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- 8/26/93
-
- Here is version 1.3 of the bsd-games package, containing ports of
- your favorite curses-based bsd games (descriptions to follow).
- These games mostly came from ftp.uu.net:/systems/unix/bsd-sources/games
- with some older versions from the Tahoe release. There's not much to do in
- porting most of them, mostly busy-work. We didn't really try to enhance
- them. Maybe later. We wanted to get out what we thought were the most
- popular games first so we will eventually hopefully have the whole
- bunch done (If you want to help, contact us!).
-
- They should work with curses or ncurses. Each subdirectory has a README.linux
- which should describe how to change from the default curses to ncurses.
-
- If you don't have curses you can pick up ncurses from sunsite.unc.edu
- in /pub/Linux/libs/ncurses/ncurses0.7.tar.Z but it seems to be included
- with SLS now.
-
- In any case, you should read the README.linux files for anything you plan
- to install. You can make each package individually or do a make in the
- top level directory to make everything.
-
- Here's what we have so far:
-
- arithmetic: arithmetic quiz/speed test
- atc: air traffic control
- backgammon: backgammon
- battlestar: adventure game on a battlestar
- bcd: outputs text in an antique form
- caesar: reads fortunes from the game fortune, also some internet posts
- canfield: curses-based solitaire
- cribbage: cribbage
- factor: factor a number
- fish: go fish
- fortune: displays a random silly message
- hangman: guess the word before it is too late
- hunt: hunt each other in a maze (multiplayer -- great)
- mille: mille borne against the computer
- monop: monopoly
- morse: output morse code
- number: output the English text for a number
- paranoia: you, the trouble shooter must foil the insidious Christmas plot
- this isn't a bsd game -- I don't know how it snuck in here.
- pom: display the phase of the moon
- ppt: outputs text in another antique form
- primes: generate primes
- rain: attempts to create a rain drop effect (best at 9600 baud)
- robots: well... avoid the robots
- sail: sail your ship into battle
- snake: grab the cash and avoid the snake and exit
- trek: We come in peace, shoot to kill. It's worse than that, he's
- dead Jim. Ye cannot change the laws of physics. It's life
- Jim, but not as we know it. There's Klingons on the starboard
- bow ...
- wargames: would you like to play a game?
- worm: eat the numbers without running into anything
- worms: random worms scurrying across your screen
- wump: hunt the wumpus
-
-
- Coming soon:
-
- chess, dm, larn, quiz, and rogue, [and any requests?]
-
-
- If you have questions you can contact us at:
-
- Curt Olson (olson@cs.umn.edu)
- Andy Tefft (teffta@engr.dnet.ge.com)
-