DAB(6)								 BSD Games Manual							    DAB(6)

NAME

     dab -- Dots and Boxes game

SYNOPSIS

     dab [-aw] [-n ngames] [-p <c|h><c|h>] [xdim [ydim]]

DESCRIPTION

     dab is a game where each player tries to complete the most boxes.	A turn consists of putting one border of a box; the player setting the
     fourth and final border of a box gets the point for the box and has another turn.

     The keys used are the vi keys: k for up, j for down, h for left, and l for right.	To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the fol-
     lowing keys: u (diagonal right up), y (diagonal left up), b (diagonal left down), n (diagonal right down); <space> sets a new border, CTRL-L
     and CTRL-R redraw the screen, and q quits the game.

     Support options are:

     -a 	      Don't use the alternate character set.

     -n ngames	      ngames games will be played.  (Especially useful in -p cc mode.)

     -p <c|h><c|h>    Select which of the two players is a human or a computer.  The first argument is the first player; c stands for computer and
		      h for human.

     -w 	      Wait for a character press between games.

     xdim and ydim define the size of the board in the x and y dimensions.

SEE ALSO

     Elwyn R. Berlekamp, The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play, A K Peters, http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111, 2000.

AUTHORS

     Christos Zoulas <christos@NetBSD.org>

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								 December 24, 2003							       BSD