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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man6/boggle.6 b/static/unix-v10/man6/boggle.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d2daf81 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man6/boggle.6 @@ -0,0 +1,99 @@ +.TH BOGGLE 6 +.CT 1 games +.SH NAME +boggle, hangman, scrabble \- word games +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B /usr/games/boggle +[ +.B + +] +[ +.B ++ +] +[ +.I word word word word +] +.PP +.B /usr/games/scrabble +.PP +.B /usr/games/hangman +[ +.I arg +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Boggle +provides practice for the Parker Brothers game. +If invoked with 4 arguments of 4 +letters each, +the program forms the +obvious Boggle grid and lists all the words from +.B /usr/dict/words +found +therein. +If invoked without arguments, it will generate +a board, let you enter words for 3 minutes, and then tell +how well you did relative to +.BR /usr/dict/words . +Words +may be formed from any sequence of 3 or more adjacent letters in the +grid. +Letters may join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. +However, no position in the grid may be used more than once within any +one word. +In competitive play amongst humans, each player is given +credit for those of his words which no other player has found. +.PP +Enter your words separated by spaces, tabs, +or newlines. +A bell will ring when there is 2:00, 1:00, 0:10, 0:02, +0:01, and 0:00 time left. +You may complete any word started before the +expiration of time. +You can surrender before time is up by hitting +interrupt. +While entering words, your erase character is only effective +within the current word and your line kill character is ignored. +.PP +Option +.B + +removes the restriction that positions +can only be used once in each word. +Option +.B ++ +causes a position to +be considered adjacent to itself as well as to its (at most) 8 neighbors. +.PP +.I Scrabble +plays the Selchow and Righter game on a cursor-addressed +terminal against a single opponent. +To place a letter first move the cursor by typing 2, 4, 6, 8 for down, left, right, +up respectively (1, 3, 7, 9 are diagonals) then type the letter in place. +Type +.L ? +to cycle through a set of helpful tables. +.PP +.I Hangman +chooses a word at least seven letters +long from a dictionary. +You then guess letters one at a time. +.PP +The optional argument +.I arg +names an alternate dictionary. +The special name +.L \-a +gets a particular very large +dictionary. +.SH FILES +.TP +.F /usr/dict/words +.TP +.F /usr/dict/web2 +alternate dictionary for hangman +.SH BUGS +.I Hangman +runs hyphenated compounds together. +.br +.I Scrabble +rubs in its +brilliance with merciless play and an inhumane interface. |
