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Changelog

What changed in each release, newest first. Each GitHub Release carries the same notes, and so do the changelogs in the Linux packages. Changes that wait for the next release are not listed yet.

v0.6.0 - 2026-10-11

Changed

  • The manual page, --help and the docs now use shorter, plainer sentences.
  • The projected kill ratios now use the film’s table of percentages.
  • Movie mode shows the film’s game clock in the call-back and NORAD scenes.

Fixed

  • Fixed WOPR’s lines that differed from the film, in spacing and spelling.
  • Fixed thirteen misspelt strategy names in the ending’s list.

v0.5.0 - 2026-10-10

Added

  • A new Windows installer puts WOPR in the Start menu.
  • A new Mac app, in a .dmg, opens WOPR in a Terminal window.
  • The .deb and .rpm packages add WOPR to your app menu, with an icon.
  • Right-click WOPR in your app menu to start a game or Movie Mode.
  • On Windows, wopr.exe now has an icon and version details.
  • The .rpm and .deb packages and checksums.txt are now signed.

Changed

  • wopr --help now ends with a link to the website.
  • If a game ever stops responding, wopr now quits instead of freezing.
  • The manual page no longer has stretched lines, double spaces or split names.

Fixed

  • Fixed a crash in CHESS and AIR-TO-GROUND ACTIONS on some typed moves.

Security

  • The debug log from WOPR_DEBUG no longer follows links to other files.

v0.4.0 - 2026-10-08

Added

  • Each release lists what changed, on its page and in CHANGELOG.md.
  • Linux and macOS downloads now include a manual page with tips for each game.
  • A new website shows how to install wopr and how to play every game.
  • You can now install wopr on Linux with a .deb or .rpm package.

v0.3.0 - 2026-10-07

Added

  • WOPR_SEED sets the seed, as --seed does.
  • wopr -m 3 --only plays just one movie scene, then stops.
  • Hearts and Bridge say the cards already in the trick before you play.
  • The README now has screenshots and a section on accessibility.

Changed

  • The card that wins a trick now has a border around it.
  • Tic-tac-toe underlines the last mark played.
  • The DEFCON ladder points at the current level with a >.
  • Gin Rummy’s panel now names your melds.
  • wopr --help now says what --reduce-motion does.

Fixed

  • Fixed the ending speeding up when --reduce-motion is on.
  • Fixed Black’s checkers kings looking like White’s men without colour.

v0.2.0 - 2026-10-07

Added

  • Movie mode: wopr --movie replays the film’s scenes at WOPR’s terminal.
  • wopr --scenes lists the scenes, and wopr -m 3 starts from the third.
  • Each release now has the bare program for each platform, ready to run.
  • Global Thermonuclear War knows 85 more targets and today’s city names.
  • Type list in Global Thermonuclear War to see the targets you can pick.
  • Checkers moves can be typed without the dash, like c3d4.

Changed

  • The chess board is now square.
  • Whole cards show their rank and suit in both corners, like real cards.
  • Some cities sit in better places on the big board.

Fixed

  • Fixed Global Thermonuclear War hitting the wrong city for some names.
  • Fixed old text showing under a game’s board when the game starts.
  • Fixed Gin Rummy showing the score twice when you leave.
  • Fixed a label in Fighter Combat’s score table.

v0.1.0 - 2026-10-07

Added

  • The first release: the WOPR computer from WarGames, in your terminal.
  • Dial in, get past the LOGON: prompt, and talk with WOPR as in the film.
  • Every game on WOPR’s list can be played, and tic-tac-toe too.
  • Global Thermonuclear War: pick a side and targets, then watch the board.
  • The film’s ending: WOPR plays tic-tac-toe against itself and learns.
  • Chess and Checkers against WOPR.
  • Card games: Black Jack, Poker, Gin Rummy, Hearts and a simple Bridge.
  • War games: Desert Warfare, Guerrilla Engagement and two Theaterwide games.
  • Air games: Fighter Combat and Air-to-Ground Actions.
  • Falken’s Maze: find the exit while WOPR moves the walls you have not seen.
  • Every game has its own ASCII art.
  • Four colour themes: white (the default), green, amber and NORAD.
  • wopr chess or --play starts a game at once; --games lists them.
  • --instant turns off the slow typing.
  • --seed makes a run play out the same way every time.
  • --reduce-motion stops the blinking, and NO_COLOR turns colour off.
  • Downloads for Linux, macOS and Windows, on both amd64 and arm64.
  • You can check that a download is real with gh attestation verify.
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