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2 .UC 2 .UC
3 .SH NAME 3 .SH NAME
4 rogue \- Exploring The Dungeons of Doom 4 rogue \- Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
5 .SH SYNOPSIS 5 .SH SYNOPSIS
6 .B rogue 6 .B rogue
7 [ -s ]
7 [ 8 [
8 .I save_file 9 .I save_file
10 ]
11 [ -n
12 .I playername
9 ] 13 ]
10 .SH DESCRIPTION 14 .SH DESCRIPTION
11 .PP 15 .PP
12 .I Rogue 16 .I Rogue
13 is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented and the 17 is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented and the
19 .B ? 23 .B ?
20 will give you a list of the available commands and the command 24 will give you a list of the available commands and the command
21 .B / 25 .B /
22 will identify the things you see on the screen. 26 will identify the things you see on the screen.
23 .PP 27 .PP
24 To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people high 28 To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's high
25 scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below 29 scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below
26 the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this 30 the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this
27 yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a hero 31 yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a hero
28 among heros. 32 among heros.
29 .PP 33 .PP
30 When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by 34 When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by
31 some miracle) manage to win, 35 some miracle) manage to win,
32 .I rogue 36 .I rogue
33 will give you alist of the top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely 37 will give you a list of the top-ten scorers. The scoring is based entirely
34 upon how much gold you get. There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself 38 upon how much gold you get. There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself
35 killed. 39 killed.
36 .PP 40 .PP
37 For more detailed directions, read the document 41 For more detailed directions, read the document
38 .I "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom." 42 .I "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom."
43 .SH OPTIONS
44 .PP
45 If a
46 .I save_file
47 argument is given,
48 .I rogue
49 will attempt to load a previously saved game from that file.
50 .PP
51 With the
52 .B -n
53 option,
54 .I rogue
55 will load a game with the name
56 .I playername
57 from a location defined at compile time. If no such game exists, it will
58 start one.
59 .PP
60 The
61 .B -s
62 option prints the top-ten scores list and exits.
63
39 .SH FILES 64 .SH FILES
40 .ta 2i 65 .ta 2i
41 rogue36.scr Score file 66 /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr Score file
42 .br 67 .br
43 ~/rogue36.sav Default save file 68 ~/rogue3.save Default save file
69 .br
70 /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save System savefiles
44 .DT 71 .DT
45 .SH SEE ALSO 72 .SH SEE ALSO
46 Michael C. Toy, 73 Michael C. Toy,
47 .I "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom" 74 .I "A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom"
48 .SH BUGS 75 .SH BUGS
54 Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom 81 Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom
55 .br 82 .br
56 Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman 83 Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman
57 .br 84 .br
58 All rights reserved. 85 All rights reserved.
86 .br
87 License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.