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diff --git a/robots/robots.6 b/robots/robots.6 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f76c952 --- /dev/null +++ b/robots/robots.6 @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1991 The Regents of the University of California. +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)robots.6 6.2 (Berkeley) 4/8/91 +.\" +.TH ROBOTS 6 "April 8, 1991" +.UC 6 +.SH NAME +robots \- fight off villainous robots +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B robots +[ +.B \-sjta +] [ +.B scorefile +] +.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. +.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, +you start on the next field. +This keeps up until they finally get you. +.PP +Robots are represented on the screen by a +.RB ` + ', +the junk heaps from their collisions by a +.RB ` \(** ', +and you +(the good guy) +by a +.RB ` @ '. +.PP +The commands are: +.sp +.nf +.ta +.ta \w'\fBHJKLBNYU\fP\ \ 'u +\fBh\fP move one square left +\fBl\fP move one square right +\fBk\fP move one square up +\fBj\fP move one square down +\fBy\fP move one square up and left +\fBu\fP move one square up and right +\fBb\fP move one square down and left +\fBn\fP move one square down and right +\fB\&.\fP (also space) do nothing for one turn +\fBHJKLBNYU\fP run as far as possible in the given direction +\fB>\fP do nothing for as long as possible +\fBt\fP teleport to a random location +\fBw\fP wait until you die or they all do +\fBq\fP quit +\fB^L\fP redraw the screen +.sp +.fi +All commands can be preceded by a count. +.PP +If you use the +.RB ` w ' +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 +by stopping short of being eaten. +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. +.PP +The options are +.TP +.B \-s +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. +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. +.TP +.B \-a +Advance into the higher levels directly, skipping the lower, easier levels. +.SH AUTHOR +Ken Arnold +.SH FILES +.ta +.ta \w'/usr/games/lib/robots_roll\ \ \ \ 'u +/usr/games/lib/robots_roll the score file +.SH BUGS +Bugs? +You +.IR crazy , +man?!? |