FISH(6,C) AIX Commands Reference FISH(6,C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- fish PURPOSE Plays the card game Go Fish. SYNTAX /usr/games/fish ---| Note: This command does not have MBCS support. DESCRIPTION The object of the fish game is to accumulate books of four cards with the same face value. You and the program take turns asking each other for a card in your hand. If your opponent has any of that card, he must hand them over. If not, he says "GO FISH", and you draw a card from the pool of undealt cards. If you draw the card you asked for, you draw again. As books are made, they are laid down on the table. Play continues until there are no cards left. The player with the largest number of books wins the game. fish tells you the winner and exits. The fish game asks if you want instructions before play begins. To see the instructions, enter "y" or "yes". Entering p as your first move gives you the professional level game. The fish game tells you the cards in your hand each time it prompts for a move. It tells you when either side makes a book, says "GO FISH" for you, and draws for you. All you must enter as play progresses is the value of the card you want to ask for. If you press only the Enter key, you are given information about the number of cards in your opponent's hand and in the pool. To exit the game before play is completed, press INTERRUPT (refer to keyboard definition). Processed November 8, 1990 FISH(6,C) 1