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30.\"	@(#)rogue.6	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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32.Dd May 31, 1993
33.Dt ROGUE 6
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm rogue
37.Nd exploring The Dungeons of Doom
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Fl s
41.Op Ar save_file
42.\" .Op Fl r
43.\" .Op Fl d
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45.Nm
46is a computer fantasy game with a new twist.
47It is CRT oriented and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of
48various monsters and get a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving
49orientation of most computer fantasy games.
50.Pp
51To get started you really only need to know two commands.
52The command
53.Ic \&?
54will give you a list of the available commands and the command
55.Ic \&/
56will identify the things you see on the screen.
57.Pp
58To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's high
59scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below
60the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out.
61Nobody has achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go
62down in history as a hero among heroes.
63.Pp
64When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by
65some miracle) manage to win,
66.Nm
67will give you a list of the top-ten scorers.
68The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get.
69There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.
70.Pp
71If
72.Ar save_file
73is specified,
74rogue will be restored from the specified saved game file.
75.Pp
76The
77.Fl s
78option will print out the list of scores.
79.Pp
80For more detailed directions, read the document
81.Rs
82.%T A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
83.Re
84.Sh FILES
85.Bl -tag -width /var/games/rogue.scores -compact
86.It Pa /var/games/rogue.scores
87Score file
88.It Pa ~/rogue.save
89Default save file
90.El
91.Sh SEE ALSO
92.Rs
93.%A Michael C. Toy
94.%A Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold
95.%T A guide to the Dungeons of Doom
96.Re
97.Sh AUTHORS
98.An Timothy Stoehr
99.An Michael C. Toy
100.An Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold
101.An Glenn Wichman
102.Sh BUGS
103Probably infinite, although none are known.
104However, that Ice Monsters sometimes transfix you permanently is
105.Em not
106a bug.
107It's a feature.
108