1DAB(6)                         BSD Games Manual                         DAB(6)
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NAME

4     dab — Dots and Boxes game
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SYNOPSIS

7     dab [-aw] [-n ngames] [-p ⟨c|h⟩⟨c|h⟩] [xdim [ydim]]
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DESCRIPTION

10     dab is a game where each player tries to complete the most boxes.  A turn
11     consists of putting one border of a box; the player setting the fourth
12     and final border of a box gets the point for the box and has another
13     turn.
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15     The keys used are the vi keys: k for up, j for down, h for left, and l
16     for right.  To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following
17     keys: u (diagonal right up), y (diagonal left up), b (diagonal left
18     down), n (diagonal right down); ⟨space⟩ sets a new border, CTRL-L and
19     CTRL-R redraw the screen, and q quits the game.
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21     Support options are:
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23     -a               Don't use the alternate character set.
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25     -n ngames        ngames games will be played.  (Especially useful in -p
26                      cc mode.)
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28     -p ⟨c|h⟩⟨c|h⟩    Select which of the two players is a human or a com‐
29                      puter.  The first argument is the first player; c stands
30                      for computer and h for human.
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32     -w               Wait for a character press between games.
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34     xdim and ydim define the size of the board in the x and y dimensions.
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AUTHORS

37     Christos Zoulas ⟨christos@NetBSD.org⟩
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SEE ALSO

40     Elwyn R. Berlekamp, The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play,
41     A K Peters, 2000, http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111.
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