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.\"	@(#)mille.6	8.2 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
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.Dd December 30, 1993
.Dt MILLE 6
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm mille
.Nd play Mille Bornes
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Ar file
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Mille
plays a two-handed game reminiscent of
the Parker Brother's game of Mille Bornes with you.
The rules are described below.
If a file name is given on the command line,
the game saved in that file is started.
.Pp
When a game is started up,
the bottom of the score window will contain a list of commands.
They are:
.Bl -tag -width "xxxxxx" -offset indent
.It Ic P
Pick a card from the deck.
This card is placed in the `P' slot in your hand.
.It Ic D
Discard a card from your hand.
To indicate which card, type the number of the card in the hand (or
.Ic P
for the just-picked card) followed by a <RETURN> or <SPACE>.
The <RETURN or <SPACE> is required to allow recovery from typos
which can be very expensive, like discarding safeties.
.It Ic U
Use a card.
The card is again indicated by its number, followed by a <RETURN> or <SPACE>.
.It Ic O
Toggle ordering the hand.
By default off, if turned on it will sort the cards in your hand appropriately.
This is not recommended for the impatient on slow terminals.
.It Ic Q
Quit the game.
This will ask for confirmation, just to be sure.
Hitting <DELETE> (or <RUBOUT>) is equivalent.
.It Ic S
Save the game in a file.
If the game was started from a file,
you will be given an opportunity to save it on the same file.
If you don't wish to, or you did not start from a file,
you will be asked for the file name.
If you type a <RETURN> without a name,
the save will be terminated and the game resumed.
.It Ic R
Redraw the screen from scratch.
The command ^L (control `L') will also work.
.It Ic W
Toggle window type.
This switches the score window between the startup window
(with all the command names) and the end-of-game window.
Using the end-of-game window
saves time by eliminating the switch at the end of the game
to show the final score.
Recommended for hackers and other miscreants.
.El
.Pp
If you make a mistake, an error message will be printed
on the last line of the score window, and a bell will beep.
.Pp
At the end of each hand or game,
you will be asked if you wish to play another.
If not, it will ask you if you want to save the game.
If you do, and the save is unsuccessful,
play will be resumed as if you had said you wanted to play another hand/game.
This allows you to use the
.Ic S
command to reattempt the save.
.Sh CARDS
Here is some useful information.
The number in parentheses after the card name
is the number of that card in the deck:
.Bl -column "Speed Limit (3)" "Speed Limit (3)" "End of Limit (6)"
.It Sy Hazard Ta Sy Repair Ta Sy Safety
.It Out of Gas (2) Ta Gasoline (6) Ta Extra Tank (1)
.It Flat Tire (2) Ta Spare Tire (6) Ta Puncture Proof (1)
.It Accident (2) Ta Repairs (6) Ta Driving Ace (1)
.It Stop (4) Ta Go (14) Ta Right of Way (1)
.It Speed Limit (3) Ta End of Limit (6)
.El
.Bd -centered
25 \- (10), 50 \- (10), 75 \- (10), 100 \- (12), 200 \- (4)
.Ed
.Sh RULES
.Ss Object
The point of this game is to get a total of 5000 points in several hands.
Each hand is a race to put down exactly 700 miles before your opponent does.
Beyond the points gained by putting down milestones,
there are several other ways of making points.
.Ss Overview
The game is played with a deck of 101 cards.
.Em Distance
cards represent a number of miles traveled.
They come in denominations of 25, 50, 75, 100, and 200.
When one is played,
it adds that many miles to the player's trip so far this hand.
.Em Hazard
cards are used to prevent your opponent from putting down Distance cards.
They can only be played if your opponent has a
.Em Go
card on top of the Battle pile.
The cards are
.Sq Out of Gas ,
.Sq Accident ,
.Sq Flat Tire ,
.Sq Speed Limit ,
and
.Sq Stop .
.Em Remedy
cards fix problems caused by Hazard cards played on you by your opponent.
The cards are
.Sq Gasoline ,
.Sq Repairs ,
.Sq Spare Tire ,
.Sq End of Limit ,
and
.Sq Go .
.Em Safety
cards prevent your opponent from putting specific Hazard cards on you
in the first place.
They are
.Sq Extra Tank ,
.Sq Driving Ace ,
.Sq Puncture Proof ,
and
.Sq Right of Way ,
and there are only one of each in the deck.
.Ss Board Layout
The board is split into several areas.
From top to bottom, they are:
.Sy SAFETY AREA
(unlabeled): This is where the safeties will be placed as they are played.
.Sy HAND :
These are the cards in your hand.
.Sy BATTLE :
This is the Battle pile.
All the Hazard and Remedy Cards are played here, except the
.Sq Speed Limit
and
.Sq End of Limit
cards.  Only the top card is displayed, as it is the only effective one.
.Sy SPEED :
The Speed pile.  The
.Sq Speed Limit
and
.Sq End of Limit
cards are played here
to control the speed at which the player is allowed to put down miles.
.Sy MILEAGE :
Miles are placed here.
The total of the numbers shown here is the distance traveled so far.
.Ss Play
The first pick alternates between the two players.
Each turn usually starts with a pick from the deck.
The player then plays a card, or if this is not possible or desirable,
discards one.
Normally, a play or discard of a single card constitutes a turn.
If the card played is a safety, however,
the same player takes another turn immediately.
.Pp
This repeats until one of the players reaches 700 points or the deck runs out.
If someone reaches 700, they have the option of going for an
.Dq Extension ,
which means that the play continues until someone reaches 1000 miles.
.Ss Hazard and Remedy Cards
Hazard Cards are played on your opponent's Battle and Speed piles.
Remedy Cards are used for undoing the effects of your opponent's nastiness.
.Bl -tag -width ".Sq Go (Green Light)" -offset indent
.It Sq Go (Green Light)
must be the top card on your Battle pile for you to play any mileage,
unless you have played the
.Sq Right of Way
card (see below).
.It Sq Stop
is played on your opponent's
.Sq Go
card to prevent them from playing mileage until they play a
.Sq Go
card.
.It Sq Speed Limit
is played on your opponent's Speed pile.
Until they play an
.Sq End of Limit
they can only play 25 or 50 mile cards, presuming their
.Sq Go
card allows them to do even that.
.It Sq End of Limit
is played on your Speed pile to nullify a
.Sq Speed Limit
played by your opponent.
.It Sq Out of Gas
is played on your opponent's
.Sq Go
card.
They must then play a
.Sq Gasoline
card, and then a
.Sq Go
card before they can play any more mileage.
.It Sq Flat Tire
is played on your opponent's
.Sq Go
card.
They must then play a
.Sq Spare Tire
card, and then a
.Sq Go
card before they can play any more mileage.
.It Sq Accident
is played on your opponent's
.Sq Go
card.
They must then play a
.Sq Repairs
card, and then a
.Sq Go
card before they can play any more mileage.
.El
.Ss Safety Cards
Safety cards prevent your opponent
from playing the corresponding Hazard cards on you for the rest of the hand.
It cancels an attack in progress, and
.Em always entitles the player to an extra turn .
.Bl -tag -width ".Sq Puncture Proof" -offset indent
.It Sq Right of Way
prevents your opponent from playing both
.Sq Stop
and
.Sq Speed Limit
cards on you.
It also acts as a permanent
.Sq Go
card for the rest of the hand, so you can play mileage
as long as there is not a Hazard card on top of your Battle pile.
In this case only, your opponent can play Hazard cards directly on a
Remedy card other than a Go card.
.It Sq Extra Tank
When played, your opponent cannot play an
.Sq Out of Gas
on your Battle Pile.
.It Sq Puncture Proof
When played, your opponent cannot play a
.Sq Flat Tire
on your Battle Pile.
.It Sq Driving Ace
When played, your opponent cannot play an
.Sq Accident
on your Battle Pile.
.El
.Ss Distance Cards
Distance cards are played when you have a
.Sq Go
card on your Battle pile,
or a Right of Way in your Safety area and are not stopped by a Hazard Card.
They can be played in any combination that totals exactly 700 miles,
except that
.Em you cannot play more than two 200 mile cards in one hand .
A hand ends whenever one player gets exactly 700 miles or the deck runs out.
In that case, play continues until neither someone reaches 700,
or neither player can use any cards in their hand.
If the trip is completed after the deck runs out, this is called
.Dq Delayed Action .
.Ss Coup Fourr\['e]
This is a French fencing term for a counter-thrust move as part of a parry
to an opponent's attack.
In current French colloquial language it means a sneaky, underhanded blow.
In Mille Bornes, it is used as follows:
If an opponent plays a Hazard card,
and you have the corresponding Safety in your hand,
you play it immediately, even
.Em before
you draw.
This immediately removes the Hazard card from your Battle pile,
and protects you from that card for the rest of the game.  This
gives you more points (see
.Sx Scoring
below).
.Ss Scoring :
Scores are totaled at the end of each hand,
whether or not anyone completed the trip.
The terms used in the Score window have the following meanings:
.Bl -tag -width ".Sy Milestones Played" -offset indent
.It Sy Milestones Played
Each player scores as many miles as they played before the trip ended.
.It Sy Each Safety
100 points for each safety in the Safety area.
.It Sy All 4 Safeties
300 points if all four safeties are played.
.It Sy Each Coup Fourr\['e]
300 points for each Coup Fourr\['e] accomplished.
.El
.Pp
The following bonus scores can apply only to the winning player.
.Bl -tag -width ".Sy Trip Completed" -offset indent
.It Sy Trip Completed
400 points bonus for completing the trip to 700 or 1000.
.It Sy Safe Trip
300 points bonus for completing the trip without using any 200 mile cards.
.It Sy Delayed Action
300 points bonus for finishing after the deck was exhausted.
.It Sy Extension
200 points bonus for completing a 1000 mile trip.
.It Sy Shut-Out
500 points bonus for completing the trip
before your opponent played any mileage cards.
.El
.Pp
Running totals are also kept for the current score for each player
for the hand
.Sy ( Hand Total ) ,
the game
.Sy ( Overall Total ) ,
and number of games won
.Sy ( Games ) .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr curses 3
.Rs
.%T "Screen Updating and Cursor Movement Optimization: A Library Package"
.%A Ken Arnold
.Re
.Sh AUTHORS
Ken Arnold
.Pp
The game itself is a product of Parker Brothers, Inc.