From 4eb62d3671c7482e08ed72adbc7dc6be18a3b4e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Downs Date: Mon, 4 Aug 1997 11:28:44 +0000 Subject: And another. --- games/bs/bs.6 | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) (limited to 'games') diff --git a/games/bs/bs.6 b/games/bs/bs.6 index cf4d3c753fa..286d1e6d174 100644 --- a/games/bs/bs.6 +++ b/games/bs/bs.6 @@ -1,43 +1,86 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: bs.6,v 1.1 1996/08/21 08:18:34 downsj Exp $ -.TH BATTLESHIPS 6 "Aug 23, 1989" -.SH NAME -bs \- battleships game -.SH SYNOPSIS -bs [ -b | -s ] [ -c ] -.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" $OpenBSD: bs.6,v 1.2 1997/08/04 11:28:43 downsj Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1997, Jason Downs. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by Jason Downs for the +.\" OpenBSD system. +.\" 4. Neither the name(s) of the author(s) nor the name OpenBSD +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS +.\" OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED +.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE +.\" DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, +.\" INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES +.\" (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR +.\" SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER +.\" CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd August 4, 1997 +.Dt BATTLESHIPS 6 +.Sh NAME +.Nm bs +.Nd battleships game +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl b | s +.Op Fl c +.Sh DESCRIPTION This program allows you to play the familiar Battleships game against the -computer on a 10x10 board. The interface is visual and largely +computer on a 10x10 board. The interface is visual and largely self-explanatory; you place your ships and pick your shots by moving the -cursor around the `sea' with the rogue/hack motion keys hjklyubn. -.PP +cursor around the +.Sq sea +with the rogue/hack motion keys +.Em hjklyubn . +.Pp Note that when selecting a ship to place, you must type the capital letter -(these are, after all, capital ships). During ship placement, the `r' command -may be used to ignore the current position and randomly place your currently -selected ship. The `R' command will place all remaining ships randomly. The ^L +(these are, after all, capital ships). During ship placement, the +.Sq r +command may be used to ignore the current position and randomly place your +currently selected ship. The +.Sq R +command will place all remaining ships randomly. The ^L command (form feed, ASCII 12) will force a screen redraw). -.PP +.Sh OPTIONS The command-line arguments control game modes. - -.nf - -b selects a `blitz' variant - -s selects a `salvo' variant - -c permits ships to be placed adjacently -.fi - -The `blitz' variant allows a side to shoot for as long as it continues to -score hits. -.PP -The `salvo' game allows a player one shot per turn for each of his/her ships -still afloat. This puts a premium scoring hits early and knocking out some -ships and also makes much harder the situation where you face a superior force -with only your PT-boat. -.PP -Normally, ships must be separated by at least one square of open water. The --c option disables this check and allows them to close-pack. -.PP +.Bl -tag -width XxXXX +.It Fl b +Selects a +.Sq blitz +variant. This allows a side to shoot for as long as it continues to score +hits. +.It Fl s +Selects a +.Sq salvo +variant. This allows a player one shot per turn for each of his/her +ships still afloat. This puts a premium on scoring hits early and knocking out +some ships and also makes it much harder, for example, when you face a superior +force with only your PT-boat. +.It Fl c +Permits ships to be placed adjacently. Normally, ships must be separated by +at least one square of open water. This disables that check and allows them +to close-pack. +.El +.Sh NOTES The algorithm the computer uses once it has found a ship to sink is provably -optimal. The dispersion criterion for the random-fire algorithm may not be. -.SH AUTHORS -Originally written by one Bruce Holloway in 1986. Salvo mode added by Chuck A. -DeGaul (cbosgd!cad). Visual user interface, `closepack' option, code rewrite +optimal. The dispersion criterion for the random-fire algorithm may not be. +.Sh AUTHORS +Originally written by one Bruce Holloway in 1986. +Salvo mode added by Chuck A. DeGaul (cbosgd!cad). +Visual user interface, `closepack' option, code rewrite and manual page by Eric S. Raymond August 1989. -- cgit v1.2.3