INTRO(6) | Games Manual | INTRO(6)

# NAME

`intro` — introduction to the games

# SYNOPSIS

Would you like to play a game?

# DESCRIPTION

The manual pages in section 6 contain information about the various games and diversions optionally installed in /usr/games. Currently available games are:

adventure(6)
  An exploration game.
arithmetic(6)
  Quiz on simple arithmetic.
atc(6)
  Air traffic controller game.
backgammon(6)
  The backgammon game.
banner(6)
  Print strings in large letters.
battlestar(6)
  A tropical adventure game.
bcd(6)
  Reformat input as punch cards.
boggle(6)
  Word search game.
bs(6)
  Battleships game.
caesar(6)
  Decrypt caesar cyphers.
canfield(6)
  A version of the solitaire card game.
cfscores(6)
  Print out the current status of a canfield(6) account.
cribbage(6)
  The card game cribbage.
factor(6)
  Factor a number.
fish(6)
  Play “Go Fish!”.
fortune(6)
  Print a random adage.
gomoku(6)
  Game of 5 in a row.
grdc(6)
  Grand Digital Clock.
hack(6)
  Explore the Dungeons of Doom.
hangman(6)
  Play hangman.
hunt(6)
  A multi-player, multi-terminal game.
huntd(6)
  hunt(6) daemon.
mille(6)
  Play Mille Bornes.
monop(6)
  Play monopoly.
morse(6)
  Reformat input as morse code.
number(6)
  Convert Arabic numerals to English.
phantasia(6)
  An interterminal fantasy game.
pig(6)
  Eformatray inputway asway Igpay Atinlay. Eesay igpay(6).
pom(6)
  Display the phase of the moon.
ppt(6)
  Reformat input as paper tape.
primes(6)
  Generate primes.
quiz(6)
  Random knowledge tests.
rain(6)
  Animated raindrops display.
random(6)
  Display random lines from a file or random numbers.
robots(6)
  Fight off villainous robots.
rot13(6)
  Decrypt caesar cyphers, rotated by 13 characters.
sail(6)
  Multi-user wooden ships and iron men.
snake(6)
  Display chase game.
teachgammon
  Backgammon rules and tutorial. See backgammon(6).
tetris(6)
  Play tetris.
trek(6)
  Trekkie game.
wargames
  Would you like to play a game?
worm(6)
  Play the growing worm game.
worms(6)
  Animate worms on a display terminal.
wump(6)
  Hunt the wumpus in an underground cave.

# FILES

/usr/games
  Location of games, if installed.
/usr/share/games
  Data files for games.

# SEE ALSO

adventure(6), arithmetic(6), atc(6), backgammon(6), banner(6), battlestar(6), bcd(6), boggle(6), bs(6), caesar(6), canfield(6), cfscores(6), cribbage(6), factor(6), fish(6), fortune(6), gomoku(6), grdc(6), hack(6), hangman(6), hunt(6), huntd(6), mille(6), monop(6), morse(6), number(6), phantasia(6), pig(6), pom(6), ppt(6), primes(6), quiz(6), rain(6), random(6), robots(6), rot13(6), sail(6), snake(6), tetris(6), trek(6), worm(6), worms(6), wump(6)

# HISTORY

An `intro` manual for section 6 appeared in OpenBSD 2.5.

September 30, 2018 | Debian