


      FISH(6)                     (bsd 4.2)                     FISH(6)



      NAME
           fish - play ``Go Fish''

      SYNTAX
           /usr/games/fish

      DESCRIPTION
           Fish plays the game of Go Fish, a children's card game.  The
           object is to accumulate `books' of 4 cards with the same
           face value.  The players alternate turns; each turn begins
           with one player selecting a card from his hand, and asking
           the other player for all cards of that face value.  If the
           other player has one or more cards of that face value in his
           hand, he gives them to the first player, and the first
           player makes another request.  Eventually, the first player
           asks for a card which is not in the second player's hand: he
           replies `GO FISH!' The first player then draws a card from
           the `pool' of undealt cards.  If this is the card he had
           last requested, he draws again.  When a book is made, either
           through drawing or requesting, the cards are laid down and
           no further action takes place with that face value.

           To play the computer, simply make guesses by typing a, 2, 3,
           4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, j, q, or k when asked.  Hitting return
           gives you information about the size of my hand and the
           pool, and tells you about my books.  Saying `p' as a first
           guess puts you into `pro' level; the default is quite
           unsophisticated.



























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