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.\" $NetBSD: boggle.6,v 1.2 1995/03/21 12:14:35 cgd Exp $
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\"
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" Barry Brachman.
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.\"
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.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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.\" are met:
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.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
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.\" must display the following acknowledgement:
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
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.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
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.\" without specific prior written permission.
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.\"
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.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\"
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.\" @(#)boggle.6 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/11/93
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.\"
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.TH BOGGLE 6 "June 11, 1993"
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.UC
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.SH NAME
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boggle \- word search game
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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boggle [-bd] [-s seed] [-t time] [-w length] [+[+]] [boardspec]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The object of
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.I boggle
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is to find as many words as possible on the Boggle board within the three
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minute time limit.
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A Boggle board is a four by four arrangement of Boggle cubes, each side of
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each cube displaying a letter of the alphabet or `qu'.
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Words are formed by finding a sequence of cubes (letters) that are in the
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game's dictionary.
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The (N+1)th cube in the word must be horizontally,
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vertically, or diagonally adjacent to the Nth cube.
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Cubes cannot be reused.
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Words consist solely of lower case letters and must be at least 3 letters long.
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.PP
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Command line flags can be given to change the rules of the game.
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The
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.B +
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flag allows a cube to be used multiple times, but not in succession.
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The
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.B ++
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flag allows the same cubes to be considered adjacent to itself.
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.B
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A seed other than the time of day is specified by
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.B -s#,
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where
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.B #
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is the seed.
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The time limit can be changed from the default 3 minutes by using the flag
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.B -t#,
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where
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.B #
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is the duration (in seconds) of each game.
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The minimum word length can be changed from 3 letters by specifying
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.B -w#,
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where
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.B #
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is the minimum number of letters to use.
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.PP
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A starting board position can be specified on the command line by
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listing the board left to right and top to bottom.
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.PP
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The
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.B -b
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flag puts
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.I boggle
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in batch mode.
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A
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.B boardspec
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must also be given.
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The dictionary is read from stdin and a list of words appearing in
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.B boardspec
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is printed to stdout.
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.PP
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Help is available during play by typing `?'.
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More detailed information on the game is given there.
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.SH BUGS
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If there are a great many words in the cube the final display of the words
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may scroll off of the screen. (On a 25 line screen about 130 words can be
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displayed.)
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.sp 2
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No word can contain a 'q' that is not immediately followed by a 'u'.
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.sp 2
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When using the '+' or '++' options the display of words found in the board
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doesn't indicate reused cubes.
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.SH AUTHOR
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Boggle is a trademark of Parker Brothers.
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.br
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Barry Brachman
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.br
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Dept. of Computer Science
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.br
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University of British Columbia
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