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-.\" @(#)mille.6 6.4 (Berkeley) 6/23/90
+.\" @(#)mille.6 8.3 (Berkeley) 6/1/94
.\"
-.TH MILLE 6 "June 23, 1990"
+.TH MILLE 6 "June 1, 1994"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
-mille \- play Mille Bournes
+mille \- play Mille Bornes
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B /usr/games/mille
+.B mille
[ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Mille
plays a two-handed game reminiscent of
-the Parker Brother's game of Mille Bournes with you.
+the Parker Brother's game of Mille Bornes with you.
The rules are described below.
If a file name is given on the command line,
the game saved in that file is started.
.IP D
Discard a card from your hand.
To indicate which card, type the number of the card in the hand
-(or \*(lqP\*(rq for the just-picked card) followed by a <RETURN> or <SPACE>.
-The <RETURN or <SPACE> is required to allow recovery from typos
+(or \*(lqP\*(rq for the just-picked card) followed
+by a \*[Lt]RETURN\*[Gt] or \*[Lt]SPACE\*[Gt].
+The \*[Lt]RETURN or \*[Lt]SPACE\*[Gt] is required to allow recovery from typos
which can be very expensive, like discarding safeties.
.IP U
Use a card.
-The card is again indicated by its number, followed by a <RETURN> or <SPACE>.
+The card is again indicated by its number,
+followed by a \*[Lt]RETURN\*[Gt] or \*[Lt]SPACE\*[Gt].
.IP O
Toggle ordering the hand.
By default off, if turned on it will sort the cards in your hand appropriately.
.IP Q
Quit the game.
This will ask for confirmation, just to be sure.
-Hitting <DELETE> (or <RUBOUT>) is equivalent.
+Hitting \*[Lt]DELETE\*[Gt] (or \*[Lt]RUBOUT\*[Gt]) is equivalent.
.IP S
Save the game in a file.
If the game was started from a file,
you will be given an opportunity to save it on the same file.
If you don't wish to, or you did not start from a file,
you will be asked for the file name.
-If you type a <RETURN> without a name,
+If you type a \*[Lt]RETURN\*[Gt] without a name,
the save will be terminated and the game resumed.
.IP R
Redraw the screen from scratch.
.I "Speed Limit"
and
.I "End of Limit"
-cards. Only the top card is displayed, as it is the only effective one.
+cards.
+Only the top card is displayed, as it is the only effective one.
.BR SPEED :
-The Speed pile. The
+The Speed pile.
+The
.I "Speed Limit"
and
.I "End of Limit"
The first pick alternates between the two players.
Each turn usually starts with a pick from the deck.
The player then plays a card, or if this is not possible or desirable,
-discards one. Normally, a play or discard of a single card
-constitutes a turn. If the card played is a safety, however,
+discards one.
+Normally, a play or discard of a single card constitutes a turn.
+If the card played is a safety, however,
the same player takes another turn immediately.
.PP
This repeats until one of the players reaches 700 points or the deck runs out.
.RB "\ \ \ \ " "Out of Gas"
is played on your opponent's
.I Go
-card. They must then play a
+card.
+They must then play a
.I Gasoline
card, and then a
.I Go
.RB "\ \ \ \ " "Flat Tire"
is played on your opponent's
.I Go
-card. They must then play a
+card.
+They must then play a
.I "Spare Tire"
card, and then a
.I Go
card before they can play any more mileage.
.br
+.ne 1i
.RB "\ \ \ \ " "Accident"
is played on your opponent's
.I Go
-card. They must then play a
+card.
+They must then play a
.I Repairs
card, and then a
.I Go
.I Stop
and
.I "Speed Limit"
-cards on you. It also acts as a permanent
+cards on you.
+It also acts as a permanent
.I Go
card for the rest of the hand, so you can play mileage
as long as there is not a Hazard card on top of your Battle pile.
.PP
.BR "Coup Fourr\o'\(aae'" :
This is a French fencing term for a counter-thrust move as part of a parry
-to an opponents attack.
-In Mille Bournes, it is used as follows:
+to an opponent's attack.
+In current French colloquial language it means a sneaky, underhanded blow.
+In Mille Bornes, it is used as follows:
If an opponent plays a Hazard card,
and you have the corresponding Safety in your hand,
you play it immediately, even
.I before
-you draw. This immediately removes the Hazard card from your Battle pile,
-and protects you from that card for the rest of the game. This
-gives you more points (see \*(lqScoring\*(rq below).
+you draw.
+This immediately removes the Hazard card from your Battle pile,
+and protects you from that card for the rest of the game.
+This gives you more points (see \*(lqScoring\*(rq below).
.PP
.BR Scoring :
Scores are totaled at the end of each hand,
.RB "\ \ \ \ " "All 4 Safeties" :
300 points if all four safeties are played.
.br
-.RB "\ \ \ \ " "Each Coup Four\o'\(aae'" :
-300 points for each Coup Four\o'\(aae' accomplished.
+.RB "\ \ \ \ " "Each Coup Fourr\o'\(aae'" :
+300 points for each Coup Fourr\o'\(aae' accomplished.
.PP
The following bonus scores can apply only to the winning player.
.br
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