December 24, 2003 DAB 6

### NAME

dab - Dots and Boxes game

### SYNOPSIS

dab [-aw] [-n ngames] [-p c|h<.blm Ppc|h<.blm Pp > >] [xdim ydim[.blm Pp]]

### DESCRIPTION

dab 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.

The keys used are the vi keys: k for up, j for down, h for left, and l for right. To switch between even and odd rows, use one of the following keys: u (diagonal right up), y (diagonal left up), b (diagonal left down), n (diagonal right down); <space> sets a new border, CTRL-L and CTRL-R redraw the screen, and q quits the game.

Support options are:

-a
  Don't use the alternate character set.

-n ngames
  ngames games will be played. (Especially useful in -p cc mode.)

-p c|h<.blm Ppc|h<.blm Pp > >
  Select which of the two players is a human or a computer. The first argument is the first player; c stands for computer and h for human.

-w
  Wait for a character press between games.

xdim and ydim define the size of the board in the x and y dimensions.

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### AUTHORS

Christos Zoulas
<christos@NetBSD.org>