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.TH CHECKERS 6
.SH NAME
checkers \- game
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /usr/games/checkers
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Checkers
uses standard notation for the board:
.PP
.ce
BLACK
.nf
.TS
center, box;
r|r|r|r|r|r|r|r.
////	1	////	2	////	3	////	4
////		////		////		////
_
5	////	6	////	7	////	8	////
	////		////		////		////
_
////	9	////	10	////	11	////	12
////		////		////		////
_
13	////	14	////	15	////	16	////
	////		////		////		////
_
////	17	////	18	////	19	////	20
////		////		////		////
_
21	////	22	////	23	////	24	////
	////		////		////		////
_
////	25	////	26	////	27	////	28
////		////		////		////
_
29	////	30	////	31	////	32	////
	////		////		////		////
_
.TE
.ce
WHITE
.fi
.PP
Black plays first.
The program normally plays white.
To specify a move, name the square moved from
and the square moved to.
For multiple jumps name all the squares touched.
.PP
.PP
Certain commands may be given instead of moves:
.TP \w'reverse\ \ 'u
reverse
Reverse roles; the program takes over your pieces.
.TP
backup
Undo the last move for each player.
.TP
list
Print the record of the game.
.TP
move
Let the program select a move for you.
.TP
print
Print a map of the present position.
Commit	Line	Data
923e9e63 KT	1	.TH CHECKERS 6
	2	.SH NAME
	3	checkers \- game
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B /usr/games/checkers
	6	.SH DESCRIPTION
	7	.I Checkers
	8	uses standard notation for the board:
	9	.PP
	10	.ce
	11	BLACK
	12	.nf
	13	.TS
	14	center, box;
	15	r\|r\|r\|r\|r\|r\|r\|r.
	16	//// 1 //// 2 //// 3 //// 4
	17	//// //// //// ////
	18	_
	19	5 //// 6 //// 7 //// 8 ////
	20	//// //// //// ////
	21	_
	22	//// 9 //// 10 //// 11 //// 12
	23	//// //// //// ////
	24	_
	25	13 //// 14 //// 15 //// 16 ////
	26	//// //// //// ////
	27	_
	28	//// 17 //// 18 //// 19 //// 20
	29	//// //// //// ////
	30	_
	31	21 //// 22 //// 23 //// 24 ////
	32	//// //// //// ////
	33	_
	34	//// 25 //// 26 //// 27 //// 28
	35	//// //// //// ////
	36	_
	37	29 //// 30 //// 31 //// 32 ////
	38	//// //// //// ////
	39	_
	40	.TE
	41	.ce
	42	WHITE
	43	.fi
	44	.PP
	45	Black plays first.
	46	The program normally plays white.
	47	To specify a move, name the square moved from
	48	and the square moved to.
	49	For multiple jumps name all the squares touched.
	50	.PP
	51	.PP
	52	Certain commands may be given instead of moves:
	53	.TP \w'reverse\ \ 'u
	54	reverse
	55	Reverse roles; the program takes over your pieces.
	56	.TP
	57	backup
	58	Undo the last move for each player.
	59	.TP
	60	list
	61	Print the record of the game.
	62	.TP
	63	move
	64	Let the program select a move for you.
65	.TP
66	print
67	Print a map of the present position.