GOMOKU(6) BSD Games Manual GOMOKU(6)NAME
gomoku -- game of 5 in a row
SYNOPSIS
gomoku [-bcdu] [-D debugfile] [inputfile]
DESCRIPTION
gomoku is a two player game were the object is to get 5 in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally on a 19 by 19 grid. By convention,
black always moves first. With no arguments, gomoku will display a playing board and prompt for moves from the user. Valid moves are a let-
ter for the column and a number for the row of an empty board location. Entering ``quit" or ``resign" will end the game. You can save the
current state of the game by entering ``save" and supplying a file name when prompted. The optional file inputfile can be used to restore a
saved game.
The options are:
-b This option sets background mode. Input moves are read from standard input, the computer picks a move, and prints it to standard
output. The first input line should be either ``black" or ``white" to specify whether gomoku has the first move or not respectively.
This option was intended for game tournaments where a referee program handles the board display and pits one program against another.
-c Computer versus computer. gomoku will play a game against itself. This is mostly used for testing.
-d Print debugging information. Repeating this option more than once yields more detailed information.
-D debugfile
Print the debug information to debugfile instead of to the standard output.
-u User versus user. This is mostly used for testing.
AUTHOR
Ralph Campbell
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The board display routines were based on the goref program written by Peter Langston.
BSD August 4, 1994 BSD
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BACKGAMMON(6) BSD Games Manual BACKGAMMON(6)NAME
backgammon -- the game of backgammon
teachgammon -- learn to play backgammon
SYNOPSIS
backgammon [-] [-nrwb] [-pr] [-pw] [-pb] [-t term] [-s file]
teachgammon
DESCRIPTION
This program lets you play backgammon against the computer or against a "friend". All commands are only one letter, so you don't need to
type a carriage return, except at the end of a move. The program is mostly self-explanatory, so that a question mark (?) will usually get
some help. If you answer `y' when the program asks if you want the rules, you will get text explaining the rules of the game, some hints on
strategy, instructions on how to use the program, and a tutorial consisting of a practice game against the computer. A description of how to
use the program can be obtained by answering `y' when it asks if you want instructions.
The possible arguments for backgammon (most are unnecessary but some are very convenient) consist of:
-n don't ask for rules or instructions
-r player is red (implies n)
-w player is white (implies n)
-b two players, red and white (implies n)
-pr print the board before red's turn
-pw print the board before white's turn
-pb print the board before both player's turn
-t term
terminal is type term, uses /usr/share/misc/termcap
-s file
recover previously saved game from file
Any unrecognized arguments are ignored. An argument of a lone `-' gets a description of possible arguments.
If term has capabilities for direct cursor movement (see termcap(5)) backgammon ``fixes'' the board after each move, so the board does not
need to be reprinted, unless the screen suffers some horrendous malady. Also, any `p' option will be ignored. (The `t' option is not neces-
sary unless the terminal type does not match the entry in the /usr/share/misc/termcap data base.)
QUICK REFERENCE
When the program prompts by typing only your color, type a space or carriage return to roll, or
d to double
p to print the board
q to quit
s to save the game for later
When the program prompts with 'Move:', type
p to print the board
q to quit
s to save the game
or a move, which is a sequence of
s-f move from s to f
s/r move one man on s the roll r separated by commas or spaces and ending with a newline. Available abbreviations are
s-f1-f2
means s-f1,f1-f2
s/r1r2 means s/r1,s/r2
Use b for bar and h for home, or 0 or 25 as appropriate.
AUTHOR
Alan Char
FILES
/usr/games/teachgammon rules and tutorial
/usr/share/misc/termcap terminal capabilities
BUGS
The program's strategy needs much work.
BSD May 31, 1993 BSD