diff --git a/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix b/pkgs/games/wesnoth/default.nix
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+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
+  pname = "wesnoth";
+  version = "1.3.15";
+
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://surfnet.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/${pname}/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "5c5c723bdef0b9872a20a4ee11365f050251baed375ee951db726bf82401766e";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer SDL_net gettext zlib boost freetype];
+
+  configureFlags = "--with-preferences-dir=.${name} --program-suffix=-${version} --with-datadir-name=${name} --with-boost=${boost}/include --disable-python";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "
+      The Battle for Wesnoth  is a free, turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme.
+";
+  };
+})