BOGGLE(6) BOGGLE(6)
NAME
boggle, hangman, scrabble - word games
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/boggle [ + ] [ ++ ] [ word word word word ]
/usr/games/hangman [ arg ]
DESCRIPTION
Boggle provides practice for the Parker Brothers game. If
invoked with 4 arguments of 4 letters each, the program
forms the obvious Boggle grid and lists all the words from
/usr/dict/words found therein. If invoked without argu-
ments, it will generate a board, let you enter words for 3
minutes, and then tell how well you did relative to
/usr/dict/words. Words may be formed from any sequence of 3
or more adjacent letters in the grid. Letters may join hor-
izontally, vertically, or diagonally. However, no position
in the grid may be used more than once within any one word.
In competitive play amongst humans, each player is given
credit for those of his words which no other player has
found.
Enter your words separated by spaces, tabs, or newlines. A
bell will ring when there is 2:00, 1:00, 0:10, 0:02, 0:01,
and 0:00 time left. You may complete any word started
before the expiration of time. You can surrender before
time is up by hitting interrrupt. While entering words,
your erase character is only effective within the current
word and your line kill character is ignored.
Option + removes the restriction that positions can only be
used once in each word. Option ++ causes a position to be
considered adjacent to itself as well as to its (at most) 8
neighbors.
Scrabble plays the Selchow and Righter game on a cursor-
addressed terminal against a single opponent. To place a
letter first move the cursor by typing 2, 4, 6, 8 for down,
left, right, up respectively (1, 3, 7, 9 are diagonals) then
type the letter in place. Type `?' to cycle through a set
of helpfule tables.
Hangman chooses a word at least seven letters long from a
dictionary. You then guess letters one at a time.
The optional argument arg names an alternate dictionary.
The special name `-a' gets a particular very large dictio-
nary.
BOGGLE(6) BOGGLE(6)
FILES
/usr/dict/words
/usr/dict/web2 alternate dictionary for hangman
BUGS
Hangman runs hyphenated compounds together.
Scrabble rubs in its brilliance with merciless play and an
inhumane interface.