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1.1     ! root        1: .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
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        !             4: .\"
        !             5: .\"    @(#)robots.6    6.1 (Berkeley) 5/20/85
        !             6: .\"
        !             7: .TH ROBOTS 6 "May 20, 1985"
        !             8: .UC 6
        !             9: .SH NAME
        !            10: robots \- fight off villainous robots
        !            11: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !            12: .B /usr/games/robots
        !            13: [
        !            14: .B \-sjta
        !            15: ] [
        !            16: .B scorefile
        !            17: ]
        !            18: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            19: .I Robots
        !            20: pits you against evil robots,
        !            21: who are trying to kill you
        !            22: (which is why they are evil).
        !            23: Fortunately for you,
        !            24: even though they are evil,
        !            25: they are not very bright
        !            26: and have a habit of bumping into each other,
        !            27: thus destroying themselves.
        !            28: In order to survive,
        !            29: you must get them to kill each other off,
        !            30: since you have no offensive weaponry.
        !            31: .PP
        !            32: Since you are stuck without offensive weaponry,
        !            33: you are endowed with one piece of defensive weaponry:
        !            34: a teleportation device.
        !            35: When two robots run into each other or a junk pile,
        !            36: they die.
        !            37: If a robot runs into you,
        !            38: you die.
        !            39: When a robot dies, you get 10 points,
        !            40: and when all the robots die,
        !            41: you start on the next field.
        !            42: This keeps up until they finally get you.
        !            43: .PP
        !            44: Robots are represented on the screen by a
        !            45: .RB ` + ',
        !            46: the junk heaps from their collisions by a
        !            47: .RB ` \(** ',
        !            48: and you
        !            49: (the good guy)
        !            50: by a
        !            51: .RB ` @ '.
        !            52: .PP
        !            53: The commands are:
        !            54: .sp
        !            55: .nf
        !            56: .ta
        !            57: .ta \w'\fBHJKLBNYU\fP\ \ 'u
        !            58: \fBh\fP        move one square left
        !            59: \fBl\fP        move one square right
        !            60: \fBk\fP        move one square up
        !            61: \fBj\fP        move one square down
        !            62: \fBy\fP        move one square up and left
        !            63: \fBu\fP        move one square up and right
        !            64: \fBb\fP        move one square down and left
        !            65: \fBn\fP        move one square down and right
        !            66: \fB\&.\fP      (also space) do nothing for one turn
        !            67: \fBHJKLBNYU\fP run as far as possible in the given direction
        !            68: \fB>\fP        do nothing for as long as possible
        !            69: \fBt\fP        teleport to a random location
        !            70: \fBw\fP        wait until you die or they all do
        !            71: \fBq\fP        quit
        !            72: \fB^L\fP       redraw the screen
        !            73: .sp
        !            74: .fi
        !            75: All commands can be preceded by a count.
        !            76: .PP
        !            77: If you use the
        !            78: .RB ` w '
        !            79: command and survive to the next level,
        !            80: you will get a bonus of 10%
        !            81: for each robot which died after you decided to wait.
        !            82: If you die, however, you get nothing.
        !            83: For all other commands,
        !            84: the program will save you from typos
        !            85: by stopping short of being eaten.
        !            86: However,
        !            87: with
        !            88: .RB ` w '
        !            89: you take the risk of dying by miscalculation.
        !            90: .PP
        !            91: Only five scores are allowed per user on the score file.
        !            92: If you make it into the score file,
        !            93: you will be shown the list at the end of the game.
        !            94: If an alternate score file is specified,
        !            95: that will be used instead of the standard file
        !            96: for scores.
        !            97: .PP
        !            98: The options are
        !            99: .TP
        !           100: .B \-s
        !           101: Don't play,
        !           102: just show the score file
        !           103: .TP
        !           104: .B \-j
        !           105: Jump,
        !           106: .IR i.e. ,
        !           107: when you run,
        !           108: don't show any intermediate positions;
        !           109: only show things at the end.
        !           110: This is useful on slow terminals.
        !           111: .TP
        !           112: .B \-t
        !           113: Teleport automatically when you have no other option.
        !           114: This is a little disconcerting until you get used to it,
        !           115: and then it is very nice.
        !           116: .TP
        !           117: .B \-a
        !           118: Advance into the higher levels directly,
        !           119: skipping the lower, easier levels.
        !           120: .SH AUTHOR
        !           121: Ken Arnold
        !           122: .SH FILES
        !           123: .ta
        !           124: .ta \w'/usr/games/lib/robots_roll\ \ \ \ 'u
        !           125: /usr/games/lib/robots_roll     the score file
        !           126: .SH BUGS
        !           127: Bugs?
        !           128: You
        !           129: .IR crazy ,
        !           130: man?!?

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