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5 NAME 5 NAME
6 rogue - Exploring The Dungeons of Doom 6 rogue - Exploring The Dungeons of Doom
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8 SYNOPSIS 8 SYNOPSIS
9 rogue [ save_file ] 9 rogue [ -s ] [ save_file ] [ -n playername ]
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11 DESCRIPTION 11 DESCRIPTION
12 Rogue is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented 12 Rogue is a computer fantasy game with a new twist. It is crt oriented
13 and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of various mon- 13 and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of various mon-
14 sters and get a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving orientation 14 sters and get a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving orientation
16 16
17 To get started you really only need to know two commands. The command 17 To get started you really only need to know two commands. The command
18 ? will give you a list of the available commands and the command / 18 ? will give you a list of the available commands and the command /
19 will identify the things you see on the screen. 19 will identify the things you see on the screen.
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21 To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people high 21 To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's
22 scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below 22 high scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere
23 the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this 23 below the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has
24 yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a 24 achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go down in
25 hero among heros. 25 history as a hero among heros.
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27 When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by 27 When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by
28 some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you alist of the top-ten 28 some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you a list of the top-ten
29 scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get. 29 scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get.
30 There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed. 30 There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.
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32 For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide to the Dungeons 32 For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide to the Dungeons
33 of Doom. 33 of Doom.
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35 OPTIONS
36 If a save_file argument is given, rogue will attempt to load a previ-
37 ously saved game from that file.
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39 With the -n option, rogue will load a game with the name playername
40 from a location defined at compile time. If no such game exists, it
41 will start one.
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43 The -s option prints the top-ten scores list and exits.
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35 FILES 46 FILES
36 rogue36.scr Score file 47 /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3.scr Score file
37 ~/rogue36.sav Default save file 48 ~/rogue3.save Default save file
49 /usr/local/games/roguelike/rogue3save System savefiles
38 50
39 SEE ALSO 51 SEE ALSO
40 Michael C. Toy, A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom 52 Michael C. Toy, A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
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42 BUGS 54 BUGS
43 Probably infinite. Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you are still 55 Probably infinite. Currently known bugs are: Sometimes you are still
44 hungry even after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster on the 56 hungry even after you eat food and sometimes you get a monster on the
45 screen in reverse video which may or may not cause a core dump. 57 screen in reverse video which may or may not cause a core dump.
46 58
47 COPYRIGHT 59 COPYRIGHT
48 Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom 60 Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom
49 Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman 61 Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman
50 All rights reserved. 62 All rights reserved.
63 License: 3-clause BSD, see LICENSE.txt for details.
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54 3rd Berkeley Distribution ROGUE(6) 67 3rd Berkeley Distribution ROGUE(6)