193 lines
4.8 KiB
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193 lines
4.8 KiB
Groff
.\" @(#)monop.6 1.1 94/10/31 SMI; from UCB 4.2
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.de Sc \" start command list macro
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.ie n .PD 0
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.el .PD 0.5
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.sp
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..
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.de Cm \" define command macro
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.TP 10
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.ie t .BR "\\$1" :
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.el .IR "\\$1" :
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..
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.de Ec \" end command macro
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.PD 1
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..
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.TH MONOP 6 "16 February 1988"
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.SH NAME
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monop \- Monopoly game
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B /usr/games/monop
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.RI [ filename ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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.IX "monop command" "" "\fLmonop\fP \(em Monopoly game"
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.B monop
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is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and
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monitors a game between 1 to 9 users.
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It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known.
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The game follows the standard rules, with the exception that,
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if a property would go up for auction and there are only two solvent players,
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no auction is held and the property remains unowned.
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.LP
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The game, in effect, lends the player money,
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so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford.
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However, as soon as a person goes into debt,
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he must \*(lqfix the problem\*(rq,
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that is,
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make himself solvent, before play can continue.
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If this is not possible, the player's property reverts to his debtee,
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either a player or the bank.
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A player can resign at any time to any person or the bank,
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which puts the property back on the board, unowned.
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.LP
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Any time that the response to a question is a
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.IR string ,
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for instance a name, place or person, you can type
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.B ?
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to get a list of valid answers.
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It is not possible to input a negative number, nor is it ever necessary.
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.SH USAGE
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.SS Commands
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.TP
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.B quit:
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Quit game.
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This allows you to quit the game. It asks you if you are sure.
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.TP
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.B print
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Print board. This prints out the current board.
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The columns have the following meanings (column headings are the same for the
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.BR where ,
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.BR "own holdings" ,
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and
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.B holdings
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commands):
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.LP
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.RS 10
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.TP 12
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Name
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The first ten characters of the name of the square
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.TP
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Own
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The
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.I number
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of the owner of the property.
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.TP
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Price
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The cost of the property (if any)
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.TP
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Mg
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This field has a
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.RB ` * '
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in it if the property is mortgaged
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.TP
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#
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If the property is a Utility or Railroad, this is the number
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of such owned by the owner.
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If the property is land, this is the number of houses on it.
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.TP
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Rent
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Current rent on the property. If it is not owned, there is no rent.
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.RE
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.TP
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.B where:
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where players are: Tells you where all the players are.
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A
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.RB ` * '
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indicates the current player.
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.TP
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.B "own holdings":
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List your own holdings,
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that is, money, get-out-of-jail-free cards, and property.
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.TP
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.B holdings:
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Holdings list. Look at anyone's holdings.
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It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at.
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When you are finished, type
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.BR done .
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.TP
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.B shell:
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Shell escape. Escape to a shell. When the shell dies,
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the program continues where you left off.
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.TP
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.B mortgage:
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Mortgage property.
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Sets up a list of mortgageable property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
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.TP
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.B unmortgage:
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Unmortgage property.
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Unmortgage mortgaged property.
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.TP
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.B buy:
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Buy houses.
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Sets up a list of monopolies on which you can buy houses.
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If there is more than one, it asks you which you want to buy for.
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It then asks you how many for each piece of property,
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giving the current amount in parentheses after the property name.
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If you build in an unbalanced manner
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(a disparity of more than one house within the same monopoly),
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it asks you to re-input things.
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.br
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.ne 3
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.TP
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.B sell:
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Sell houses.
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Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses.
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it operates in an analogous manner to
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.B buy
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.TP
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.B card:
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Card for jail.
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Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail.
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If you are not in jail, or you do not have one, it tells you so.
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.TP
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.B pay:
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Pay for jail.
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Pay $50 to get out of jail, from whence you are put on Just Visiting.
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Difficult to do if you are not there.
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.TP
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.B trade:
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This allows you to trade with another player.
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It asks you whom you wish to trade with,
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and then asks you what each wishes to give up.
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You can get a summary at the end, and, in all cases,
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it asks for confirmation of the trade before doing it.
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.TP
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.B resign:
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Resign to another player or the bank.
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If you resign to the bank, all property reverts to its virgin state,
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and get-out-of-jail free cards revert to the deck.
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.TP
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.B save:
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Save game.
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Save the current game in a file for later play.
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You can continue play after saving,
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either by adding the file in which you saved the game after the
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.B monop
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command, or by using the
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.B restore
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command (see below).
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It will ask you which file you wish to save it in,
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and, if the file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite it.
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.TP
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.B restore:
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Restore game.
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Read in a previously saved game from a file.
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It leaves the file intact.
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.TP
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.B roll:
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Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.
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If you simply hit the
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.SM RETURN
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key instead of a command,
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it is the same as typing
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.IR roll .
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.SH FILES
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.PD 0
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.TP 25
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.B /usr/games/lib/cards.pck
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chance and community chest cards
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.PD
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.SH BUGS
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.LP
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No command can be given an argument instead of a response to a query.
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