+.\" $NetBSD: monop.6,v 1.12 2002/09/26 16:12:41 wiz Exp $
+.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1980 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" from: @(#)monop.6 6.4 (Berkeley) 6/23/90
-.\" $Id: monop.6,v 1.3 1993/08/05 17:13:23 jtc Exp $
+.\" @(#)monop.6 6.5 (Berkeley) 3/25/93
.\"
-.Dd June 23, 1990
-.Dd MONOP 6
+.Dd March 25, 1993
+.Dt MONOP 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm monop
.Nm /usr/games/monop
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Monop
+.Nm
is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly, and
monitors a game between 1 to 9 users.
It is assumed that the rules of Monopoly are known.
The game, in effect, lends the player money,
so it is possible to buy something which you cannot afford.
However, as soon as a person goes into debt,
-he must
+he must
.Dq fix the problem ,
.Em i.e. ,
make himself solvent, before play can continue.
.Pp
Any time that the response to a question is a
.Em string ,
-e.g., a name, place or person, you can type
+e.g., a name, place or person, you can type
.Sq Ic ?
to get a list of valid answers.
It is not possible to input a negative number, nor is it ever necessary.
.Em A Summary of Commands :
.Bl -tag -width item
.It Ic quit
-quit game: This allows you to quit the game. It asks you if you're sure.
+quit game: This allows you to quit the game.
+It asks you if you're sure.
.It Ic print
print board: This prints out the current board.
The columns have the following meanings (column headings are the same for the
.It Name
The first ten characters of the name of the square
.It Own
-The
+The
.Em number
of the owner of the property.
.It Price
The cost of the property (if any)
.It Mg
-This field has a
+This field has a
.Sq *
in it if the property is mortgaged
.It \&#
of such owned by the owner.
If the property is land, this is the number of houses on it.
.It Rent
-Current rent on the property. If it is not owned, there is no rent.
+Current rent on the property.
+If it is not owned, there is no rent.
.El
.It Ic where
where players are: Tells you where all the players are.
.It Ic holdings
holdings list: Look at anyone's holdings.
It will ask you whose holdings you wish to look at.
-When you are finished, type
+When you are finished, type
.Sq Ic done .
-.It Ic shell
-shell escape: Escape to a shell. When the shell dies,
-the program continues where you left off.
.It Ic mortgage
mortgage property:
Sets up a list of mortgageable property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
sell houses:
Sets up a list of monopolies from which you can sell houses.
It operates in an analogous manner to
-.Ic buy.
+.Ic buy .
.It Ic card
card for jail:
Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to get out of jail.
Save the current game in a file for later play.
You can continue play after saving,
either by adding the file in which you saved the game after the
-.Nm monop
+.Nm
command, or by using the
.Ic restore
command (see below).
Read in a previously saved game from a file.
It leaves the file intact.
.It Ic roll
-Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.
-If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead of a command,
+Roll the dice and move forward to your new location.
+If you simply hit the \*[Lt]RETURN\*[Gt] key instead of a command,
it is the same as typing
.Ic roll .
.El
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