ROGUE(6) BSD Games Manual ROGUE(6)NAMErogue — exploring The Dungeons of Doom
SYNOPSISrogue [-r] [save_file] [-s] [-d]
DESCRIPTION
The rogue is a computer fantasy with a new twist. It is CRT oriented and
the object of the game is to survive the attacks of various monsters and
gather a lot of gold, rather than the puzzle solving orientation of most
computer fantasy games.
To get started you really only need to know two commands. The command ?
will give you a list of the available commands and the command / will
identify the things you see on the screen.
To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat other people's high
scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor which is somewhere below the
20th level of the dungeon and get it out. Nobody has achieved this yet
and if somebody does, they will probably go down in history as a hero
among heroes.
When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit, or if you (by
some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you a list of the top-ten
scorers. The scoring is based entirely upon how much gold you get.
There is a 10% penalty for getting yourself killed.
If save_file is specified, rogue will be restored from the specified
saved game file.
The -s option will print out the list of scores.
For more detailed directions, read the document A Guide to the Dungeons
of Doom.
FILES
/var/games/rogue.scores score file
rogue.save default save file
SEE ALSO
Michael C. Toy and Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold, "A Guide to the Dungeons of
Doom", 4.4BSD Users's Supplementary Documents (USD).
AUTHORS
Timothy Stoehr,
Michael C. Toy,
Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold,
Glenn Wichman
BUGS
Probably infinite, although none are known. However, that Ice Monsters
sometimes transfix you permanently is not a bug. It's a feature.
BSD November 14, 2009 BSD
