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1 | .de Sc \" start command list macro |
2 | .ie n .PD 0 | |
3 | .el .PD 0.5 | |
4 | .sp | |
5 | .. | |
6 | .de Cm \" define command macro | |
7 | .TP 10 | |
8 | .ie t .BR "\\$1" : | |
9 | .el .IR "\\$1" : | |
10 | .. | |
11 | .de Ec \" end command macro | |
12 | .PD 1 | |
13 | .. | |
14 | .TH MONOP 6 | |
15 | .UC 4 | |
16 | .SH NAME | |
17 | monop \- Monopoly game | |
18 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
19 | .B /usr/games/monop | |
20 | [ file ] | |
21 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
22 | .I Monop | |
23 | is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, | |
24 | and | |
25 | monitors a game between 1 to 9 users. | |
26 | It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known. | |
27 | The game follows the standard rules, | |
28 | with the exception that, | |
29 | if a property would go up for auction | |
30 | and there are only two solvent players, | |
31 | no auction is held and the property remains unowned. | |
32 | .PP | |
33 | The game, in effect, | |
34 | lends the player money, | |
35 | so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford. | |
36 | However, as soon as a person goes into debt, | |
37 | he must \*(lqfix the problem\*(rq, | |
38 | .IR i.e. , | |
39 | make himself solvent, | |
40 | before play can continue. | |
41 | If this is not possible, | |
42 | the player's property reverts to his debtee, | |
43 | either a player or the bank. | |
44 | A player can resign at any time to any person | |
45 | or the bank, | |
46 | which puts the property back on the board, unowned. | |
47 | .PP | |
48 | Any time that the response to a question is a | |
49 | .IR string , | |
50 | e.g., a name, place or person, | |
51 | you can type `?' | |
52 | to get a list of valid answers. | |
53 | It is not possible to input a negative number, | |
54 | nor is it ever necessary. | |
55 | .Sc | |
56 | .IR "A Summary of Commands" : | |
57 | .Cm quit | |
58 | quit game: | |
59 | This allows you to quit the game. | |
60 | It asks you if you're sure. | |
61 | .Cm print | |
62 | print board: | |
63 | This prints out the current board. | |
64 | The columns have the following meanings | |
65 | (column headings are the same for the | |
66 | .BR where , | |
67 | .BR "own holdings" , | |
68 | and | |
69 | .B holdings | |
70 | commands): | |
71 | .PP | |
72 | .RS 10 | |
73 | .TP "\w'Name\ \ 'u" | |
74 | Name | |
75 | The first ten characters of the name of the square | |
76 | .TP | |
77 | Own | |
78 | The \fInumber\fR of the owner of the property. | |
79 | .TP | |
80 | Price | |
81 | The cost of the property (if any) | |
82 | .TP | |
83 | Mg | |
84 | This field has a `*' in it if the property is mortgaged | |
85 | .TP | |
86 | # | |
87 | If the property is a Utility or Railroad, this is the number | |
88 | of such owned by the owner. | |
89 | If the property is land, this is the number of houses on it. | |
90 | .TP | |
91 | Rent | |
92 | Current rent on the property. | |
93 | If it is not owned, there is no rent. | |
94 | .RE | |
95 | .Cm where | |
96 | where players are: | |
97 | Tells you where all the players are. | |
98 | A `*' indicates the current player. | |
99 | .Cm "own\ holdings" | |
100 | List your own holdings, | |
101 | .IR i.e. , | |
102 | money, get-out-of-jail-free cards, and property. | |
103 | .Cm holdings | |
104 | holdings list: | |
105 | Look at anyone's holdings. | |
106 | It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at. | |
107 | When you are finished, type \*(lqdone\*(rq. | |
108 | .Cm shell | |
109 | shell escape: | |
110 | Escape to a shell. | |
111 | When the shell dies, | |
112 | the program continues where you left off. | |
113 | .Cm mortgage | |
114 | mortgage property: | |
115 | Sets up a list of mortgageable property, | |
116 | and asks which you wish to mortgage. | |
117 | .Cm unmortgage | |
118 | unmortgage property: | |
119 | Unmortgage mortgaged property. | |
120 | .Cm buy | |
121 | buy houses: | |
122 | Sets up a list of monopolies on which you can buy houses. | |
123 | If there is more than one, it asks you which you want to buy for. | |
124 | It then asks you how many for each piece of property, | |
125 | giving the current amount in parentheses after the property name. | |
126 | If you build in an unbalanced manner | |
127 | (a disparity of more than one house within the same monopoly), | |
128 | it asks you to re-input things. | |
129 | .Cm sell | |
130 | sell houses: | |
131 | Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses. | |
132 | it operates in an analogous manner to | |
133 | .I buy | |
134 | .Cm card | |
135 | card for jail: | |
136 | Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail. | |
137 | If you're not in jail, | |
138 | or you don't have one, | |
139 | it tells you so. | |
140 | .Cm pay | |
141 | pay for jail: | |
142 | Pay $50 to get out of jail, | |
143 | from whence you are put on Just Visiting. | |
144 | Difficult to do if you're not there. | |
145 | .Cm trade | |
146 | This allows you to trade with another player. | |
147 | It asks you whom you wish to trade with, | |
148 | and then asks you what each wishes to give up. | |
149 | You can get a summary at the end, | |
150 | and, in all cases, | |
151 | it asks for confirmation of the trade before doing it. | |
152 | .Cm resign | |
153 | Resign to another player or the bank. | |
154 | If you resign to the bank, | |
155 | all property reverts to its virgin state, | |
156 | and get-out-of-jail free cards revert to the deck. | |
157 | .Cm save | |
158 | save game: | |
159 | Save the current game in a file for later play. | |
160 | You can continue play after saving, | |
161 | either by adding the file in which you saved the game after the | |
162 | .I monop | |
163 | command, | |
164 | or by using the | |
165 | .I restore | |
166 | command (see below). | |
167 | It will ask you which file you wish to save it in, | |
168 | and, if the file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite it. | |
169 | .Cm restore | |
170 | restore game: | |
171 | Read in a previously saved game from a file. | |
172 | It leaves the file intact. | |
173 | .Cm roll | |
174 | Roll the dice and move forward to your new location. | |
175 | If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead of a command, | |
176 | it is the same as typing | |
177 | .IR roll . | |
178 | .Ec | |
179 | .SH AUTHOR | |
180 | Ken Arnold | |
181 | .SH FILES | |
182 | /usr/games/lib/cards.pck Chance and Community Chest cards | |
183 | .SH BUGS | |
184 | No command can be given an argument instead of a response to a query. |