---
name: "curseofwar-sdl"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "curseofwar-sdl"
version: "1.3.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/curseofwar-sdl"
---

# curseofwar-sdl(6)

An SDL version of the game curseofwar.

## NAME

curseofwar-sdl - An SDL version of the game curseofwar.

## SYNOPSIS

**curseofwar** \[ **-c** *port* \] \[ **-C** *IP* \] \[ **-d** *difficulty* \] \[ **-e** *port* \]

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  \[ **-E** *clients* \] \[ **-h** \] \[ **-H** *height* \] \[ **-i** *inequality* \]

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  \[ **-l** *countries* \] \[ **-q** *quality* \] \[ **-r** \] \[ **-R** *seed* \] \[ **-s** *speed* \] \[ **-S** *shape* \] \[ **-T** \] \[ **-v** \] \[ **-W** *width* \]

## DESCRIPTION

See the main CURSEOFWAR manpage for detailed information about the game.  The SDL version provides the same command line arguments as the original ncurses version.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *port*

  Clients's port (19150 is default).

- **-C** *IP*

  Start a client and connect to the provided server's IP-address.

- **-d** \[ee\|e\|n\|h\|hh\]

  Difficulty level (AI) from the easiest to the hardest (default is normal).

- **-e** *port*

  Server's port (19140 is default).

- **-E** \[1\|2\| ... L\]

  Start a server for not more than L clients.

- **-h**

  Display this help

- **-H** *height*

  Map height (default is 21, maximum is 29)

- **-i** \[0\|1\|2\|3\|4\]

  Inequality between the countries (0 is the lowest, 4 in the highest).

- **-l** \[2\|3\| ... N\]

  Sets L, the number of countries (default is N).

- **-q** \[1\|2\| ... L\]

  Choose player's location by its quality (1 = the best available on the map, L = the worst). Only in the singleplayer mode.

- **-r**

  Absolutely random initial conditions, overrides options **-l**, **-i**, and **-q**.

- **-R** *seed*

  Specify a random seed (unsigned integer) for map generation.

- **-s** \[p\|sss\|ss\|s\|n\|f\|ff\|fff\]

  Game speed from the slowest to the fastest (default is normal).

- **-S** \[rhombus\|rect\|hex\]

  Map shape (rectangle is default). Max number of countries N=4 for rhombus and rectangle, and N=6 for the hexagon.

- **-T**

  Show the timeline.

- **-v**

  Display the version number

- **-W** *width*

  Map width (default is 21, maximum is 40)

## AUTHORS

**Game:**\
 Alexey Nikolaev \<koiwai at yandex dot com\>\
 **Makefile:**\
 Maximilian Dietrich \<dxm at openmailbox dot org\>\
 Anton Balashov \<sicness at darklogic dot ru\>\
 Kirill Dmitrenko \<kdmitrenko at gmail dot com\>\
 **CMakeLists.txt and Windows support:**\
 Yves Quemener\
 **Manpage:**\
 Anton Balashov \<sicness at darklogic dot ru\>\
 Maximilian Dietrich \<dxm at openmailbox dot org\>