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32.Dd $Mdocdate: September 10 2015 $
33.Dt FISH 6
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm fish
37.Nd play ``Go Fish''
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm fish
40.Op Fl p
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42.Nm
43is the game
44.Dq Go Fish ,
45a traditional children's card game.
46.Pp
47The computer deals the player and itself seven cards each, and places
48the rest of the deck face-down (figuratively), to be drawn from later.
49The object of the game is to collect
50.Dq books ,
51or all of the cards of a given rank.
52For example, collecting four 2's would give the player a
53.Dq book of 2's .
54.Pp
55The options are as follows:
56.Bl -tag -width indent
57.It Fl p
58Professional mode.
59.El
60.Pp
61The computer makes a random decision as to who gets to start the
62game, and then the computer and player take turns asking each other
63for cards by rank.
64If the asked player has any cards of the requested rank, they must be given
65up to the asking player.
66There must be at least one card of the requested rank already in the asking
67player's hand.
68When the asked player has no
69cards of the requested rank, the asker is told to
70.Dq Go Fish!
71Then, the asker draws a card from the deck.
72If the card drawn is of the rank asked for, the turn continues;
73otherwise, it becomes the other player's turn.
74.Pp
75When a player completes a book, either by getting cards from the
76other player or by drawing from the deck, those cards are set aside and
77the rank is no longer in play.
78.Pp
79The game ends when one player no longer has any cards.
80The player with the most books wins.
81.Pp
82.Nm
83provides instructions as to what input it accepts.
84.Sh BUGS
85The computer cheats only rarely.
86