.TH snake 6 "" "" Unsupported.SH Namesnake, snscore \- display chase game.SH Syntax.B /usr/games/snake[.BI \-w n] [.BI \-l n].br.B /usr/games/snscore.SH Description.NXB "snake game"The.PN snakeprogram is a display-based game which must be played on a CRT terminalfrom among those supported by .MS vi 1 .The object of the game is to make as much money as possible withoutgetting eaten by the .PN snake .The.B \-land.B \-woptions allow you to specify the length and width of the field.By default the entire screen (except for the last column) is used..PPYou are represented on the screen by an I.The snake is 6 squares long and is represented by S's.The money is $, and an exit is #.Your score is posted in the upper left hand corner..PPYou can move around using the same conventions as vi(1),the h, j, k, and l keys work, as do the arrow keys.Other possibilities include:.IP sefcThese keys are like hjkl but form a directed pad around the d key..IP HJKLThese keys move you all the way in the indicated direction to thesame row or column as the money.  This does.I notlet you jump away from the snake, but rather saves you from havingto type a key repeatedly.  The snake still gets all his turns..IP SEFCLikewise for the upper case versions on the left..IP ATPBThese keys move you to the four edges of the screen.Their position on the keyboard is the mnemonic, e.g.P is at the far right of the keyboard..IP xThis lets you quit the game at any time..IP pPoints in a direction you might want to go..IP wSpace warp to get out of tight squeezes, at a price..IP !Shell escape.IP ^ZSuspend the .PN snake game, on systems which support it.Otherwise an interactive shell is started up..PPTo earn money, move to the same square the money is on.A new $ will appear when you earn the current one.As you get richer, the snake gets hungrier.To leave the game, move to the exit (#)..PPA record is kept of the personal best score of each player.Scores are only counted if you leave at the exit,getting eaten by the snake is worth nothing..PPAs in pinball, matching the last digit of your score to the numberwhich appears after the game is worth a bonus..PPTo see who wastes time playing .PN snake ,run.PN /usr/games/snscore ..NXR "snscore program".SH Restrictions.NXR "snake game" "restrictions".PPWhen playing on a small screen,it's hard to tell when you hit the edge of the screen..PPThe scoring function takes into account the size of the screen..SH Files.nf.ta \w'/usr/games/lib/snakerawscores\ \ \ 'u/usr/games/lib/snakerawscores	database of personal bests/usr/games/lib/snake.log	log of games played/usr/games/busy	program to determine if system too busy.NXR "busy program (snake game)".DT.fi.NXE "snake game"