Vassal Engine

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Vassal Engine
VASSAL's official logo.
Developer(s)The Vassal Team.
Initial release2002 (2002)
Stable release
3.5.8 / June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29)
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemAny
PlatformCross-platform
Available inMultilingual (English and 6 other languages)
TypeGame engine
LicenseGNU LGPLv2+
Websitevassalengine.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.[1][2] 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 the source code is available from GitHub under the LGPL open source license.[3]

History[]

Vassal began as VASL (Virtual Advanced Squad Leader), an application for playing Advanced Squad Leader.[4]

Available modules[]

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[]

Boardgames[]

Card games[]

Copyright and licensing[]

In September 2008, Games Workshop issued a cease-and-desist order regarding V40k to Tim Davis, the V40k module maintainer at that time.[11] The module is still played.

Games Workshop has also issued a cease-and-desist order regarding Space Hulk.

Similar projects[]

Similar engines for making board games include ZunTzu[12] and Boardgame.io.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Geryk, Bruce (August 2007). Green, Jeff (ed.). "Line of Attack: Your monthly guide to hard-core wargaming" (Print Magazine). Games For Windows. Ziff Davis Media (09): 92. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ Ardwulf's Lair (7 October 2015). Exploring the Vassal Engine for Online Boardgaming and Wargaming. Retrieved 22 Jul 2021.
  3. ^ "Official Vassal Website". Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  4. ^ R.Flaibani. "The Master and His Vassal". Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Warmachine&Hordes Vassal Module Download". Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  7. ^ "Download Source for Battlefleet Gothic Module". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  8. ^ "Module Shadows over Camelot Download". Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
  9. ^ Playing Cards
  10. ^ Module Site
  11. ^ "GW V40k Legal Action". Archived from the original on 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-01-26. Retrieved 2019-01-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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