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MAGE - is an acronym for Magic, Another Game Engine
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MAGE is a client/server implementation of a popular CCG without the collecting part.
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The server hosts games and enforces the rules. The client creates or joins games,
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displays the current state of a game in progress and sends user events to the server.
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You will need to have the Java Runtime Environment Version 6 Update 10 or greater.
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You can download this from: http://java.com/
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Installing and running MAGE
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You will need to download both the client and the server applications. These can be
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obtained from http://code.google.com/p/magic--another-game-engine/downloads/list.
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Extact the client and the server to separate folders.
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To play a game you can either connect to a server or start your own server. To
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connect to a server you will need to know the server name or IP address and the port.
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To start a server run the startServer.bat command. If you want to use a different
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port or change the timeout setting then modify the config.properties file in the
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config folder.
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To launch the client run the startClient.bat command. Click on the connect button on
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the toolbar and enter the server name/IP address and port. Then click on the tables
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button. This will bring up a list of active and completed games. Click on join to
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join an existing game that hasn't started yet or you can create a new table by
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clicking the New button.
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Playing a game
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Playing a game should be fairly self evident. Your hand is displayed at the bottom
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of the screen. The battlefield is the central area. Click on cards in your hand to
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play them. Click on cards in the battlefield to activate abilities. A popup menu
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will be presented if you have more than one choice. To pass priority for the turn
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hold down the ctrl key while clicking done. You will still receive priority if
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your opponent casts a spell or activates an ability. Target cards by clicking on
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them. To target a player click on the player name. You can see the cards in any
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graveyard by clicking on the graveyard count.
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Deck editor
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A simple deck editor is available by clicking on the Deck Editor button on the
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toolbar. All the available cards are displayed in the top section. Your deck
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and sideboard are displayed at the bottom. To add a card to your deck double
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click on the card in the top section. To remove it from your deck double click
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on the card in the deck area. The sideboard section is not ready yet (don't
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worry it's coming soon).
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You can save or load a deck using the Save or Load buttons.
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Notes
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MAGE is still very much in the testing phase so there can be lots of bugs and/or
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missing functionality. Please be patient. If you notice anything or want to
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make suggestions please contact me at BetaSteward@googlemail.com
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