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TripleA
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Author:Sean Bridges
Developer:Sean Bridges, Chris Duncan (Veqryn), Dan Van Atta, Steven Soloff, Kevin Comcowich (ComradeKev)
Latest Release Version:2.5.22285
Programming Language:Java
Operating System:Windows, macOS, Linux[1]
Platform:IA-32, x64; Java SE
Size:60 MB (basegame)
Language:English
Genre:Turn-based strategy
Repo:https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/
License:GPLv3 (before 2018 GPLv2)

TripleA is a free and open-source turn based strategy game based on the Axis & Allies board game.

Gameplay

features multiplayer and several AIs for single-player mode. For live multiplayer games, the community maintains two lobbies for the most current Stable and Unstable versions. There is also a Play by Email multiplayer mode.

A wide variety of map scenarios have been developed for (e.g. World War II, Punic Wars and Napoleonic wars)[2] with a variety of rules, units and many options, such as "low luck" which reduces the number of dice rolled making game depend more on strategy.[3]

History

is developed in Java and can run on personal computers with Java SE installed. Some designers also worked on FreeCol, and . Originally set up on SourceForge repository in 2002, development was in 2016 migrated to GitHub. In February 2018 the game's GPLv2 license was re-licensed to the GPLv3.[4]

Reception

has been compared to Axis & Allies and also Risk.[2] [5]

A Chip.de review called a [6] and ranked it 30 of 238 in their strategy game ranking list. Chip.de named also among the in 2011.[7] A cnet.com/download.com staff review rated it 4.5 of 5 and noted that .[3] A Games4Mac review of the macOS version rated the game 70 of 100 in 2006.[8] giga.de rated TripleA 3 of 5.[9] Other reviewers of TripleA include Macworld,[10] Ghacks, and O'Reilly Media, Inc.[11] [12] [13] [14] A review in German computer print magazine LinuxUser 2007 / 12 praised the Linux version of TripleA as and .[15] Linux Format magazine in December 2011 reviewed the game and called it and .[16]

was also used and mentioned in computer science related scientific publications due to its open source nature and project size and maturity.[17] [18]

The Polish game magazine CD-Action included on a cover disk in 2012.[19] As is fully free and DFSG conforming in software and content, it is included in many Linux distributions, for instance Ubuntu OS, Gentoo, or Debian.[20] [21] [22]

became a popular freeware title which was offered by multiple download outlets,[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [3] [6] including digital distributor Desura.[28] Alone from SourceForge.net the client was downloaded between 2002 and 2016 over 1.2 million times.[29] The game's maps are provided via a separate GitHub repository and are downloaded from there after a client (from whatever source) is installed and started, indicating the existence of over 7 million installations between 2010 and May 2017 (prior to the GitHub migration) from SourceForge alone.[30]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Download. triplea-game.org. 16 May 2017.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020123100/http://www.moddb.com/games/triplea/reviews Moddb review
  3. Web site: TripleA Editor's review. 4.5 Outstanding . . 19 March 2011 . 16 May 2017 .
  4. https://github.com/triplea-game/triplea/commits/master/LICENSE License
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20111114014323/http://www.rdtechie.com/ Playing World War II Game, TripleA, on Linux
  6. http://www.chip.de/downloads/TripleA_23149557.html TripleA
  7. http://www.chip.de/bildergalerie/Tolle-Taktik-Die-30-besten-kostenlosen-Strategiespiele-Galerie_41878564.html?show=1 Tolle Taktik: Die 30 besten kostenlosen Strategiespiele - Platz 29: TripleA
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20090228194734/http://games4mac.de/content_g4m/reviews/tripleA.php TripleA Review
  9. http://www.giga.de/spiele/triplea/ TripleA
  10. Web site: TripleA 1.9.0.0.3627 - Annihilate your enemies and conquer the world in this free turn-based strategy game . Macworld. Mike Williams. 12 February 2017 . 16 May 2017 . Verdict: The graphics are basic and there's a lot to learn, but TripleA's gameplay also has real depth, and if you're happy to spend time figuring out how everything works then there's plenty of fun to be had here.
  11. [Ghacks]
  12. http://archive.oreilly.com/pub/post/open_source_mac_gaming.html Open Source Mac Gaming
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20120905030942/http://www.freewaregenius.com/an-overview-of-free-turn-based-strategy-and-war-games/ TripleA was ranked 2 in 2008 FreewareGenius' ranking of turn based strategy games
  14. http://downloads.pcauthority.com.au/article/25000-triplea TripleA 1.9.0.0.3627 - Annihilate your enemies and conquer the world in this free turn-based strategy game
  15. https://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2007/12/056-triplea/index.html Die Welt ist nicht genug
  16. https://archive.org/stream/Linux_Format_151_December_2011/#page/n71/mode/2up/search/triplea War gaming - TripleA
  17. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=6405253 An Empirical Analysis of the Distribution of Unit Test Smells and Their Impact on Software Maintenance
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302215122/http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~daw/masters-projects/dissertations/MSc_project_0803266.pdf Mind Game: (Axis and Allies)
  19. http://www.gry-online.pl/S048.asp?NUMER=789 CD-Action #789
  20. https://www.howtoinstall.co/en/ubuntu/trusty/triplea How To Install TripleA under Ubuntu
  21. https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/games-strategy/triplea triplea
  22. https://blends.debian.org/games/tasks/java-dev java-dev
  23. Web site: TripleA with Java 1.2.5.4 . LisiSoft . 16 May 2017.
  24. Web site: TripleA 1.6.1.4 Download . Loadion . Heyday Entertainment . 16 May 2017.
  25. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722122228/http://www.soft-files.com/game/triplea-with-java_1415.html Soft Files review and download
  26. Web site: TripleA for Linux 1.6.1.4 . BrotherSoft . 16 May 2017.
  27. http://www.computerbild.de/download/TripleA-9726.html TripleA
  28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729062908/http://www.desura.com/games/triplea/downloads triplea
  29. https://sourceforge.net/projects/triplea/files/stats/timeline?dates=2002-01-10+to+2017-05-16 2002-01-10+to+2017-05-16 downloads of TripleA
  30. https://sourceforge.net/projects/tripleamaps/files/stats/timeline?dates=2002-05-12+to+2017-05-18 download stats of tripleamaps

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