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32 .Dd June 1, 1994
33 .Dt MILLE 6
34 .Os
35 .Sh NAME
36 .Nm mille
37 .Nd play Mille Bornes
38 .Sh SYNOPSIS
39 .Nm mille
40 .Op Ar file
41 .Sh DESCRIPTION
42 .Nm Mille
43 plays a two-handed game reminiscent of
44 the Parker Brother's game of Mille Bornes with you.
45 The rules are described below.
46 If a file name is given on the command line,
47 the game saved in that file is started.
48 .Pp
49 When a game is started up,
50 the bottom of the score window will contain a list of commands.
51 They are:
52 .Bl -tag -width ".Ic P"
53 .It Ic P
54 Pick a card from the deck.
55 This card is placed in the
56 .Sq P
57 slot in your hand.
58 .It Ic D
59 Discard a card from your hand.
60 To indicate which card, type the number of the card in the hand
61 (or
62 .Sq P
63 for the just-picked card) followed
64 by a
65 .Aq RETURN
66 or
67 .Aq SPACE .
68 The
69 .Aq RETURN
70 or
71 .Aq SPACE
72 is required to allow recovery from typos
73 which can be very expensive, like discarding safeties.
74 .It Ic U
75 Use a card.
76 The card is again indicated by its number,
77 followed by a
78 .Aq RETURN
79 or
80 .Aq SPACE .
81 .It Ic O
82 Toggle ordering the hand.
83 By default off, if turned on it will sort the cards in your hand appropriately.
84 This is not recommended for the impatient on slow terminals.
85 .It Ic Q
86 Quit the game.
87 This will ask for confirmation, just to be sure.
88 Hitting
89 .Aq DELETE
90 (or
91 .Aq RUBOUT )
92 is equivalent.
93 .It Ic S
94 Save the game in a file.
95 If the game was started from a file,
96 you will be given an opportunity to save it on the same file.
97 If you don't wish to, or you did not start from a file,
98 you will be asked for the file name.
99 If you type a
100 .Aq RETURN
101 without a name, the save will be terminated and the game resumed.
102 .It Ic R
103 Redraw the screen from scratch.
104 The command ^L (control
105 .Sq L )
106 will also work.
107 .It Ic W
108 Toggle window type.
109 This switches the score window between the startup window
110 (with all the command names) and the end-of-game window.
111 Using the end-of-game window
112 saves time by eliminating the switch at the end of the game
113 to show the final score.
114 Recommended for hackers and other miscreants.
115 .El
116 .Pp
117 If you make a mistake, an error message will be printed
118 on the last line of the score window, and a bell will beep.
119 .Pp
120 At the end of each hand or game,
121 you will be asked if you wish to play another.
122 If not, it will ask you if you want to save the game.
123 If you do, and the save is unsuccessful,
124 play will be resumed as if you had said you wanted to play another hand/game.
125 This allows you to use the
126 .Dq Ic S
127 command to reattempt the save.
128 .Sh SEE ALSO
129 .Xr curses 3 ,
130 .Rs
131 .%T Screen Updating and Cursor Movement Optimization: A Library Package
132 .%A Ken Arnold
133 .Re
134 .Sh AUTHORS
135 .An Ken Arnold
136 .Pp
137 (The game itself is a product of Parker Brothers, Inc.)
138 .Sh CARDS
139 Here is some useful information.
140 The number in parentheses after the card name
141 is the number of that card in the deck:
142 .Bl -column "Speed Limit (3)" "End of Limit (6)" "Puncture Proof (1)"
143 .It Sy Hazard Repair Safety
144 .It Out of Gas (2) Gasoline (6) Extra Tank (1)
145 .It Flat Tire (2) Spare Tire (6) Puncture Proof (1)
146 .It Accident (2) Repairs (6) Driving Ace (1)
147 .It Stop (4) Go (14) Right of Way (1)
148 .It Speed Limit (3) End of Limit (6)
149 .El
150 .Bd -centered
151 25 \- (10), 50 \- (10), 75 \- (10), 100 \- (12), 200 \- (4)
152 .Ed
153 .Sh RULES
154 .Ss Object :
155 The point of this game is to get a total of 5000 points in several hands.
156 Each hand is a race to put down exactly 700 miles before your opponent does.
157 Beyond the points gained by putting down milestones,
158 there are several other ways of making points.
159 .Ss Overview :
160 The game is played with a deck of 101 cards.
161 .Em Distance
162 cards represent a number of miles traveled.
163 They come in denominations of 25, 50, 75, 100, and 200.
164 When one is played,
165 it adds that many miles to the player's trip so far this hand.
166 .Em Hazard
167 cards are used to prevent your opponent from putting down Distance cards.
168 They can only be played if your opponent has a
169 .Em Go
170 card on top of the Battle pile.
171 The cards are
172 .Sy "Out of Gas" ,
173 .Sy "Accident" ,
174 .Sy "Flat Tire" ,
175 .Sy "Speed Limit" ,
176 and
177 .Sy "Stop" .
178 .Em Remedy
179 cards fix problems caused by Hazard cards played on you by your opponent.
180 The cards are
181 .Sy "Gasoline" ,
182 .Sy "Repairs" ,
183 .Sy "Spare Tire" ,
184 .Sy "End of Limit" ,
185 and
186 .Sy "Go" .
187 .Em Safety
188 cards prevent your opponent from putting specific Hazard cards on you
189 in the first place.
190 They are
191 .Sy "Extra Tank" ,
192 .Sy "Driving Ace" ,
193 .Sy "Puncture Proof" ,
194 and
195 .Sy "Right of Way" ,
196 and there are only one of each in the deck.
197 .Ss Board Layout :
198 The board is split into several areas.
199 From top to bottom, they are:
200 .Bl -ohang
201 .It Li SAFETY AREA
202 (unlabeled): This is where the safeties will be placed as they are played.
203 .It Li HAND :
204 These are the cards in your hand.
205 .It Li BATTLE :
206 This is the Battle pile.
207 All the Hazard and Remedy Cards are played here, except the
208 .Sy "Speed Limit"
209 and
210 .Sy "End of Limit"
211 cards.
212 Only the top card is displayed, as it is the only effective one.
213 .It Li SPEED :
214 The Speed pile.
215 The
216 .Sy "Speed Limit"
217 and
218 .Sy "End of Limit"
219 cards are played here
220 to control the speed at which the player is allowed to put down miles.
221 .It Li MILEAGE :
222 Miles are placed here.
223 The total of the numbers shown here is the distance traveled so far.
224 .El
225 .Ss Play :
226 The first pick alternates between the two players.
227 Each turn usually starts with a pick from the deck.
228 The player then plays a card, or if this is not possible or desirable,
229 discards one.
230 Normally, a play or discard of a single card constitutes a turn.
231 If the card played is a safety, however,
232 the same player takes another turn immediately.
233 .Pp
234 This repeats until one of the players reaches 700 points or the deck runs out.
235 If someone reaches 700, they have the option of going for an
236 .Em Extension ,
237 which means that the play continues until someone reaches 1000 miles.
238 .Ss Hazard and Remedy Cards :
239 Hazard Cards are played on your opponent's Battle and Speed piles.
240 Remedy Cards are used for undoing the effects of your opponent's nastiness.
241 .Bl -ohang
242 .It Sy Go No ( Green Light )
243 must be the top card on your Battle pile for you to play any mileage,
244 unless you have played the
245 .Sy "Right of Way"
246 card (see below).
247 .It Sy Stop
248 is played on your opponent's
249 .Sy Go
250 card to prevent them from playing mileage until they play a
251 .Sy Go
252 card.
253 .It Sy "Speed Limit"
254 is played on your opponent's Speed pile.
255 Until they play an
256 .Sy "End of Limit"
257 they can only play 25 or 50 mile cards, presuming their
258 .Sy Go
259 card allows them to do even that.
260 .It Sy "End of Limit"
261 is played on your Speed pile to nullify a
262 .Sy "Speed Limit"
263 played by your opponent.
264 .It Sy "Out of Gas"
265 is played on your opponent's
266 .Sy Go
267 card.
268 They must then play a
269 .Sy Gasoline
270 card, and then a
271 .Sy Go
272 card before they can play any more mileage.
273 .It Sy "Flat Tire"
274 is played on your opponent's
275 .Sy Go
276 card.
277 They must then play a
278 .Sy "Spare Tire"
279 card, and then a
280 .Sy Go
281 card before they can play any more mileage.
282 .It Sy "Accident"
283 is played on your opponent's
284 .Sy Go
285 card.
286 They must then play a
287 .Sy Repairs
288 card, and then a
289 .Sy Go
290 card before they can play any more mileage.
291 .El
292 .Ss Safety Cards :
293 Safety cards prevent your opponent
294 from playing the corresponding Hazard cards on you for the rest of the hand.
295 It cancels an attack in progress, and
296 .Em always entitles the player to an extra turn .
297 .Bl -ohang
298 .It Sy "Right of Way"
299 prevents your opponent from playing both
300 .Sy Stop
301 and
302 .Sy "Speed Limit"
303 cards on you.
304 It also acts as a permanent
305 .Sy Go
306 card for the rest of the hand, so you can play mileage
307 as long as there is not a Hazard card on top of your Battle pile.
308 In this case only, your opponent can play Hazard cards directly on a Remedy card
309 other than a Go card.
310 .It Sy "Extra Tank"
311 When played, your opponent cannot play an
312 .Sy "Out of Gas"
313 on your Battle Pile.
314 .It Puncture Proof
315 When played, your opponent cannot play a
316 .Sy "Flat Tire"
317 on your Battle Pile.
318 .It Sy "Driving Ace"
319 When played, your opponent cannot play an
320 .Sy Accident
321 on your Battle Pile.
322 .El
323 .Ss Distance Cards :
324 Distance cards are played when you have a
325 .Sy Go
326 card on your Battle pile,
327 or a Right of Way in your Safety area and are not stopped by a Hazard Card.
328 They can be played in any combination that totals exactly 700 miles,
329 except that
330 .Em you cannot play more than two 200 mile cards in one hand .
331 A hand ends whenever one player gets exactly 700 miles or the deck runs out.
332 In that case, play continues until neither someone reaches 700,
333 or neither player can use any cards in their hand.
334 If the trip is completed after the deck runs out, this is called
335 .Em "Delayed Action" .
336 .Ss Coup Fourr\('e :
337 This is a French fencing term for a counter-thrust move as part of a parry
338 to an opponent's attack.
339 In current French colloquial language it means a sneaky, underhanded blow.
340 In Mille Bornes, it is used as follows:
341 If an opponent plays a Hazard card,
342 and you have the corresponding Safety in your hand,
343 you play it immediately, even
344 .Em before
345 you draw.
346 This immediately removes the Hazard card from your Battle pile,
347 and protects you from that card for the rest of the game.
348 This gives you more points (see
349 .Sx Scoring
350 below).
351 .Ss Scoring :
352 Scores are totaled at the end of each hand,
353 whether or not anyone completed the trip.
354 The terms used in the Score window have the following meanings:
355 .Bl -ohang
356 .It Em Milestones Played :
357 Each player scores as many miles as they played before the trip ended.
358 .It Em Each Safety :
359 100 points for each safety in the Safety area.
360 .It Em All 4 Safeties :
361 300 points if all four safeties are played.
362 .It Em Each Coup Fourr\('e :
363 300 points for each Coup Fourr\('e accomplished.
364 .El
365 .Pp
366 The following bonus scores can apply only to the winning player.
367 .Bl -ohang
368 .It Em Trip Completed :
369 400 points bonus for completing the trip to 700 or 1000.
370 .It Em Safe Trip :
371 300 points bonus for completing the trip without using any 200 mile cards.
372 .It Em Delayed Action :
373 300 points bonus for finishing after the deck was exhausted.
374 .It Em Extension :
375 200 points bonus for completing a 1000 mile trip.
376 .It Em Shut-Out :
377 500 points bonus for completing the trip
378 before your opponent played any mileage cards.
379 .El
380 .Pp
381 Running totals are also kept for the current score for each player
382 for the hand
383 .Em ( "Hand Total" ) ,
384 the game
385 .Em ( "Overall Total" ) ,
386 and number of games won
387 .Em ( Games ) .