Core War

Core Wars is a programming game wherein players write Warriors that fight it out to the death in a virtual 'ring'. These warriors are written in a special assembly language called "Redcode" and played in a simulated environment known as "MARS"

Newcomers to the game can jump-start by reading one of the tutorials on the information page.

To play Core Wars on your computer, you can download your choice of MARS from the following page: The pMARS homepage (DOS, UNIX, WINDOWS)

Corewars Hills are ongoing online tournaments which allow you to compete with Corewars enthusiasts from all over the world. A list of these is available on the hills page.

Links to other Corewars sites, and miscellaneous Corewars related info can be found on the links page.

Questions/Thoughts related to Core Wars, maybe posted on the Core Wars newsgroup -
rec.games.corewars.

For comments and suggestions, email the webmaster-SB