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.Dd October 7, 2012 .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.
p The keys used are the vi keys: c k for up, c j for down, c h for left, and c l for right. To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following keys: c u
q diagonal right up , c y
q diagonal left up , c b
q diagonal left down , c n
q diagonal right down ; .Aq Ic space sets a new border, c CTRL-L and c CTRL-R redraw the screen, and c q quits the game.
p Support options are: l -tag -width XXnXngamesXXXXX t Fl a Don't use the alternate character set. t Fl n Ar ngames .Ar ngames games will be played.
q Especially useful in Fl p Ar cc No mode. t 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; c c stands for computer and c h for human. t Fl w Wait for a character press between games. .El
p .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 http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111 .Re .Sh AUTHORS .An Christos Zoulas .Aq christos@NetBSD.org