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Dd December 5, 2021
Dt DAB 6
Os
Sh NAME
Nm dab
Nd Dots and Boxes game
Sh SYNOPSIS
Nm
Op Fl aw
Op Fl n Ar ngames
Op Fl p Ao Ar c|h Ac Ns Ao Ar c|h Ac
Op Ar xdim Oo Ar ydim Oc
Sh DESCRIPTION
Nm
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.
Pp
The keys used are the vi keys:
Ic k
for up,
Ic j
for down,
Ic h
for left, and
Ic l
for right.
To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following
keys:
Ic u
Pq diagonal right up ,
Ic y
Pq diagonal left up ,
Ic b
Pq diagonal left down ,
Ic n
Pq diagonal right down ;
Aq Ic space
sets a new border,
Ic CTRL-L
and
Ic CTRL-R
redraw the screen, and
Ic q
quits the game.
Pp
Supported options are:
Bl -tag -width XXnXngamesXXXXX
It Fl a
Don't use the alternate character set.
It Fl n Ar ngames
Ar ngames
games will be played.
Pq Especially useful in Fl p Ar cc No mode.
It Fl p Ao Ar c|h Ac Ns Ao Ar c|h Ac
Select which of the two players is a human
or a computer.
The first argument is the first player;
Ic c
stands for computer and
Ic h
for human.
It Fl w
Wait for a character press between games.
El
Pp
Ar xdim
and
Ar ydim
define the size of the board in the x and y
dimensions.
If the dimensions specified are
Dv 0
then the maximum dimensions for the size of the screen are
used.
Sh SEE ALSO
Rs
%A Elwyn R. Berlekamp
%T The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
%D 2000
%I A K Peters
%U urn:ISBN:9781568811291
Re
Sh AUTHORS
An Christos Zoulas
Aq [email protected]