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jester(6)


NAME

   jester - an X-based game similar to Othello(tm)

SYNOPSIS

   jester  [{-display,  -d,  --display}  display]  [{-h,  -help,  --help}]
   [-2players] [-ai {white, black}]

DESCRIPTION

   jester is an X-based game similar to the board  game  Othello.   jester
   allows  you  to  waste hours of otherwise productive time that could be
   spent playing Solitaire instead.

GAME PLAY

   There are two players, one playing the white pieces, the other  playing
   the  black  pieces.   Each player takes turns placing a piece of his or
   her color on an 8x8 board.  Each piece must be placed so as to  bracket
   a  line  of  the  opponent's pieces between two of the current player's
   pieces.  When this happens,  the  opponent's  pieces  are  replaced  by
   pieces of the current player's color.

   When  the  cursor  is  over  a  square that it is legal for the current
   player to play in, the cursor will change to a pointing hand.  A  small
   rectangle  in the upper right side of the window shows the color of the
   current player.

   The game ends when a player cannot make  a  move,  either  because  the
   board is full or because the position of the pieces makes it impossible
   to make a move.  At this point, the player with the most pieces on  the
   board  is the winner.  You will be offered the option of starting a new
   game.

   You may exit at any time by clicking the "Exit" button.

   OPTIONS
   -d, -display, --display display
          Display on display.

   -h, -help, --help
          Print a help message and exit.

   -2players
          Play against another person at the same console.

   -ai {white, black}
          Tell the computer which side to play.  The default  behavior  is
          equivalent to -ai black.

ENVIRONMENT

   jester  uses the environment variable "DISPLAY" as the default display.
   This can be overridden on the command line.

BUGS

   None known...

AUTHOR

   Matt Grossman mattg@oz.net



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