ROGUE(6)               BSD Reference Manual              ROGUE(6)


NAME
     rogue - exploring The Dungeons of Doom

SYNOPSIS
     rogue [ save_file ] [ -s ]

DESCRIPTION
     Rogue is a computer fantasy game with a new  twist.   It  is
     crt  oriented  and  the object of the game is to survive the
     attacks of various monsters and get a lot  of  gold,  rather
     than the puzzle solving orientation of most computer fantasy
     games.

     To get started you really only need to  know  two  commands.
     The command ? will give you a list of the available commands
     and the command / will identify the things you  see  on  the
     screen.

     To win the game (as opposed to merely playing to beat  other
     people's  high  scores) you must locate the Amulet of Yendor
     which is somewhere below the 20th level of the  dungeon  and
     get  it  out.   Nobody has achieved this yet and if somebody
     does, they will probably go down in history as a hero  among
     heroes.

     When the game ends, either by your death, when you quit,  or
     if  you (by some miracle) manage to win, rogue will give you
     a list  of  the  top-ten  scorers.   The  scoring  is  based
     entirely upon how much gold you get.  There is a 10% penalty
     for getting yourself killed.

     If save_file is specified, rogue will be restored  from  the
     specified saved game file.

     The -s option will print out the list of scores.

     For more detailed directions, read the document A  Guide  to
     the Dungeons of Doom.

AUTHORS
     Timothy Stoehr, Michael C. Toy, Kenneth  C.  R.  C.  Arnold,
     Glenn Wichman

FILES
     ROGUE.SCO   Score file
     ROGUE.SAV   Default save file
     SCREEN.TXT  Screen capture file

SEE ALSO
     Michael C. Toy and Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold, A guide  to  the
     Dungeons of Doom

BUGS
     Probably infinite, although none are known.   However,  that
     Ice  Monsters  sometimes  transfix  you permanently is not a
     bug.  It's a feature.



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