     JESTER(6)                        5/16/1998                        JESTER(6)
                                     jester 1.0

     NAME
          jester - an X-based game similar to Othello(tm)

     SYNOPSIS
          jester [{-display, -d, --display} display] [{-h, -help, --help}]
          [-2player] [-ai {white, black}]

     DESCRIPTION
          jester is an X-based game similar to the board game Othello.  jester
          allows you to waste hours of otherwise productive time that could be
          spent playing Solitaire instead.

     GAME PLAY
          There are two players, one playing the white pieces, the other playing
          the black pieces.  Each player takes turns placing a piece of his or
          her color on an 8x8 board.  Each piece must be placed so as to bracket
          a line of the opponent's pieces between two of the current player's
          pieces.  When this happens, the opponent's pieces are replaced by
          pieces of the current player's color.

          When the cursor is over a square that it is legal for the current
          player to play in, the cursor will change to a pointing hand.  A small
          rectangle in the upper right side of the window shows the color of the
          current player.

          The game ends when a player cannot make a move, either because the
          board is full or because the position of the pieces makes it
          impossible to make a move.  At this point, the player with the most
          pieces on the board is the winner.  You will be offered the option of
          starting a new game.

          You may exit at any time by clicking the Exit button.

        OPTIONS
          -d, -display, --display display
               Display on display.

          -h, -help, --help
               Print a help message and exit.

          -2player
               Play against another person at the same console.

          -ai {white, black}
               Tell the computer which side to play.  The default behavior is
               equivalent to -ai black.

     ENVIRONMENT
          jester uses the environment variable DISPLAY as the default display.
          This can be overridden on the command line.

                                        - 1 -       Formatted:  December 2, 1999

     JESTER(6)                        5/16/1998                        JESTER(6)
                                     jester 1.0

     BUGS
          None known...

     AUTHOR
          Matt Grossman mattg@oz.net

                                        - 2 -       Formatted:  December 2, 1999