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-.TH ROBOTS 6 "May 20, 1985"
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+.\" @(#)robots.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
+.\"
+.TH ROBOTS 6 "May 31, 1993"
.UC 6
.SH NAME
robots \- fight off villainous robots
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B /usr/games/robots
+.B robots
[
.B \-sjta
] [
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Robots
-pits you against evil robots,
-who are trying to kill you
-(which is why they are evil).
-Fortunately for you,
-even though they are evil,
-they are not very bright
-and have a habit of bumping into each other,
-thus destroying themselves.
-In order to survive,
-you must get them to kill each other off,
-since you have no offensive weaponry.
+pits you against evil robots, who are trying to kill you (which is why
+they are evil).
+Fortunately for you, even though they are evil, they are not very bright
+and have a habit of bumping into each other, thus destroying themselves.
+In order to survive, you must get them to kill each other off, since you
+have no offensive weaponry.
.PP
-Since you are stuck without offensive weaponry,
-you are endowed with one piece of defensive weaponry:
-a teleportation device.
-When two robots run into each other or a junk pile,
-they die.
-If a robot runs into you,
-you die.
-When a robot dies, you get 10 points,
-and when all the robots die,
+Since you are stuck without offensive weaponry, you are endowed with one
+piece of defensive weaponry: a teleportation device.
+When two robots run into each other or a junk pile, they die.
+If a robot runs into you, you die.
+When a robot dies, you get 10 points, and when all the robots die,
you start on the next field.
This keeps up until they finally get you.
.PP
.PP
If you use the
.RB ` w '
-command and survive to the next level,
-you will get a bonus of 10%
+command and survive to the next level, you will get a bonus of 10%
for each robot which died after you decided to wait.
If you die, however, you get nothing.
-For all other commands,
-the program will save you from typos
+For all other commands, the program will save you from typos
by stopping short of being eaten.
-However,
-with
+However, with
.RB ` w '
you take the risk of dying by miscalculation.
.PP
Only five scores are allowed per user on the score file.
-If you make it into the score file,
-you will be shown the list at the end of the game.
-If an alternate score file is specified,
-that will be used instead of the standard file
-for scores.
+If you make it into the score file, you will be shown the list at the end
+of the game.
+If an alternate score file is specified, that will be used instead of the
+standard file for scores.
.PP
The options are
.TP
.B \-s
-Don't play,
-just show the score file
+Don't play, just show the score file.
.TP
.B \-j
Jump,
.IR i.e. ,
-when you run,
-don't show any intermediate positions;
-only show things at the end.
+when you run, don't show any intermediate positions; only show things at
+the end.
This is useful on slow terminals.
.TP
.B \-t
Teleport automatically when you have no other option.
-This is a little disconcerting until you get used to it,
-and then it is very nice.
+This is a little disconcerting until you get used to it, and then it is
+very nice.
.TP
.B \-a
-Advance into the higher levels directly,
-skipping the lower, easier levels.
+Advance into the higher levels directly, skipping the lower, easier levels.
.SH AUTHOR
Ken Arnold
.SH FILES
projects / unix-history / blobdiff