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.\"	@(#)fish.6	6.2 (Berkeley) 1/18/91
.\"
.TH FISH 6 "January 18, 1991"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
fish \- play ``Go Fish''
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
fish [\-p]
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Fish
is the game
.IR "Go Fish" ,
a traditional children's card game.
.PP
The computer deals the player and itself seven cards, and places
the rest of the deck face-down (figuratively).
The object of the game is to collect ``books'', or all of the members
of a single rank.
For example, collecting four 2's would give the player a ``book of
2's''.
.PP
The options are as follows:
.TP
\-p
Professional mode.
.PP
The computer makes a random decision as to who gets to start the
game, and then the computer and player take turns asking each other
for cards of a specified rank.
If the asked player has any cards of the requested rank, they give
them up to the asking player.
A player must have at least one of the cards of the rank they request
in their hand.
When a player asks for a rank of which the other player has no
cards, the asker is told to ``Go Fish!''.
Then, the asker draws a card from the non-dealt cards.
If they draw the card they asked for, they continue their turn, asking
for more ranks from the other player.
Otherwise, the other player gets a turn.
.PP
When a player completes a book, either by getting cards from the
other player or drawing from the deck, they set those cards aside and
the rank is no longer in play.
.PP
The game ends when either player no longer has any cards in their hand.
The player with the most books wins.
.PP
.I Fish
provides instructions as to what input it accepts.
.SH BUGS
The computer cheats only rarely.
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	11	.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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	13	.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
	14	.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
	15	.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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	17	.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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	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	.\" @(#)fish.6 6.2 (Berkeley) 1/18/91
	33	.\"
	34	.TH FISH 6 "January 18, 1991"
	35	.UC 4
	36	.SH NAME
	37	fish \- play ``Go Fish''
	38	.SH SYNOPSIS
	39	.ft B
	40	fish [\-p]
	41	.ft R
	42	.SH DESCRIPTION
	43	.I Fish
	44	is the game
	45	.IR "Go Fish" ,
	46	a traditional children's card game.
	47	.PP
	48	The computer deals the player and itself seven cards, and places
	49	the rest of the deck face-down (figuratively).
	50	The object of the game is to collect ``books'', or all of the members
	51	of a single rank.
	52	For example, collecting four 2's would give the player a ``book of
	53	2's''.
	54	.PP
	55	The options are as follows:
	56	.TP
	57	\-p
	58	Professional mode.
	59	.PP
	60	The computer makes a random decision as to who gets to start the
	61	game, and then the computer and player take turns asking each other
	62	for cards of a specified rank.
	63	If the asked player has any cards of the requested rank, they give
	64	them up to the asking player.
65	A player must have at least one of the cards of the rank they request
66	in their hand.
67	When a player asks for a rank of which the other player has no
68	cards, the asker is told to ``Go Fish!''.
69	Then, the asker draws a card from the non-dealt cards.
70	If they draw the card they asked for, they continue their turn, asking
71	for more ranks from the other player.
72	Otherwise, the other player gets a turn.
73	.PP
74	When a player completes a book, either by getting cards from the
75	other player or drawing from the deck, they set those cards aside and
76	the rank is no longer in play.
77	.PP
78	The game ends when either player no longer has any cards in their hand.
79	The player with the most books wins.
80	.PP
81	.I Fish
82	provides instructions as to what input it accepts.
83	.SH BUGS
84	The computer cheats only rarely.