2.11BSD/man/cat6/monop.0
MONOP(6) UNIX Programmer's Manual MONOP(6)
NAME
monop - Monopoly game
SYNOPSIS
/usr/games/monop [ file ]
DESCRIPTION
_M_o_n_o_p is reminiscent of the Parker Brother's game Monopoly,
and monitors a game between 1 to 9 users. It is assumed
that the rules of Monopoly are known. The game follows the
standard rules, with the exception that, if a property goes
up for auction and there are only two solvent players, no
auction is held and the property remains unowned.
The game, in effect, lends the player money, so it is possi-
ble to buy something which you cannot afford. However, as
soon as a person goes into debt, he must "fix the problem",
_i._e., make himself solvent, before play can continue. If
this is not possible, the player's property reverts to his
debtee, either a player or the bank. A player can resign at
any time to any person or the bank, which puts the property
back on the board, unowned.
Any time that the response to a question is a _s_t_r_i_n_g, e.g.,
a name, place or person, you can type `?' to get a list of
valid answers. It is not possible to input a negative
number, nor is it ever necessary.
_A _S_u_m_m_a_r_y _o_f _C_o_m_m_a_n_d_s:
_q_u_i_t: quit game: This allows you to quit the game. It
asks you if you're sure.
_p_r_i_n_t: print board: This prints out the current board.
The columns have the following meanings (column
headings are the same for the where, own holdings,
and holdings commands):
Name The first ten characters of the name of the
square
Own The _n_u_m_b_e_r of the owner of the property.
Price The cost of the property (if any)
Mg This field has a `*' in it if the property
is mortgaged
# If the property is a Utility or Railroad,
this is the number of such owned by the
owner. If the property is land, this is the
number of houses on it.
Rent Current rent on the property. If it is not
owned, there is no rent.
_w_h_e_r_e: where players are: Tells you where all the players
are. A `*' indicates the current player.
_o_w_n _h_o_l_d_i_n_g_s:
List your own holdings, _i._e., money, get-out-of-
jail-free cards, and property.
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_h_o_l_d_i_n_g_s: holdings list: Look at anyone's holdings. It will
ask you whose holdings you wish to look at. When
you are finished, type "done".
_s_h_e_l_l: shell escape: Escape to a shell. When the shell
dies, the program continues where you left off.
_m_o_r_t_g_a_g_e: mortgage property: Sets up a list of mortgageable
property, and asks which you wish to mortgage.
_u_n_m_o_r_t_g_a_g_e:
unmortgage property: Unmortgage mortgaged pro-
perty.
_b_u_y: buy houses: Sets up a list of monopolies on which
you can buy houses. If there is more than one, it
asks you which you want to buy for. It then asks
you how many for each piece of property, giving
the current amount in parentheses after the pro-
perty name. If you build in an unbalanced manner
(a disparity of more than one house within the
same monopoly), it asks you to re-input things.
_s_e_l_l: sell houses: Sets up a list of monopolies from
which you can sell houses. It operates in an
analogous manner to _b_u_y.
_c_a_r_d: card for jail: Use a get-out-of-jail-free card to
get out of jail. If you're not in jail, or you
don't have one, it tells you so.
_p_a_y: pay for jail: Pay $50 to get out of jail, from
whence you are put on Just Visiting. Difficult to
do if you're not there.
_t_r_a_d_e: This allows you to trade with another player. It
asks you whom you wish to trade with, and then
asks you what each wishes to give up. You can get
a summary at the end, and, in all cases, it asks
for confirmation of the trade before doing it.
_r_e_s_i_g_n: Resign to another player or the bank. If you
resign to the bank, all property reverts to its
virgin state, and get-out-of-jail free cards
revert to the deck.
_s_a_v_e: save game: Save the current game in a file for
later play. You can continue play after saving,
either by adding the file in which you saved the
game after the _m_o_n_o_p command, or by using the
_r_e_s_t_o_r_e command (see below). It will ask you
which file you wish to save it in, and, if the
file exists, confirm that you wish to overwrite
it.
_r_e_s_t_o_r_e: restore game: Read in a previously saved game from
a file. It leaves the file intact.
_r_o_l_l: Roll the dice and move forward to your new loca-
tion. If you simply hit the <RETURN> key instead
of a command, it is the same as typing _r_o_l_l.
AUTHOR
Ken Arnold
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FILES
/usr/games/lib/cards.pck Chance and Community Chest cards
BUGS
No command can be given an argument instead of a response to
a query.
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