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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 19:54:44 -0400 |
| commit | a9157ce950dfe2fc30795d43b9d79b9d1bffc48b (patch) | |
| tree | 9df484304b560466d145e662c1c254ff0e9ae0ba /static/openbsd/man6/backgammon.6 | |
| parent | 160aa82b2d39c46ad33723d7d909cb4972efbb03 (diff) | |
docs: Added All OpenBSD Manuals
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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man6/backgammon.6 b/static/openbsd/man6/backgammon.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c5bf9100 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man6/backgammon.6 @@ -0,0 +1,164 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: backgammon.6,v 1.21 2015/12/02 20:05:01 tb Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1993 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)backgammon.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93 +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: December 2 2015 $ +.Dt BACKGAMMON 6 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm backgammon +.Nd the game of backgammon +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm backgammon +.Op Fl bdnrw +.Op Fl s Ar file +.Sh DESCRIPTION +This program lets you play backgammon against the computer +or against a +.Sq 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: +a question mark (?) will usually get some help. +If you answer +.Sq 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 +.Sq y +when it asks if you want instructions. +.Pp +The possible arguments for +.Nm +are described below. +In each case +.Fl n +is implied. +.Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl b +Two players, red and white. +.It Fl d +Play without doubling. +.It Fl n +Don't ask for rules or instructions. +.It Fl r +Player is red. +.It Fl s Ar file +Recover previously saved game from +.Ar file . +.It Fl w +Player is white. +.El +.Sh QUICK REFERENCE +When the program prompts by typing only your color, +type a space or carriage return to roll, +or one of the following: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact +.It Ic d +to double +.It Ic q +to quit +.It Ic r +to redraw the board +.It Ic s +to save the game for later +.El +.Pp +When the program prompts with 'Move:', +type one of the following: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact +.It Ic q +to quit +.It Ic r +to redraw the board +.It Ic s +to save the game +.El +.Pp +Or a +.Em move , +which is a sequence of one of the following: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact +.It Ic s-f +move from +.Ic s +to +.Ic f +.It Ic s/r +move one man on +.Ic s +the roll +.Ic r +separated by commas or spaces and ending with a newline. +Available abbreviations are as follows: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width "s-f1-f2XXX" -offset indent -compact +.It Ic s-f1-f2 +means +.Ic s-f1,f1-f2 +.It Ic s/r1r2 +means +.Ic s/r1,s/r2 +.El +.El +.Pp +Use +.Ic b +for bar and +.Ic h +for home, +or 0 or 25 as appropriate. +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width /usr/games/teachgammon -compact +.It Pa /usr/games/teachgammon +rules and tutorial +.El +.Sh HISTORY +The game +.Nm +first appeared in +.Bx 3 . +.Sh AUTHORS +.An -nosplit +.An Alan Char +.Pp +The strategy is the +.Dq pubeval +algorithm of +.An Gerry Tesauro , +with minimal doubling logic added. |
