Open Source Java Turn Based Strategy Games for BSD

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FreeCol is a turn-based strategy game based on the old game Colonization, and similar to Civilization. The objective of the game is to create an independent nation. You start with only a few colonists defying the stormy seas in their search for new land. Will you guide them on the Colonization of a New World? The last stable version release can be found here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/freecol/files/latest/download The latest test pre-release of the next version can be found here: https://github.com/FreeCol/freecol/releases If you want to contribute to Freecol please visit our welcome information thread to see how here: https://sourceforge.net/p/freecol/discussion/719661/thread/2d0063a3bc/

Domination is a game that is a bit like the well known board game of Risk or RisiKo. It has many game options and includes many maps. Written in java it includes a map editor, a simple map format, multiplayer network play, single player, hotseat, 5 user interfaces and many more features, it works in all OSs that run java 1.5 or higher, iOS and Android.

VASSAL is a game engine for creating electronic versions of traditional board and card games. It provides support for game piece rendering and interaction, and supports play by email or over a live connection.

MegaMekLab is a Mek creator program. Currently it can create Meks, vehicles, battlearmor, and conventional infantry. It can also print PDF record sheets for almost all Battletech units. Created units can also be exported to formatted text or html for posting online.

MegaMek is a networked Java clone of BattleTech, a turn-based sci-fi boardgame for 2+ players. Fight using giant robots, tanks, and/or infantry on a hex-based map. Development currently occurs on GitHub (see https://github.com/MegaMek). This SF page remains as a mirror and archive of the old issue trackers. The trackers are currently locked and new issues should be created on the GitHub page.

Colossus is a Java clone of the boardgame Titan, a turn-based fantasy wargame for 2-6 players. Each player moves stacks of creatures around a strategic board, recruiting more creatures and fighting enemy stacks on tactical maps.

FreeLords is a turn-based-strategy game. Explore, occupy, produce armies in cities and kill your enemies.

A computer version of the World War 2 tactical boardgame "Squad Leader" originally published by The Avalon Hill Games Company. Play any scenario against anyone around the world!

Magic:The Gathering over LAN or Internet, alone or against another player (need IP of your opponent). The program is the judge : you play with the true rules. Firemox can also emulate another TBS. Written in Java, works on Mac, Windows and Linux.

JSettlers2 is a web-based version of the board game Settlers of Catan written in Java. This client-server system supports multiple simultaneous games between people and/or AI bots. Originally written by Robert S Thomas as an AI dissertation (http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsettlers). The active source code is hosted at https://github.com/jdmonin/JSettlers2 including full history; the sourceforge CVS is historical up to 2012-09-28.

JChessBoard is a chess game written in Java that can be connected to another JChessBoard via a direct TCP/IP connection. No Internet Chess Server is required for playing. It also became a full featured PGN viewer and editor.

A Java port of the Palm game Space Trader. This port is based upon the C# port at Space Trader for Windows. Recent improvements are being made to enhance it into a full-window application, under a new branch of development. Consult the wiki for info.

The Magellan Client is basically a GUI for the PBEM (play by email) game Eressea, but can be used for other "Atlantis" based games, too. -- Magellan ist die am weitesten entwickelte graphische Oberfläche für Eressea, das Email-Fantasy-/Strategiespiel -- For further informations please have a look at our repositories unter https://github.com/magellan2

Hale is a turn based RPG with deep tactical combat and character customization. Included is a lengthy and varied campaign with many quests, items and monsters, visiting a variety of locales. The entire system is built to be moddable from the ground up.

MekHQ is a java helper program for the MegaMek game that allows users to load a list of entities from an XML file, perform repairs and customizations, and then save the new entities to another XML file that can be loaded into MegaMek.

Risk has been renamed to Domination.

Tyrant is a graphical roguelike fantasy adventure game. It features intricate randomly generated landscapes, towns and dungeons. It is written in Java with a highly extensible game engine.

jChecs is an open source Java chess program, designed to introduce the basics of computer chess programming concepts.

Java based client / server online games engine & API for easy creation/running of real-time multiplayer games. Games include Battleships, Camelot, Checkers, Chess, Connect 4, Dots, Go, Octagons, Texas Hold'em Poker, Reversi, Spades, Tetris & Tic-tac-toe

Java Open Chess is a project written in Java in NetBeans IDE. There is possibility to play for 2 players on local computers and via network connection. There is also an option to play versus quite weak computer oponent. Stronger computer oponens will be implemented soon. ATTENTION: Requires Java 1.8 or higher!

A 2D-Chess with many features, such as a multiplayer server and many others. It will also show you all movement possibilites you have. Playing against Computer is in development

Java Settlers is a web-based version of the board game Settlers of Catan written in Java. This client-server system supports multiple simultaneous games between people and computer-controlled opponents. Initially created as an AI research project.

A J2ME MIDlet implementing a Portable Chess Board to run on a Java enabled Cell Phone. In order to download the binaries and/or the source files please follow the Files->MobileChessBoard link above.

The goal of the project is to create a Java multi-user game server that can be easily extended and used for adding a multiplayer feature to games. User authentication, chat and interfaces for adding custom capabilities will be provided out of the box.