NAME
dab
- Dots and Boxes game
SYNOPSIS
dab
[-aw]
[-n ngames]
[-p c|h<.blm Ppc|h<.blm Pp > >]
[xdim ydim[.blm Pp]]
DESCRIPTION
dab
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.
The keys used are the vi keys:
k
for up,
j
for down,
h
for left, and
l
for right.
To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following
keys:
u
(diagonal right up),
y
(diagonal left up),
b
(diagonal left down),
n
(diagonal right down);
<space>
sets a new border,
CTRL-L
and
CTRL-R
redraw the screen, and
q
quits the game.
Support options are:
- -a
-
Don't use the alternate character set.
- -n ngames
-
ngames
games will be played.
(Especially useful in -p cc mode.)
- -p c|h<.blm Ppc|h<.blm Pp > >
-
Select which of the two players is a human
or a computer.
The first argument is the first player;
c
stands for computer and
h
for human.
- -w
-
Wait for a character press between games.
xdim
and
ydim
define the size of the board in the x and y
dimensions.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Christos Zoulas
<christos@NetBSD.org>