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Jocly is a very open project for anyone interested in abstract strategy games to be played online.

We publish many games on our platform http://www.jocly.com where people can play against the computer or other jocly users (includes chat and video chat). But there is much more you can do.

If you are a developer, a designer, a game creator or just publishing about games on your blog, you can use jocly on your own sites.

Jocly is always growing and offering new features and tools.

==Jocly games generic features==

* 100% HTML5: the games can be played on a recent browser without the need to install and use a plugin. Chrome or Firefox are recommended.
* Artificial Intelligence: the AI engines (Alpha-Beta or UCT algorithms) allow playing against the computer at various levels.
* Turn-based play: each player plays on his turn in the browser. The opponent receives the notification by mail with a link to play the next move in the browser.
* Live play: play live against other connected users.
* Video chat: when playing live, the players can see each other in video (WebRTC technology).
* 3D interface: all new implemented games plus the most popular ones offer a default 3D user interface that permits to turn around the board and zoom in/out, bringing the online games to a new level of reality (WebGL technology).
* SDK: all games source code is accessible and can be used to modify existing games or create new ones using the [[JQuery_plugin|Jocly jQuery plugin]]
* Webmaster API: games can be easily integrated into external sites.

==Embed a game in your page==

Use the [[JQuery_plugin|Jocly jQuery plugin]] to embed what you like:

* a fully playable game for your visitors with options and controls
* a game position viewer
* a [https://github.com/mi-g/jquery-jocly#viewing-played-games played games viewer] (compliant with PGN and PDN files)

==Make or customize a game==

Use the [[JQuery_plugin|Jocly jQuery plugin]] to customize a game at your will. You can change the rules, the graphic resources, add elements to the scene to make it shine your colors.

==Main documentation pages==
* [[Jocly Basics]]
* [[XDView]]
* [[Comparison with Zillions of Games]]
* [[Jocly UCT]]
* [[Game Developer FAQ]]