backgammon(6) [netbsd man page]

BACKGAMMON(6)							 BSD Games Manual						     BACKGAMMON(6)

NAME

     backgammon -- the game of backgammon

SYNOPSIS

     backgammon [-] [-nrwb] [-pr] [-pw] [-pb] [-t term] [-s file]

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.

FILES

     /usr/games/teachgammon   rules and tutorial
     /usr/share/misc/termcap  terminal capabilities

AUTHORS

     Alan Char

BUGS

     The program's strategy needs much work.

BSD
								   May 31, 1993 							       BSD

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JESTER(6)							   Games Manual 							 JESTER(6)

NAME

       jester - an X-based game similar to Othello(tm)

SYNOPSIS

       jester [{-display, -d, --display} display] [{-h, -help, --help}] [-2players] [-ai {white, black}]

DESCRIPTION

       jester  is  an X-based game similar to the board game Othello.  jester allows you to waste hours of otherwise productive time that could be
       spent playing Solitaire instead.

GAME PLAY

       There are two players, one playing the white pieces, the other playing the black pieces.  Each player takes turns placing a piece of his or
       her  color on an 8x8 board.  Each piece must be placed so as to bracket a line of the opponent's pieces between two of the current player's
       pieces.	When this happens, the opponent's pieces are replaced by pieces of the current player's color.

       When the cursor is over a square that it is legal for the current player to play in, the cursor will change to a pointing  hand.   A  small
       rectangle in the upper right side of the window shows the color of the current player.

       The  game ends when a player cannot make a move, either because the board is full or because the position of the pieces makes it impossible
       to make a move.	At this point, the player with the most pieces on the board is the winner.  You will be offered the option of  starting  a
       new game.

       You may exit at any time by clicking the "Exit" button.

   OPTIONS
       -d, -display, --display display
	      Display on display.

       -h, -help, --help
	      Print a help message and exit.

       -2players
	      Play against another person at the same console.

       -ai {white, black}
	      Tell the computer which side to play.  The default behavior is equivalent to -ai black.

ENVIRONMENT

       jester uses the environment variable "DISPLAY" as the default display.  This can be overridden on the command line.

BUGS

       None known...

AUTHOR

       Matt Grossman <mattg@oz.net>

5/16/1998							    jester 1.0								 JESTER(6)

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