BOGGLE(6) BSD Reference Manual BOGGLE(6)
boggle - word search game
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\bSY
\bYN
\bNO
\bOP
\bPS
\bSI
\bIS
\bS
boggle [-bd] [-s seed] [-t time] [-w length] [+[+]]
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\bDE
\bES
\bSC
\bCR
\bRI
\bIP
\bPT
\bTI
\bIO
\bON
\bN
The object of _
\bb_
\bo_
\bg_
\bg_
\bl_
\be is to find as many words as possible
on the Boggle board within the three minute time limit. A
Boggle board is a four by four arrangement of Boggle
cubes, each side of each cube displaying a letter of the
alphabet or `qu'. Words are formed by finding a sequence
of cubes (letters) that are in the game's dictionary. The
(N+1)th cube in the word must be horizontally, vertically,
or diagonally adjacent to the Nth cube. Cubes cannot be
reused. Words consist solely of lower case letters and
must be at least 3 letters long.
Command line flags can be given to change the rules of the
game. The +
\b+ flag allows a cube to be used multiple times,
but not in succession. The +
\b++
\b+ flag allows the same cubes
to be considered adjacent to itself. A
\bA s
\bse
\bee
\bed
\bd o
\bot
\bth
\bhe
\ber
\br t
\bth
\bha
\ban
\bn
t
\bth
\bhe
\be t
\bti
\bim
\bme
\be o
\bof
\bf d
\bda
\bay
\by i
\bis
\bs s
\bsp
\bpe
\bec
\bci
\bif
\bfi
\bie
\bed
\bd b
\bby
\by -
\b-s
\bs#
\b#,
\b, where #
\b# is the seed.
The time limit can be changed from the default 3 minutes
by using the flag -
\b-t
\bt#
\b#,
\b, where #
\b# is the duration (in sec-
onds) of each game. The minimum word length can be
changed from 3 letters by specifying -
\b-w
\bw#
\b#,
\b, where #
\b# is the
minimum number of letters to use.
A starting board position can be specified on the command
line by listing the board left to right and top to bottom.
The -
\b-b
\bb flag puts _
\bb_
\bo_
\bg_
\bg_
\bl_
\be in batch mode. A b
\bbo
\boa
\bar
\brd
\bds
\bsp
\bpe
\bec
\bc must
also be given. The dictionary is read from stdin and a
list of words appearing in b
\bbo
\boa
\bar
\brd
\bds
\bsp
\bpe
\bec
\bc is printed to stdout.
Help is available during play by typing `?'. More
detailed information on the game is given there.
If there are a great many words in the cube the final dis-
play of the words may scroll off of the screen. (On a 25
line screen about 130 words can be displayed.)
No word can contain a 'q' that is not immediately followed
When using the '+' or '++' options the display of words
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found in the board doesn't indicate reused cubes.
Boggle is a trademark of Parker Brothers.
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University of British Columbia
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