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+.\" $NetBSD: dab.6,v 1.1.1.1 2003/12/26 17:57:04 christos Exp $
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Thomas Klausner.
+.\"
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+.\"
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+.\"
+.Dd December 24, 2003
+.Dt DAB 6
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm dab
+.Nd Dots and Boxes game
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl aw
+.Op Fl n Ar ngames
+.Op Fl p Ao Ar c|h Ac Ns Ao Ar c|h Ac
+.Op Ar xdim Oo Ar ydim Oc
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+is a game where each player tries to complete the most
+boxes.
+A turn consists of putting one border of a box; the player
+setting the fourth and final border of a box gets the
+point for the box and has another turn.
+.Pp
+The keys used are the vi keys:
+.Ic k
+for up,
+.Ic j
+for down,
+.Ic h
+for left, and
+.Ic l
+for right.
+To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following
+keys:
+.Ic u
+.Pq diagonal right up ,
+.Ic y
+.Pq diagonal left up ,
+.Ic b
+.Pq diagonal left down ,
+.Ic n
+.Pq diagonal right down ;
+.Aq Ic space
+sets a new border,
+.Ic CTRL-L
+and
+.Ic CTRL-R
+redraw the screen, and
+.Ic q
+quits the game.
+.Pp
+Support options are:
+.Bl -tag -width XXnXngamesXXXXX
+.It Fl a
+Don't use the alternate character set.
+.It Fl n Ar ngames
+.Ar ngames
+games will be played.
+.Pq Especially useful in Fl p Ar cc No mode.
+.It Fl p Ao Ar c|h Ac Ns Ao Ar c|h Ac
+Select which of the two players is a human
+or a computer.
+The first argument is the first player;
+.Ic c
+stands for computer and
+.Ic h
+for human.
+.It Fl w
+Wait for a character press between games.
+.El
+.Pp
+.Ar xdim
+and
+.Ar ydim
+define the size of the board in the x and y
+dimensions.
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Christos Zoulas
+.Aq christos@NetBSD.org
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Rs
+.%A Elwyn R. Berlekamp
+.%T The Dots and Boxes Game: Sophisticated Child's Play
+.%D 2000
+.%I A K Peters
+.%O http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111
+.Re