Who should use Vassal?

Vassal is an open-source project built for board game enthusiasts.

Is Vassal still active?

Unverified. Vassal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Vassal?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.

Vassal is developed by The Vassal Team.

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Vassal

Name: Vassal
Author: The Vassal Team

FlathubEntertainment & Media

Vassal is a game engine for building and playing virtual adaptations of board and card games. Users can play locally, in real time over the Internet, or by email. It is free, open-source software that runs on all major platforms and allows creation of game modules for virtually any tabletop game.

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Overview

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In the Entertainment & Media space, Vassal takes a focused approach. It focuses on playing physical board and card games with others remotely over the internet or by email. It is built as an open-source project for board game enthusiasts. Vassal costs nothing to use. It runs on Linux.

Behind Vassal is The Vassal Team. Key capabilities include Board Game Engine, Online Multiplayer, and Email Play.

Board Game Engine
Online Multiplayer
Email Play
Module Builder

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Runs on

Linux

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed24 Jul · 13:13 UTC
vassal verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Vassal

What is Vassal?: Vassal focuses on playing physical board and card games with others remotely over the internet or by email. It is catalogued under Entertainment & Media on PulseGate.
Who should use Vassal?: Vassal is an open-source project built for board game enthusiasts.
Is Vassal free?: Yes — Vassal is free to use.
What platforms does Vassal run on?: Vassal runs on Linux.
Is Vassal still active?: Unverified. Vassal has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Vassal?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE, TEMPERATURA FM WEB, and Digital Reveals.VIP8888 Play - Sòng Bạc ONLINE TEMPERATURA FM WEB Digital Reveals
Who develops Vassal?: Vassal is developed by The Vassal Team.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
First seen: 24 Jul 2026
Built for: board game enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Playing physical board and card games with others remotely over the internet or by email.

Registered as

Flathub: org.vassalengine.vassal

Developer

The Vassal Team

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 24 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 24 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: vassal-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 24 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 24 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.vassalengine.vassal

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