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Download Vassal

Download Vassal, the free, open-source boardgame engine. Vassal runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, and any other system which has a Java JRE. Find your operating system below for instructions for downloading and installing Vassal.

Vassal 3.5.3

This is the current release. See the release notes for details.

Linux
Linux
Download tarball
Unpack it and run VASSAL.sh
 Windows
Windows
64-bit: Download and run installer
32-bit: Download and run installer
Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Download disk image
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Other
Download ZIP archive
Unpack it and run VASSAL.sh

Notes

All Operating Systems

Vassal 3.5.3 requires Java 11 or later. The Mac OS X disk image and the Windows installer come with the version of Java Vassal will use. For Linux and other operating systems, install Java before running Vassal.

Older Releases

Older releases of Vassal are available in our release archive. We do not recommend older releases for normal use. If you find it necessary to use an older release due to a flaw in the current release, please file a bug report.