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34.\"	@(#)rogue.6	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
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36.Dd May 31, 1993
37.Dt ROGUE 6
38.Os
39.Sh NAME
40.Nm rogue
41.Nd exploring The Dungeons of Doom
42.Sh SYNOPSIS
43.Nm
44.Op Fl s
45.Op Ar save_file
46.\" .Op Fl r
47.\" .Op Fl d
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49.Nm
50is a computer fantasy game with a new twist.
51It is CRT oriented and the object of the game is to survive the attacks of
52various monsters and get a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving
53orientation of most computer fantasy games.
54.Pp
55To get started you really only need to know two commands.
56The command
57.Ic \&?
58will give you a list of the available commands and the command
59.Ic \&/
60will identify the things you see on the screen.
61.Pp
62To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's high
63scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below
64the 20th level of the dungeon and get it out.
65Nobody has achieved this yet and if somebody does, they will probably go
66down in history as a hero among heroes.
67.Pp
68When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by
69some miracle) manage to win,
70.Nm
71will give you a list of the top-ten scorers.
72The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get.
73There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.
74.Pp
75If
76.Ar save_file
77is specified,
78rogue will be restored from the specified saved game file.
79.Pp
80The
81.Fl s
82option will print out the list of scores.
83.Pp
84For more detailed directions, read the document
85.Rs
86.%T A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom
87.Re  .
88.Sh AUTHORS
89Timothy Stoehr,
90Michael C. Toy,
91Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold,
92Glenn Wichman
93.Sh FILES
94.Bl -tag -width /var/games/rogue.scores -compact
95.It Pa /var/games/rogue.scores
96Score file
97.It Pa ~/rogue.save
98Default save file
99.El
100.Sh SEE ALSO
101.Rs
102.%A Michael C. Toy
103.%A Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold
104.%T A guide to the Dungeons of Doom
105.Re
106.Sh BUGS
107Probably infinite, although none are known.
108However, that Ice Monsters sometimes transfix you permanently is
109.Em not
110a bug.
111It's a feature.
112