<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
rule	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
Risk	O
but	O
expanding	O
it	O
to	O
function	O
on	O
any	O
map	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
a	O
graph	O
of	O
countries	O
and	O
the	O
connections	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
was	O
developed	O
and	O
self-published	O
by	O
developer	O
Sillysoft	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
community	O
has	O
been	O
active	O
in	O
growing	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
maps	O
and	O
computer	B-Application
AIs	I-Application
for	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
submit	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
plugin	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
Delux	O
is	O
a	O
Risk-style	O
clone	O
with	O
generally	O
similar	O
rules	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
empty	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
filled	O
up	O
by	O
"	O
bots	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
personalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
has	O
over	O
900	O
maps	O
,	O
each	O
varying	O
in	O
size	O
,	O
shape	O
,	O
and	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Risk	O
,	O
winning	O
in	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
requires	O
both	O
skill	O
and	O
luck	O
,	O
with	O
every	O
attack	O
hanging	O
on	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
dice	O
roll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
online	O
turn-based	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
includes	O
a	O
chat	O
capability	O
,	O
allowing	O
conversation	O
,	O
tactical	O
discussions	O
,	O
offers	O
of	O
alliance	O
,	O
etc.	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
players	O
use	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
political	O
tool	O
in	O
their	O
play	O
to	O
great	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
much	O
greater	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
off-line	O
with	O
computer	B-Application
AI	I-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
play	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
rules	O
and	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
game-play	O
limitations	O
as	O
human	O
players	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
cheat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
small	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
hundred	O
players	O
playing	O
online	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
unknown	O
number	O
playing	O
offline	O
with	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sillysoft	O
hosts	O
a	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
Delux	O
forum	O
,	O
where	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
can	O
get	O
a	O
jump	O
on	O
special	O
tournaments	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Lux-related	O
news	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
hosts	O
several	O
special	O
tournaments	O
throughout	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
annual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
Delux	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
in	O
the	O
2005	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
awards	O
contest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
community	O
has	O
been	O
active	O
in	O
growing	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
wired.com	O
readers	O
voted	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
Touch	O
the	O
#1	O
iPhone	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
currently	O
holds	O
a	O
four	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
star	O
rating	O
on	O
Totaldiplomacy.com	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
got	O
mixed	O
to	O
good	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
community	O
and	O
the	O
huge	O
selection	O
of	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sillysoft	O
released	O
two	O
standalone	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
American	O
History	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
playing	O
the	O
American	O
positions	O
in	O
wars	O
from	O
the	O
French	O
and	O
Indian	O
to	O
the	O
Gulf	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Ancient	O
Empires	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
,	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
any	O
faction	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
12	O
ancient	O
empires	O
from	O
Sumer	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
debuted	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
Touch	O
(	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
)	O
and	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
DLX	O
(	O
paid	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
debuted	O
for	O
the	O
Android	O
platform	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
DLX	O
(	O
a	O
free	O
ad	O
supported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lux	B-Operating_System
was	O
greenlit	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
May	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
two-year	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sillysoft	O
's	O
follow-up	O
game	O
Lux	B-Operating_System
Alliance	O
was	O
also	O
greenlit	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
there	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
