2. Specifications

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The application should:

1. Allow an Othello game to be played by the predefined rules and deal with all exceptions.
2. Allow the inclusion of extra features such as load/save game, logging the board state, different difficulty levels, 2 player game, etc.
3. Make use of alpha-beta pruning and make it easily changeable.
4. Enable itself to teach itself how to play better (possibly by fine-tuning and alternating the functions used to compute one move).
5. Convert the application into a package that:

• Provides mode for player vs. CPU mode with different levels of difficulty corresponding to different approaches and algorithms.
• Provides multiplayer mode.
• Allows watching the CPU plays itself in different levels.
• Generates logs of a given game with basic analysis.
• Generates statistical reports automatically for many consecutive games.