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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man6/bridge.6 b/static/unix-v10/man6/bridge.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8c66d0b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man6/bridge.6 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +.TH BRIDGE 6 alice +.CT 1 games +.SH NAME +bridge \- card game +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B /usr/games/bridge +[ +.I arg ... +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Bridge +manages bridge games among four players. +A master process mediates the +flow of information between player processes. +Each player process is either a `robot' player or a +cursor-controlled screen +interface with a human player. +.PP +If several humans wish to play each invokes +.I bridge +and a rendezvous protocol hooks them together +in a common game. +Once the game is set up +.I bridge +displays a diagram +similar to those in newspaper +bridge columns. +.PP +Bids are coded +.B p +for pass, +.B d +for double, +.B 3n +for three notrump, +and so on. +Plays are coded +.B c3 +for the club three, +.B ht +for the heart ten, and so on. +A menu of common commands appears at the +bottom of the screen; further help may be obtained by typing +.BR + . +.PP +Arguments take several forms: +.de X1 +.TP +.B \\$1 +.PD 0 +.TP +.B \\$2 +.. +.de X2 +.TP +.BI \\$1 " \\$2" +.PD 0 +.TP +.BI \\$3 \\$4 +.. +.X2 \-h "nhumans" humans= nhumans +Join (or set up and join) a game with indicated number of human players. +.X2 \-s "seed" seed= seed +Initialize the random number generator. Useful for duplicate play. +.X2 \-f "file" deck= file +Take the initial shuffled card deck from named file. +.X2 \-r "file" script= file +Make a record of the game in the named file. +.X2 \-d "dealership" dlr= dealership +Specify dealership with a one-letter direction code. +.X2 \-v "vulnerability" vuln= vulnerability +Specify vulnerability with one of these codes: +.B none +.B both +.BR n - s +.BR e - w . +.X1 -t tough +Do not display bidding history on player's screen. +.PD +.SH FILES +.TF /tmp/brdg.* +rendezvous files +.TP +.F /etc/termcap +.TP +.F DEBUG +recipient of debugging messages +.SH "SEE ALSO" +J. A. Reeds and L. A. Shepp, +.I Bridge: An exciting new card game, +TM 11217-840119-02, +TM 11218-840119-01. +.SH BUGS +Occasionally the whole program goes dead. +.br +The robots' bridge technique has subtle bugs. |
