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ACTS is a free on-web service which allows you to set up and track card decks for PBEM games. Currently configured for: AH/Hasbro's Hannibal, For the People, Successors, Titan, and We the People; GMT's Paths of Glory; and QED's Blue vs Gray.
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Warhorse Simulations Automated Card Tracking System  S facilitates the play of card-based wargames by e-mail, by tracking the state of the decks and players hands throughout the game. It was originally designed for use with Avalon Hill's We the People. It was later extended for use...
http://www.warhorsesim.com/acts/

A wargame, RPG, and PBeM utility for playing board games over long distances. Free download for Windows.
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Strategic Map Simulator (SMS HOME  Are you using and enjoying SMS? Do you want to say Thank You? Throw me a couple bucks thank you! Strategic Map Simulator (a.k.a. SMS) SMS IS NOW FREEWARE CHECK OUT THESE SCREEN SHOTS! Wargame in action Chess Board set...
http://www.flyingzebra.com/sms/

A Java 2 application that allows players to play almost any type of board game on their computer, using a simple text file with game piece descriptions, a GIF or JPG copy of a game board, and an optional set of graphics for the game pieces. Several game piece sets are distributed here, and others may be created by other people and distributed from elsewhere.
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The GUB: Generic Universal Boardgame  Using a simple text file with game piece descriptions, a GIF or JPG copy of a game board, and an optional set of graphics for the game pieces, almost any board game can be played using this interface. Several game...
http://ludo.iwarp.com/gub/GUB.html

JET
Computer aide and PBEM tool for Europa series of WWII games. Supports many basic rules of the game system. Open source, Windows executable.
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JET Home Page  Your browser doesn't support frames, click here to see the no-frames version. However, you will miss features like table of contents, guestbook and pollbooth....
http://www.microteam.fi/jet/

Download a Java version of Avalon Hill's Titan boardgame. Currently "hotseat" play only.
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Colossus  Right now it allows hotseat play, play versus a working but not very strong AI, and (new) TCP/IP network play. We're mostly working on improving network play and variants right now. Improving the AI will follow. The readme has more...
http://colossus.sourceforge.net/

GameMapr is a relatively simple map-making program for wargamers, "historically" oriented, rather than "fantasy" oriented. That is, it contains pre-built standard military symbols, rather than fantasy-type symbols. Windows shareware, download demo.
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Wargame Rules and Tools Software Downloads  All of the programs below are designed to run on the Windows operating system. GameMapr: GameMapr is a Windows map-making program which allows you to create your own wargame maps. It supports many types of grids, built-in wargame counters and...
http://www.angelfire.com/wa/rogerswhome/downloads.html

Board gaming system for playing board games by electronic mail. Graphically design the various parts of a board game on your computer, the players make their moves and exchange recorded versions of the moves with their opponents. Free download. For Windows.
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CyberBoard  Now Available Release Notes Version 3.0 is a significant update that has many new features including 16 bit color support and a revamped user interface Hits since 9-5-2001: Last Updated: September 18, 2005 Copyright 1999-2005 by Dale L. Larson...
http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/

A play by email gaming aid, for MS Windows. A Game editor; a map editor; a unit editor. Shareware, $30 registration.
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Assist  A shareware email board gaming tool RedShift the Company, our Corporate Vision Redshift has changed its email addess to RedShift@webcraft.demon.co.uk What is Assist Assist in action Unit Facing Download Assist v2.21 (1.9Mbytes) Upgrade Assist 2.14 or later to 2.22 Alternative...
http://redshift.users.netlink.co.uk/assist.html