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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#play"/>
    <revision pkgversion="3.36" version="0.1" date="2020-02-02" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Arnaud Bonatti</name>
      <email>arnaud.bonatti@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2020</years>
    </credit>

    <license href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">
      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
    </license>
  </info>

  <title>Configure a new game</title>

  <p>When <app>Reversi</app> is opened, it displays a screen that allows you to configure a new game and to launch it.</p>

  <p>This screen notably allows to select if you want to play <link xref="select-game"><em>Classic Reversi</em> or <em>Reverse Reversi</em></link>, to choose if you are going to play <link xref="ai-game">against the computer</link> or <link xref="2player">with another player</link>, and in the former case to <link xref="ai-level">change the computer level</link>.</p>

  <p>If you are opening the application for the first time, <app>Reversi</app> defaults on an easy <em>Classic Reversi</em> against the computer. Else, it will have remembered you previous settings.</p>

  <p>For launching a game from here, just click on the <gui>Start Game</gui> button. A game can also be launched with the <keyseq><key>Shift</key><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq> <link xref="shortcuts#game-selection">keyboard shortcut</link>.</p>

  <p>Once a game has been launched, you can always go back to this screen by clicking on the <gui>New Game</gui> button, or using the <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq> <link xref="shortcuts#during-game">keyboard shortcut</link>.</p>
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