Free message board games software for linux

Quarters Board Game project is a strategy game for two players.

Although its rules are relatively simple, it still offers some of the same opportunities for skill as in chess.

This program was originally conceived in the summer of 1986 during a study of the mini-max algorithm for chess playing computers, and was thus designed to offer some of the same type of strategies.

The game was originally written in BASIC, then ported to Turbo Pascal, then to C, and finally to Java.

The Java version is not necessarily object oriented, since it is a crude port from the C version.

BoardGame Tool provides a C++ front-end/Python back-end for running board games.
It features an easy and flexible interface to interact with the players and has transparent support for network or AI-controlled games.
Through a clear XML interface, games elements can be specified. Using an easy-to-learn back-end language like Python for rule implementations makes it very easy to implement, adjust, or enhance rules that come with a game.
The same back-end language can be used easily for simple or complex AI implementations.
Main features:
- XML specification with DTD validation for game definition
- Easy-to-learn Python programming for rule implementation
- Integrated and transparent network play
- Network chat with selected players
- Simple interface for programming AI players
- Extensive support for image formats
- Runtime scaling of images, allowing easy application of anything as gamepiece
Games currently implemented:
- Chess
- Go
Enhancements:
- This release includes the data archive with correct licensing information for the Fergus Duniho abstract chess piece set.

gewee game is a Go-like board game with "next generation" graphics.

This is a game between a human ("player") and a computer ("opponent"). The players objective is to accumulate as many points as possible. When the player wins a game, a point is added to his/her score. When the player loses a game, a point is subtracted from his/her score. The competitor with the most pieces on the board at the end of the game is the winner. A game is finished when a competitor forfeits, or has no valid empty square to place a piece on. The opponent is granted additional moves at the start of a game based on the players score.

Each competitor has a distinct set of pieces of the same shape and color. The competitors take turns placing one piece on an empty square on the board. A piece or group of pieces that has no empty square adjacent to it is removed from the board.

Chess::Game is a class to record and validate the moves of a game of chess.

SYNOPSIS

use Chess::Game;

$game = Chess::Game->new();
$clone = $game->clone();
$move = $game->make_move("e2", "e4");
$move_c = $clone->make_move("e2", "e4");
$true = ($move->get_piece() ne $move_c->get_piece());
$move = $game->delete_move();
...
while (!defined($result = $game->result())) {
# get a move
$move = $game->make_move($sq1, $sq2);
if (!defined($move)) {
print $game->get_message();
}
}
if ($result == 1) {
print "White wins!n";
}
elsif ($result == 0) {
print "Draw!n"
}
else {
print "Black wins!n";
}

The Chess module provides a framework for writing chess programs with Perl. This class forms part of that framework, providing move validation for all moves recorded using the Chess::Game class. The Game contains a Chess::Board, 32 Chess::Pieces and a Chess::Game::MoveList that contains a series of Chess::Game::MoveListEntrys that record the exact state of the game as it progresses. Moves can be taken back one-at-a-time to allow for simple movelist manipulation.

Invade Earth is an open-source implementation of the popular board game Risk 2210 AD.
Invade Earth includes a map editor, support for variant rules including Classic and Secret Mission modes, and a network play mode.
Main features:
- Multiple rule sets and maps:
- Invade Earth A.D. 2210
- Amoeba Invasion Expansion
- Mars Expansion
- Pantheon Expansion (our version of Risk: Godstorm) (coming soon)
- Classic
- Secret Mission
- Custom rule values
- A versatile Map Editor
- Several built-in AIs (play against the computer)
- Network support (play against your friends)
- A centralized list of open internet games
- Save and load game states, even over a network
- Watch a replay of saved games

Space Hulk is a great board game of Games Workshop in the world of Warhammer 40000. This is a two player turn-based game where one play the Marine, the other play the alien called Genestealer. If you need more infos on the game, you can get the rulebook or some links on Space Hulk
This video game is a complete conversion of the board game with the 2nd edition rules. Well, I know there is some fans discussion to know whether the 1st or the 2nd edition of the rules is the better. For my part, I only played the 2nd edition, thats the edition this game is based on.
The project is aiming at providing a way to play SpaceHulk on your computer exactly as you could do it with the real board version but with some extra : you can play via network (no need to have two players in the same room) synchronized or asynchronized (via e-mail), and you will even be able to play solo against an artificial intelligent opponent. Currently, only HotSeat and Play-By-Email mode game are implemented. You can see some screenshots or download it.
This game is developed as a free software with the GPL license. We always need some volonteers to help us on coding, bug reports, creating new skins or new levels, writing documentations, maintaining web sites, etc. See the development site for more infos.
Enhancements:
- Problem with diceroll.
- BF: Problem when transmitting genestealer orientation during creation.
- BF: Mail sent with n instead of rn (fix from Unifex).
- BF: segfault with newby question in pbem.

MahJongg Solitaire 3D is an OpenGL enhanced solitaire version of the ancient chinese board game "Mah Jongg".
This is a solitaire version of Mah Jongg, it can be played by a single player. It has a fresh new three dimensional view from which you can look at the board from any direction, with hand drawn aquarelle tilesets, layouts and backgrounds, you can download tilesets, layouts and backgrounds or even create your own ones and integrate them into the game.
Main features:
- 3D OpenGL view. You can look at the board from any direction.
- A unique hand drawn tileset
- Undo
- Reorder
- Hint function
- Hiscores
Enhancements:
- Creation of custom layouts, backgrounds and tilesets is now possible! Read INSTALL_CUSTOM for more information.
- Integrated the "ArcBall" rotation method, implementation contributed by Michael George.
- Two new tilesets: "Runes" and "Flowers"
- A new layout: "chinese wall"
- New Backgrounds
- Mouse speed settings available.
- More bugfixes
- A LOT of improvements.