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.\"	@(#)monop.6	6.4 (Berkeley) 6/23/90
.\"
.de Sc		\" start command list macro
.ie n .PD 0
.el .PD 0.5
.sp
..
.de Cm		\" define command macro
.TP 10
.ie t .BR "\\$1" :
.el .IR "\\$1" :
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.de Ec		\" end command macro
.PD 1
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.TH MONOP 6 "June 23, 1990"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
monop \- Monopoly game
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /usr/games/monop
[ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Monop
is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and
monitors a game between 1 to 9 users.
It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known.
The game follows the standard rules, with the exception that,
if a property goes up for auction and there are only two solvent players,
no auction is held and the property remains unowned.
.PP
The game, in effect, lends the player money,
so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford.
However, as soon as a person goes into debt,
he must \*(lqfix the problem\*(rq,
.IR i.e. ,
make himself solvent, before play can continue.
If this is not possible, the player's property reverts to his debtee,
either a player or the bank.
A player can resign at any time to any person or the bank,
which puts the property back on the board, unowned.
.PP
Any time that the response to a question is a
.IR string ,
e.g., a name, place or person, you can type `?' to get a list of valid answers.
It is not possible to input a negative number, nor is it ever necessary.
.Sc
.IR "A Summary of Commands" :
.Cm quit
quit game: This allows you to quit the game.  It asks you if you're sure.
.Cm print
print board: This prints out the current board.
The columns have the following meanings (column headings are the same for the
.BR where ,
.BR "own holdings" ,
and
.B holdings
commands):
.PP
.RS 10
.TP "\w'Name\ \ 'u"
Name
The first ten characters of the name of the square
.TP
Own
The \fInumber\fR of the owner of the property.
.TP
Price
The cost of the property (if any)
.TP
Mg
This field has a `*' in it if the property is mortgaged
.TP
#
If the property is a Utility or Railroad, this is the number
of such owned by the owner.
If the property is land, this is the number of houses on it.
.TP
Rent
Current rent on the property.  If it is not owned, there is no rent.
.RE
.Cm where
where players are: Tells you where all the players are.
A `*' indicates the current player.
.Cm "own\ holdings"
List your own holdings,
.IR i.e. ,
money, get-out-of-jail-free cards, and property.
.Cm holdings
holdings list: Look at anyone's holdings.
It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at.
When you are finished, type \*(lqdone\*(rq.
.Cm shell
shell escape: Escape to a shell.  When the shell dies,
the program continues where you left off.
.Cm mortgage
mortgage property:
Sets up a list of mortgageable property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
.Cm unmortgage
unmortgage property:
Unmortgage mortgaged property.
.Cm buy
buy houses:
Sets up a list of monopolies on which you can buy houses.
If there is more than one, it asks you which you want to buy for.
It then asks you how many for each piece of property,
giving the current amount in parentheses after the property name.
If you build in an unbalanced manner
(a disparity of more than one house within the same monopoly),
it asks you to re-input things.
.Cm sell
sell houses:
Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses.
It operates in an analogous manner to
.I buy.
.Cm card
card for jail:
Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail.
If you're not in jail, or you don't have one, it tells you so.
.Cm pay
pay for jail:
Pay $50 to get out of jail, from whence you are put on Just Visiting.
Difficult to do if you're not there.
.Cm trade
This allows you to trade with another player.
It asks you whom you wish to trade with,
and then asks you what each wishes to give up.
You can get a summary at the end, and, in all cases,
it asks for confirmation of the trade before doing it.
.Cm resign
Resign to another player or the bank.
If you resign to the bank, all property reverts to its virgin state,
and get-out-of-jail free cards revert to the deck.
.Cm save
save game:
Save the current game in a file for later play.
You can continue play after saving,
either by adding the file in which you saved the game after the
.I monop
command, or by using the
.I restore
command (see below).
It will ask you which file you wish to save it in,
and, if the file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite it.
.Cm restore
restore game:
Read in a previously saved game from a file.
It leaves the file intact.
.Cm roll
Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.  
If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead of a command,
it is the same as typing
.IR roll .
.Ec
.SH AUTHOR
Ken Arnold
.SH FILES
/usr/games/lib/cards.pck	Chance and Community Chest cards
.SH BUGS
No command can be given an argument instead of a response to a query.
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a526c416 WJ	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1980 The Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved.
	3	.\"
	4	.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
	5	.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
	6	.\" are met:
	7	.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
	8	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
	9	.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
	10	.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
	11	.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
	12	.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
	13	.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
	14	.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
	15	.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
	16	.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
	17	.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
	18	.\" without specific prior written permission.
	19	.\"
	20	.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
	21	.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
	22	.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
	23	.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
	24	.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
	25	.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
	26	.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
	27	.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
	28	.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
	29	.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	30	.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
	31	.\"
	32	.\" @(#)monop.6 6.4 (Berkeley) 6/23/90
	33	.\"
	34	.de Sc \" start command list macro
	35	.ie n .PD 0
	36	.el .PD 0.5
	37	.sp
	38	..
	39	.de Cm \" define command macro
	40	.TP 10
	41	.ie t .BR "\\$1" :
	42	.el .IR "\\$1" :
	43	..
	44	.de Ec \" end command macro
	45	.PD 1
	46	..
	47	.TH MONOP 6 "June 23, 1990"
	48	.UC 4
	49	.SH NAME
	50	monop \- Monopoly game
	51	.SH SYNOPSIS
	52	.B /usr/games/monop
	53	[ file ]
	54	.SH DESCRIPTION
	55	.I Monop
	56	is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and
	57	monitors a game between 1 to 9 users.
	58	It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known.
	59	The game follows the standard rules, with the exception that,
	60	if a property goes up for auction and there are only two solvent players,
	61	no auction is held and the property remains unowned.
	62	.PP
	63	The game, in effect, lends the player money,
	64	so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford.
65	However, as soon as a person goes into debt,
66	he must \(lqfix the problem\(rq,
67	.IR i.e. ,
68	make himself solvent, before play can continue.
69	If this is not possible, the player's property reverts to his debtee,
70	either a player or the bank.
71	A player can resign at any time to any person or the bank,
72	which puts the property back on the board, unowned.
73	.PP
74	Any time that the response to a question is a
75	.IR string ,
76	e.g., a name, place or person, you can type `?' to get a list of valid answers.
77	It is not possible to input a negative number, nor is it ever necessary.
78	.Sc
79	.IR "A Summary of Commands" :
80	.Cm quit
81	quit game: This allows you to quit the game. It asks you if you're sure.
82	.Cm print
83	print board: This prints out the current board.
84	The columns have the following meanings (column headings are the same for the
85	.BR where ,
86	.BR "own holdings" ,
87	and
88	.B holdings
89	commands):
90	.PP
91	.RS 10
92	.TP "\w'Name\ \ 'u"
93	Name
94	The first ten characters of the name of the square
95	.TP
96	Own
97	The \fInumber\fR of the owner of the property.
98	.TP
99	Price
100	The cost of the property (if any)
101	.TP
102	Mg
103	This field has a `*' in it if the property is mortgaged
104	.TP
105	#
106	If the property is a Utility or Railroad, this is the number
107	of such owned by the owner.
108	If the property is land, this is the number of houses on it.
109	.TP
110	Rent
111	Current rent on the property. If it is not owned, there is no rent.
112	.RE
113	.Cm where
114	where players are: Tells you where all the players are.
115	A `*' indicates the current player.
116	.Cm "own\ holdings"
117	List your own holdings,
118	.IR i.e. ,
119	money, get-out-of-jail-free cards, and property.
120	.Cm holdings
121	holdings list: Look at anyone's holdings.
122	It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at.
123	When you are finished, type \(lqdone\(rq.
124	.Cm shell
125	shell escape: Escape to a shell. When the shell dies,
126	the program continues where you left off.
127	.Cm mortgage
128	mortgage property:
129	Sets up a list of mortgageable property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
130	.Cm unmortgage
131	unmortgage property:
132	Unmortgage mortgaged property.
133	.Cm buy
134	buy houses:
135	Sets up a list of monopolies on which you can buy houses.
136	If there is more than one, it asks you which you want to buy for.
137	It then asks you how many for each piece of property,
138	giving the current amount in parentheses after the property name.
139	If you build in an unbalanced manner
140	(a disparity of more than one house within the same monopoly),
141	it asks you to re-input things.
142	.Cm sell
143	sell houses:
144	Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses.
145	It operates in an analogous manner to
146	.I buy.
147	.Cm card
148	card for jail:
149	Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail.
150	If you're not in jail, or you don't have one, it tells you so.
151	.Cm pay
152	pay for jail:
153	Pay $50 to get out of jail, from whence you are put on Just Visiting.
154	Difficult to do if you're not there.
155	.Cm trade
156	This allows you to trade with another player.
157	It asks you whom you wish to trade with,
158	and then asks you what each wishes to give up.
159	You can get a summary at the end, and, in all cases,
160	it asks for confirmation of the trade before doing it.
161	.Cm resign
162	Resign to another player or the bank.
163	If you resign to the bank, all property reverts to its virgin state,
164	and get-out-of-jail free cards revert to the deck.
165	.Cm save
166	save game:
167	Save the current game in a file for later play.
168	You can continue play after saving,
169	either by adding the file in which you saved the game after the
170	.I monop
171	command, or by using the
172	.I restore
173	command (see below).
174	It will ask you which file you wish to save it in,
175	and, if the file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite it.
176	.Cm restore
177	restore game:
178	Read in a previously saved game from a file.
179	It leaves the file intact.
180	.Cm roll
181	Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.
182	If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead of a command,
183	it is the same as typing
184	.IR roll .
185	.Ec
186	.SH AUTHOR
187	Ken Arnold
188	.SH FILES
189	/usr/games/lib/cards.pck Chance and Community Chest cards
190	.SH BUGS
191	No command can be given an argument instead of a response to a query.