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| Developer(s) | The Vassal Team. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Any |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual (English and 6 other languages) |
| Type | Game engine |
| License | GNU LGPLv2+ |
| Website | www.vassalengine.org |
The Vassal Engine is a game engine for building and playing online adaptations of board games, tabletop games and card games. It allows users to play in real time over a live Internet connection, and also by email (PbeM). It runs on all platforms, and is free, open-source software. For example, there is a Star Wars Miniatures module, where players can play with up to three others in a digital replica of the table-top game.
It is written in Java and is available from SourceForge under the LGPLopen source license.[1]
History[edit]
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Vassal began as VASL (Virtual Advanced Squad Leader), an application for playing Advanced Squad Leader.[2]
Available modules[edit]
Vassal modules exist for over 1000 games, some of which are listed here. A more comprehensive, but not exhaustive, list of modules exists on the Vassal module site list.
Tabletops[edit]
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game Presently the most commonly played Vassal module, with over 30% of total traffic.[3]
- V40k, a Warhammer 40,000 module.
- Warmachine and Hordes[4]
- Battlefleet Gothic[5]
Boardgames[edit]
- Advanced Squad Leader (VASL)
- Shadows over Camelot[6]
Card games[edit]
- Playing Cards[7]
- Bridge/Hearts[8]
Copyright and licensing[edit]
In September 2008, Games Workshop issued a cease-and-desist order regarding V40k to Tim Davis, the team leader at that time.[9] The module is still played.
Games Workshop has also issued a cease-and-desist order regarding Space Hulk.
Similar projects[edit]
Similar engines for making board games include ZunTzu[10] and Boardgame.io[11].
Vassal Active Games Machine
References[edit]
- ^Official Vassal Website
- ^R.Flaibani. 'The Master and His Vassal'. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^http://www.vassalengine.org/status.php?when=month
- ^Warmachine&Hordes Vassal Module Download
- ^Download Source for Battlefleet Gothic Module
- ^Module Shadows over Camelot Download
- ^Playing Cards
- ^Module Site
- ^GW V40k Legal Action
- ^http://www.zuntzu.com/
- ^http://boardgame.io