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MONOP(6) BSD Reference Manual MONOP(6)
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monop - Monopoly game
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_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 sol-
vent players, no auction is held and the property remains
unowned.
The game, in effect, lends the player money, so it is pos-
sible to buy something which you cannot afford. However,
as soon as a person goes into debt, he must "fix the prob-
lem", _i_._e_., make himself solvent, before play can con-
tinue. 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 neg-
ative 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 wwhheerree, oowwnn hhoolldd--
iinnggss, and hhoollddiinnggss 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 play-
ers are. A `*' indicates the current player.
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_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.
_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".
_m_o_r_t_g_a_g_e: mortgage property: Sets up a list of mortgage-
able property, and asks which you wish to mort-
gage.
_u_n_m_o_r_t_g_a_g_e:
unmortgage property: Unmortgage mortgaged prop-
erty.
_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 prop-
erty, giving the current amount in parentheses
after the property 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
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location. If you simply hit the <RETURN> key
instead of a command, it is the same as typing
_r_o_l_l.
AAUUTTHHOORR
Ken Arnold
FFIILLEESS
/usr/games/lib/cards.pck Chance and Community Chest cards
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No command can be given an argument instead of a response
to a query.
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