Acbosgd.102
net.games
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!cbosg!cbosgd!mark
Thu Aug 20 17:11:45 1981
games in 4BSD
Here is a list of the games in /usr/games on 4.1BSD.  All run
on vaxen with Berkeley Unix - most can be made to work on
other systems.

aardvark
	An adventure style game - pretty simple but a nontrivial
	example of a game written in DDL.
adventure
	The usual game.  This is the Rand translation, not the
	BTL translation.
aliens
	Also known as invade - a version of space invaders.
arithmetic
	number drill
backgammon
	while Berkeley has a screen oriented version, this seems
	to be the straight bell version.
banner
	High quality huge signs.
bcd
	straight v7
boggle
	the Parker Bros game.  Be humiliated by the computer.
chase
	avoid robots by leading them into electric fences.
chess
	straight v7, but runs on vax in compatibility mode.
ching
	straight v7.
cribbage
	you vs the computer.  not screen oriented.
doctor
	the eliza script.  runs in Franz Lisp.
fish
	v7.
fortune
	Many fortunes not in the Bell version.  Many are humorous.
	If you use the -o or -a flag, some offensive fortunes are
	possible.
hangman
	A screen oriented version.
mille
	Screen oriented version of French card game Mille Bourne
monop
	Non-screen monopoly
number
	v7
quiz
	v7
rain
	crt hack - simulates raindrops on your screen
rogue
	The famous D&D game - screen oriented - halts almost
	all useful work.
snake
	CRT chase game - don't get eaten by the snake.
ssssss
	AI game that plays snake.  Boring.
trek
	Star trek - this is the Eric Allman version.  Very fancy
	command oriented quadrant/sector game.  Not screen oriented.
worm
	Eat money on the screen without running into your own tail,
	which grows longer and longe.
worms
	CRT hack - worms crawl all over your screen.
wump
	v7 wumpus.
zork
	The famous PDP-11 binary, running in compatibility mode on
	a vax.

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