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1. What is MAGPIES?
   
   MAGPIES is an interface for playing games over the internet. These games may be played in real-time or by email and may be played between humans or against a chess engine.



2. Why Modular?
   
   MAGPIES is written mainly in PHP5 and makes extensive use of classes. This enables the building of a complex final system from a set of simpler modules. The initial system will concentrate on two-player, two-dimensional games that use square cells. Eventually there will be modules to handle multi-player games, three and maybe four dimensions, and boards with hexagonal or triangular cells.



3. Why Adaptive?
   
   MAGPIES does not play just a single game, but can be adpted to play almost any game that is supported by its modules. This is achieved by writing a special rules file or mgf  (MAGPIES GAME FILE).

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