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Name

dab - Dots and Boxes game

Synopsis

dab [-aw] [-n ngames] [-p < 

                                  c|h><                                         c|h>] [xdim [                                                        ydim]]

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><
c|h>
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.

Authors

Christos Zoulas <christos@NetBSD.org>

See Also

       Elwyn R. Berlekamp,                             The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child'sPlay,             A K Peters,                           2000,                                   http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111.
BSD                            December 24, 2003                           BSD