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Battle for Wesnoth

Turn-based fantasy strategy with multiplayer server

Game Servers ★ 6.8k stars Easy setup GPL-2.0

The Battle for Wesnoth is a free, open-source turn-based fantasy strategy game. It includes a dedicated multiplayer server, wesnothd, for hosting online matches and campaigns.

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Key features

  • Turn-based fantasy strategy
  • Dedicated multiplayer server
  • Large campaign library
  • Built-in map and content editor

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Lightweight headless server
  • Huge content add-on library

Trade-offs

  • Niche genre
  • Server admin via config files

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