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diff --git a/games/scrabbleai/scrabbleai.rst b/games/scrabbleai/scrabbleai.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..803d868f3a --- /dev/null +++ b/games/scrabbleai/scrabbleai.rst @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +.. RST source for scrabbleai(6) man page. Convert with: +.. rst2man.py scrabbleai.rst > scrabbleai.6 + +.. |version| replace:: 20150324_6f8db6b +.. |date| date:: + +========== +scrabbleai +========== + +----------------- +Scrabble[TM] game +----------------- + +:Manual section: 6 +:Manual group: SlackBuilds.org +:Date: |date| +:Version: |version| + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +**scrabbleai** + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + +**scrabbleai** is an application for Linux that lets you play +the popular word game against a computer opponent at varying +difficulties. It has a graphical user interface, and is played with +the mouse and keyboard. + +There is no way to play against another human, either locally or +via the network. This is strictly a single-player game. + +There are no command-line options. + +GAMEPLAY +======== + +At startup, or after choosing **New Game** from the **File** menu, choose +a difficulty level (1 to 10; default is 5), then click **Start Game**. + +You (the human) always go first. If you don't like this, you can click +**Pass Turn** to make the AI play first. Remember that on the first +turn, you have to place one of your tiles on the center square of the +board. + +On your turn, use the mouse to drag letter tiles onto the board +to spell out a word in the usual Scrabble fashion. Your move isn't +finalized until you click **Make Move** and the game decides your word +is valid. Until then, you can move your tiles around as desired, or +click **Return Tiles to Rack** to start over. + +When placing a blank tile, you'll be prompted to right-click on it and +set the letter it represents. If you return the blank tile to the rack +after doing this, don't forget to right-click on it and press Space, +to make it appear blank again. If you forget which tile was the blank +one, it's the one with no score number in the lower-right corner. + +If your rack is empty at the end of the game, you still get a turn; +you must click **Pass Turn** to end the game. When the game is over, +click **File** => **New Game** to start a new one. + +NOTES +===== + +Note that the first time you start a new game, it will take +longer than usual to launch as the dictionary is cached for future +use. Subsequent games (even after relaunching the program) will be +able to skip this step and start up faster. + +The AI is based on an algorithm from a paper written by Andrew +W. Appel and Guy J. Jacobson, which you can find here:: +http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15451-s06/www/lectures/scrabble.pdf + +The AI is *really* good. However many words you know, it knows +more. On level 5, the AI beats the author of this man page about 50% +of the time, with final scores averaging above 250. The original +Scrabble rules say that a good player should be able to score 300, so +your mileage may vary. + +If you want to peek at the dictionary, there are two of them located +in /usr/doc/scrabbleai-|version|/. **enable.txt** is used to validate +your words, and a smaller **ospd.txt** is used for the computer's +words. + +The game board is the standard 15x15 version, with the bonus squares +in the regular locations. There's no way to customize the board or the +tile distribution. + +SCREENSHOTS +=========== + +The intro screen: https://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/intro_screen.png + +The main game screen: https://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/game_screen.png + +A completed game: https://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/finished_game.png + +The help dialog: https://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/help_dialog.png + +VIDEOS +====== + +The AI makes a move: https://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/ai_move.html + +Resizing the window: http://apikler.github.io/ScrabbleAI/resize.html + +FILES +===== + +The directory **~/.config/ScrabbleAI/** contains the settings and +cached dictionary, as **perl**\(1) **Storable**\(3) files, which +means they're not human-reable or -editable. If the directory or its +contents do not exist at startup, **scrabbleai** will create them. + +**settings** + Application settings: default difficulty, window size and position. + +**library** + Cached dictionary, used to speed program startup. + +COPYRIGHT +========= + +See the file /usr/doc/scrabbleai-|version|/LICENSE for license information. + +AUTHORS +======= + +scrabbleai was written by apikler (GitHub username). + +This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project +by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL. + +DISCLAIMER +========== + +This program is free, not for profit, and for educational purposes +only. Any usage of elements from the Scrabble board game is provided +only to illustrate the functioning of the AI. Scrabble is a registered +trademark belonging to Hasbro Inc in the US, and to J.W. Spear & +Sons Ltd., a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., throughout the rest of the +world. Neither the author nor this program are affiliated with the +Scrabble Crossword Game, Hasbro, Spear & Sons, or Mattel in any +fashion. + +SEE ALSO +======== + +The scrabbleai homepage: https://github.com/apikler/ScrabbleAI + +The Wikipedia entry on Scrabble: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble |