Xconq 7.0 has now been released to the general public. Xconq is an Empire-type strategy game, where each player contests for domination of a simulated world. However, unlike most empire-building games, it features a programming language that game designers can use to build a wide variety of games. Games already in the distribution's library include everything from simple combat, to elaborate world models, to silly but fun games, with time periods ranging from ancient history into the distant future. Xconq runs on many different systems; it includes graphical interfaces for X11, curses, and Macintosh(tm). The X11 interface allows for multiple human players, each on a different display. The game design mechanism includes the ability to add new color and monochrome imagery for games. The first version of Xconq was released by Stan Shebs in 1987. His latest release prior to 7.0 was 5.5, in 1992; a number of other developers have released their own versions as well, both before and after 5.5. Version 7 is a major rewrite and expansion of 5.5, and includes many more capabilities; see the file NEWS for a summary.