4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat6/boggle.0

BOGGLE(6)                                                            BOGGLE(6)


NAME
       boggle - play the game of boggle

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/games/boggle [ + ] [ ++ ]

DESCRIPTION
       This  program is intended for people wishing to sharpen their skills at
       Boggle (TM Parker Bros.).  If you invoke the program with  4  arguments
       of  4  letters  each,  (e.g.  “boggle appl epie moth erhd”) the program
       forms  the  obvious  Boggle  grid  and  lists  all   the   words   from
       /usr/dict/words  found therein. If you invoke the program without argu‐
       ments, it will generate a board for you, let you enter words for 3 min‐
       utes, and then tell you how well you did relative to /usr/dict/words.

       The  object  of  Boggle  is to find, within 3 minutes, as many words as
       possible in a 4 by 4 grid of letters. Words  may  be  formed  from  any
       sequence  of  3  or  more adjacent letters in the grid. The letters may
       join horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.  However, no position  in
       the grid may be used more than once within any one word. In competitive
       play amongst humans, each player is given credit for those of his words
       which no other player has found.

       In  interactive  play,  enter  your words separated by spaces, tabs, or
       newlines. A bell will ring when there is 2:00, 1:00, 0:10, 0:02,  0:01,
       and  0:00 time left. You may complete any word started before the expi‐
       ration of time. You can surrender before time is up by hitting ’break’.
       While entering words, your erase character is only effective within the
       current word and your line kill character is ignored.

       Advanced players may wish to invoke the program with 1 or 2 +’s as  the
       first  argument. The first + removes the restriction that positions can
       only be used once in each word. The second + causes a  position  to  be
       considered adjacent to itself as well as its (up to) 8 neighbors.


4th Berkeley Distribution        May 20, 1985                        BOGGLE(6)