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gspades(6)                                                          gspades(6)


NAME

       gspades - GTK+ NetSpades client


SYNOPSIS

       gspades -V
       slspades -o [-n name]
       gspades [-n name] [-s server] [-p main-port] [-t taunt-port]


DESCRIPTION

       gspades is the client portion of a stand-alone or networked spades
       game.  In order to play across the network, you must also have a
       server, spadesd(6), running, either on the local machine or on a remote
       machine.


OPTIONS

       -V     Print version and exit.

       -o     Play offline (non-networked).

       -n name
              name is an eight character string used to identify you to the
              other players.  If you do not specify your name on the command-
              line, you may enter it in the options dialog window.

       -s server
              server is the hostname on which the spades server is running.
              You may also enter this in the options dialog window.  This
              overrides any SPADES_SERVER environment variable.

       -p main-port
              main-port is the port number on which gspades will look for the
              spades server.  If this value is not specified, the default
              value of 7626 will be used.

       -t taunt-port
              taunt-port is the port number on which gspades will look for the
              TauntServer(tm).  If this value is not specified, the default
              value of 7627 will be used.


ENVIRONMENT

       SPADES_SERVER
              The hostname of the machine running the spades server.  If not
              set, you may specify in the connection dialog box.  Overridden
              with the -s option.


GAME SETTINGS

       When you first invoke gspades, an options dialog will pop up with three
       tabs: server options, player options, and game options.

       It is important to note that only the first player to register in a
       given game is allowed to set options.  All pther players' requested
       options will be ignored.

   SERVER OPTIONS
       On the server options tab, you will find a check button to allow for
       offline play, as well as entries for the host on which the spades
       server is running and the ports to use for spades and the tauntserver
       (you can probably leave the port settings at their default values).  If
       you are playing offline, you need only worry about the "Play offline"
       button.  When this button is depressed, all network-related options
       will be greyed-out.

   PLAYER OPTIONS
       On the player options tab, you will see an entry for your name at the
       bottom, and three buttons to select human or computer players for your
       partner and opponents.  These buttons are only available in network
       mode (if you play offline, all other players must be computer players).

   GAME OPTIONS
       The game options tab contains two spinbuttons which allow you to set
       the minimum team bid (defaults to 3) and the score at which the game
       ends (defaults to 500).  Future versions of gspades will have more
       options here.


PLAYING GSPADES

       A description of the game of spades is beyond the scope of this
       documentation.  Please see the Appendix A of the README file
       distributed with slspades.  If you already know how to play spades,
       read on.

   BIDDING
       When the game prompts you, adjust the bid spin-button until it
       displayes the number of tricks you think you personally will take with
       your hand.  Valid bids are 0-13 and nil, however, your team must also
       satisfy the minimum bid of three.

   PLAYING A CARD
       Play a card in your hand simply by clicking on it with the mouse
       pointer when it is your turn to play.

   TAUNTING
       You may send a message to the other players in the game by using the
       taunt mechanism.  At (almost) any point in the game, you may enter your
       one-line taunt in the taunt box in the lower right of the window.
       Submit your taunt either by pressing Enter, or by clicking the 'Send'
       button.  The taunt will then be displayed on the screens of all the
       players, attributed to you (sorry, no anonymous taunting).


BUGS

       None known.


AUTHOR

       Brent Hendricks <brentmh@ece.rice.edu>


SEE ALSO

       spadesd(6), slspades(6)

Summer 1999                                                         gspades(6)

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