Colossus

To play, simply click on the pink icon above to start Colossus (using Java Web Start)!

Public Testing Build from r5033: Play (Java Webstart) Recent Changes Details document Zip file

News

2011-08-02: A new "Public Testing Build": 0.12.1.x from r5033 - see above (mostly due to Java 7).

2011-04-19: A new "Public Testing Build": 0.12.1.x from r5019.

2011-03-04: Colossus version 0.12.1 with two minor fixes and improvements.
Note: New signing certificate created ⇒ You will be asked to re-confirm that you trust the publisher!

2011-02-15: Colossus version 0.12.0 with a new variant, some other features and corrections.

2011-01-16: A new public testing build: 0.12.0-beta1 - see above.

2011-01-10: Server back to normal state, online registration should work now again.

2010-12-30: The Colossus Public Game Server (play-colossus.net) had been hacked and was offline for reinstallation.
Basic functionality was restored after few hours, mail-based online registration required some more work...

2010-08-05: Colossus version 0.11.0 with the new features and other improvements.

2010-07-06: Another public testing build, kind of 0.10.4 beta release - see above.

2010-06-11: A new public testing build with some new features.

2010-04-06: Colossus version 0.10.3 with stability and usability improvements.

2010-03-23: Colossus public testing build 0.10.3-alpha006-r4782 with stability and usability improvements - see above, right side!

2010-02-06: Colossus version 0.10.2 with stability and usability improvements.

2010-01-02: Colossus version 0.10.1 with usability improvements.

2009-12-25: Colossus version 0.10.0 Public Game Server ready, plus some bugfixes.
The Colossus Public Game Server (play-colossus.net) is now up and running (alpha version)!

2009-10-15: Colossus version 0.9.3 still and again: bugfixes and corrections.

2009-09-06: Colossus version 0.9.2 contains more bugfixes and corrections.

2009-08-17: Colossus version 0.9.1 contains some bugfixes.

2009-08-11: We are back! After lot of cleanup and refactoring (and a few fixes and new features), finally a new build.
Or, as we will call it from now on: Colossus Version 0.9.0 released! Take a look at the Recent Changes Details list.
Note: This new Build is incompatible with the previous Public Build!

2008-10-31: Clemens Katzer is now the project maintainer, replacing David Ripton.

2008-10-29: New build with bugfixes.

2008-10-10: New build with significant bugfixes. Check the RecentChangesDetails document.
Note: file locations where changed. If you downloaded the jnlp file earlier, you need to click the pink icon now once again!

2008-08-22: New build with bugfixes, improved dialogs, Abyssal3, etc. Note: this build requires Java 1.5+

2007-12-28: Re-did the build with Clemens' bugfix. Now the zip file is correct, not just the jar file.

2007-12-24: New build with improved battle graphics, several bugfixes and other things.

2007-09-06: New build with bugfixes.

2007-08-17: Valley Games is reprinting Titan, with new art.

2007-07-24: New build with menu changes, new recruit chits visibility, event viewer changes.

2007-06-04: New build with Event Viewer improvements.

2007-04-20: New build with doc updates and one key bugfix.

2007-04-17: New build with Event Viewer dialog and lots of bugfixes.

2006-11-19: New build with the Inspector window and various bugfixes.

Note

For more detail, see Recent Changes Details

Overview

Colossus is a Java clone of Avalon Hill's Titan(tm) boardgame. It allows hotseat play, play versus working but not very strong AI players, and network play. Beside the default Titan board and creatures it includes a number of Variants.

Recently (december 2009) we did put a Public Game Server online where you can find opponents to play against (best chances to find somebody online is when it is afternoon/evening in the USA).

The readme has more information.

The full docs are here.

Download

If you have Java Web Start installed you can download, install, and play with one click on the Colossus icon:

(Note: Java Web Start will post a security warning, and you'll have to give it permission to access your computer before Colossus will run. This is necessary because Colossus uses files on the local computer for user preferences and save games. If this worries you, feel free to download and inspect the source code.)

You can download for the different releases a zip file (with source, docs, etc.) using the download manager on our SF Colossus project page.

Or you can grab the code via Subversion. (This will often get you newer code, so do this if you want to make changes.) See the Subversion instructions on .