	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mercenary	B-Application
-	O
Offer	O
their	O
services	O
for	O
hire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
is	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
several	O
traits	O
that	O
increase	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Deruvia	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
company	O
StarCraft	O
,	O
which	O
specialized	O
in	O
localizing	O
Western	O
CRPGs	O
,	O
ported	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
in	O
Dragon	O
#148	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1989	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
very	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
killed	O
monsters	O
tend	O
to	O
stay	O
dead	O
,	O
a	O
welcome	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
endless	O
wave	O
"	O
of	O
other	O
CRPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
recognized	O
it	O
as	O
1989	B-Application
's	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
extensive	O
,	O
well-written	O
,	O
and	O
balanced	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Scorpia	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
superior	O
nonviolent	O
ending	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
1989	B-Application
award	O
was	O
well-deserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scorpia	O
in	O
1993	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
III	I-Device
,	O
with	O
objections	O
including	O
a	O
shortage	O
of	O
money	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
grind	B-Application
instead	O
of	O
questing	O
,	O
and	O
imbalanced	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
PC	O
Strategy	O
Guide	O
gave	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
their	O
1989	B-Application
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Fantasy	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Richly	O
inventive	O
,	O
smoothly	O
playable	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
user-friendly	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
stands	O
out	O
dramatically	O
in	O
a	O
very	O
crowded	O
field.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
was	O
successful	O
enough	O
to	O
have	O
sequels	O
:	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Candle	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Four	I-Application
and	I-Application
Forty	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
III	I-Device
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Keys	I-Application
to	I-Application
Maramon	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
action-title	O
spinoff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloodstone	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Dwarven	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
spawned	O
two	O
spin-offs	O
:	O
Siege	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Ambush	O
at	O
Sorinor	O
(	O
1993	O
)	O
are	O
tactical	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
both	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Magic	I-Device
Candle	I-Device
.	O
</s>
