''Tenés Empanadas Graciela'' (''TEG'') is a

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program came from the board game ''TEG'', which itself is based on the strategy board game ''Risk''.

Gameplay

Using a server, several players can fight for world domination and chat with each other. Maps are used as battlefields. The game is available in languages including

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History

In 1996,

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software developer Ricardo "riq" Quesada started developing the game and released it under the GNU GPL-2-0-only. He stopped working on it for a few years but brought the project back to life in early 2000. Other developers, graphic artists, and translators subsequently joined the project. TEG was an early supporter of the FOSS multiplayer client-server system GGZ Gaming Zone. In around 2014, the project moved from

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Reception

''Tenés Empanadas Graciela'' was reviewed as a notable Risk clone by

associated media outlets, such as ''

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''. In 2007, '' Linux.com'' reviewed ''Tenés Empanadas Graciela'' again as a notable Risk clone. ''Linux Game Tome'' lists the game with 4.2 of 5 stars. The game was reviewed in 2012 by ''republica.com''.

Versions and ports

The game is available

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, and was

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References

External links

TEG
Old official page on SourceForge.net
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Official page on

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