back
PURPOSE
Plays backgammon.
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/back
DESCRIPTION
The back game provides you with a partner for backgammon.
You select one of three skill levels: beginner, interme-
diate, or expert. You may also choose to roll your own
dice during your turns, and you are asked if you want to
move first.
The points are numbered such that:
o 0 is the bar for removed white pieces.
o 1 is white's extreme inner table.
o 24 is brown's extreme inner table.
o 25 is the bar for removed brown pieces.
For details on how to make your moves, enter "y" when
back asks "Instructions" at the beginning of the game.
When it first asks "Move?", enter "?" to see a list of
choices other than entering a numerical move.
When the game is finished, back asks you if you want to
save game information. A "y" response stores game data
in the file back.log in your current directory.
The back game plays only the forward game, even at the
expert level. It will object if you try to make too many
moves in a turn, but not if you make too few. Doubling
is not implemented.
To quit the game, press INTERRUPT (Alt-Pause).
FILES
/usr/games/lib/backrules Rules file.
/tmp/b* Log temp file.
back.log Log file.