XDEMINEUR(6)
NAME
xdemineur - X11 minesweeper game
SYNOPSIS
xdemineur [-display displayname] [-l lines] [-c columns]
[-m mines] [-ouvre]
DESCRIPTION
Xdemineur is a minesweeper game for the X Window System.
The object of the game is to find the location of the
mines and to mark their location by placing a small flag.
You have exactly as many flags as there are mines, no
more, no less. The number of flags that remain to be
placed is displayed in the top left corner and a timer is
displayed in the top right corner.
The game is played using a three buttons mouse. The left
button is used to uncover the cell on which you click
(hoping that a mine is not hidden there) and the right
button is used to place a flag (this indicates that there
is a mine here). If you click again with the right button
on a cell that has a flag, the flag is changed into a
question mark: this if you are trying to guess the possi-
ble location of specific mines. One more click with the
right button and the question mark disappears. Clicking
with both buttons on an uncovered cell which has all its
flags uncovers the surrounding cells (this will save a lot
of time).
The numbers displayed in uncovered cells indicate the num-
ber of mines which are located all around (for example, a
3 means that there are three mines within the 8 adjacent
cells). The whole game relies on the use of these num-
bers.
To start playing, click randomly to uncover some cells
until you find an "opening" (a number of cells that will
be uncovered at the same time) or specify the option
-ouvre which automatically finds an opening.
Finally, to start a new game, just click on the little
yellow face above the playfield.
OPTIONS
-display displayname
Specifies which X display to use.
-l lines
Sets the number of lines of the playfield (the
default is 16).
-c columns
Sets the number of columns of the playfield (the
default is 30).
-m mines
Sets the number of mines of the playfield (by
default: number_of_lines * number_of_columns /
4.8). If mines is greater that the number of cells
in the playfield, this formula is used instead.
-ouvre Automatically finds an opening to start the game.
BUGS
Please report any bug you could find in xdemineur to bau-
doin@ensta.fr. Also, you should tell me the customiza-
tions you may have done, such as adding new functions to
the game or making modifications to allow the game to run
on your system.
COPYRIGHT
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this soft-
ware and its documentation for any purpose and without fee
is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright
notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright
notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
documentation. The author makes no representations about
the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is
provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.
AUTHOR
Marc Baudoin baudoin@ensta.fr
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