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NAME

       monop - Monopoly game

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/games/monop [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

       Monop  is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and monitors a game between 1 to 9 users.  It is assumed that the rules of Mo-
       nopoly are known.  The game follows the standard rules, with the exception that, if a property goes up for auction and there are  only  two
       solvent players, no auction is held and the property remains unowned.

       The game, in effect, lends the player money, so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford.  However, as soon as a person goes
       into debt, he must "fix the problem", i.e., make himself solvent, before play can continue.  If this is not possible, the player's property
       reverts	to  his  debtee,  either a player or the bank.	A player can resign at any time to any person or the bank, which puts the property
       back on the board, unowned.

       Any time that the response to a question is a string, e.g., a name, place or person, you can type `?' to get a list of valid  answers.	It
       is not possible to input a negative number, nor is it ever necessary.

       A Summary of Commands:
       quit:	 quit game: This allows you to quit the game.  It asks you if you're sure.
       print:	 print	board:	This  prints out the current board.  The columns have the following meanings (column headings are the same for the
		 where, own holdings, and holdings commands):
		 Name  The first ten characters of the name of the square
		 Own   The number of the owner of the property.
		 Price The cost of the property (if any)
		 Mg    This field has a `*' in it if the property is mortgaged
		 #     If the property is a Utility or Railroad, this is the number of such owned by the owner.  If the property is land, this	is
		       the number of houses on it.
		 Rent  Current rent on the property.  If it is not owned, there is no rent.
       where:	 where players are: Tells you where all the players are.  A `*' indicates the current player.
       own holdings:
		 List your own holdings, i.e., money, get-out-of-jail-free cards, and property.
       holdings: holdings  list:  Look	at  anyone's  holdings.   It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at.  When you are finished, type
		 "done".
       shell:	 shell escape: Escape to a shell.  When the shell dies, the program continues where you left off.
       mortgage: mortgage property: Sets up a list of mortgageable property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
       unmortgage:
		 unmortgage property: Unmortgage mortgaged property.
       buy:	 buy houses: Sets up a list of monopolies on which you can buy houses.	If there is more than one, it asks you which you  want	to
		 buy for.  It then asks you how many for each piece of property, giving the current amount in parentheses after the property name.
		 If you build in an unbalanced manner (a disparity of more than one house within the same  monopoly),  it  asks  you  to  re-input
		 things.
       sell:	 sell houses: Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses.  It operates in an analogous manner to buy.
       card:	 card  for  jail:  Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail.	If you're not in jail, or you don't have one, it tells you
		 so.
       pay:	 pay for jail: Pay $50 to get out of jail, from whence you are put on Just Visiting.  Difficult to do if you're not there.
       trade:	 This allows you to trade with another player.	It asks you whom you wish to trade with, and then asks you  what  each	wishes	to
		 give up.  You can get a summary at the end, and, in all cases, it asks for confirmation of the trade before doing it.
       resign:	 Resign  to  another player or the bank.  If you resign to the bank, all property reverts to its virgin state, and get-out-of-jail
		 free cards revert to the deck.
       save:	 save game: Save the current game in a file for later play.  You can continue play after saving, either  by  adding  the  file	in
		 which	you  saved  the game after the monop command, or by using the restore command (see below).  It will ask you which file you
		 wish to save it in, and, if the file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite it.
       restore:  restore game: Read in a previously saved game from a file.  It leaves the file intact.
       roll:	 Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.  If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead of a command, it is the same	as
		 typing roll.

AUTHOR

       Ken Arnold

FILES

       /usr/games/lib/cards.pck Chance and Community Chest cards

BUGS

       No command can be given an argument instead of a response to a query.

4th Berkeley Distribution					    May 6, 1986 							  MONOP(6)