NAME

       dab — Dots and Boxes game

SYNOPSIS

       dab [-aw] [-n ngames] [-p ⟨c|h⟩⟨c|h⟩] [xdim [ydim]]

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⟩⟨c|h⟩    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.

AUTHORS

       Christos Zoulas ⟨christos@NetBSD.org⟩

SEE ALSO

       Elwyn  R.  Berlekamp,  The  Dots  and  Boxes  Game:  Sophisticated  Child's  Play,  A  K  Peters,   2000,
       http://www.akpeters.com/book.asp?bID=111.

Debian                                          December 24, 2003                                         DAB(6)