dab(6) [suse man page]

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.

AUTHORS

     Christos Zoulas <christos@NetBSD.org>

SEE ALSO

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

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								 December 24, 2003							       BSD

GRIDLOCK(6)							   Games Manual 						       GRIDLOCK(6)

NAME

       Gridlock - collection of grid-based board games

SYNOPSIS

       Gridlock

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the Gridlock command.

       Gridlock  is a collection of several grid-based strategy games. The games include Ataxx, Reversi, Gomoku, Connect Four, Breakthrough, Glass
       Bead, Hexapawn, Quad Wrangle, Cats and Dogs and Moray Eels.

       After launching the application, the game window will appear. Select the game you want to play from the "Game"  popup  menu  in	the  upper
       right. Some games have different starting configurations (board size, grid layout, etc); when one of those games are selected a "Configura-
       tions" popup menu will appear from which you can select a configuration.

       The bottom right displays the color and status of the two players.  Each player's color is shown by a circle; the player whose turn  it	is
       has  a filled circle. For games in which players have a score (Ataxx, Eeversi, Glass Bead), the scores are shown next to the player labels.
       Popup windows underneath each player's label allow you to specify whether each player is human or computer-controlled, and  the	difficulty
       of computer players. (Note that "Hard" computer opponents may take a long time to make their moves).

       The  rest  of the window contains the game board. To make a move, click on the cell where you wish to place a piece. Ataxx and Breakthrough
       require that you move from one cell to another; to do this first click on the cell you wish to move from, then click on the cell  you  wish
       to  move to. For all games, cells that are legal moves will become highlighted when you move the mouse over them. If you are unable to make
       a move, you can pass by clicking the "Pass" button on the right.  The "Restart" button will restart the game, requiring confirmation  if  a
       game is in progress.

       You can play these games over the network. It is possible to save and load games.

SEE ALSO

       GNUstep(7).

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written and updated by Gurkan Sengun <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by oth-
       ers).

								 October 17, 2003						       GRIDLOCK(6)