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LEXTER(6)                       Player's Guide                       LEXTER(6)


NAME

       lexter - a curses falling letters puzzle game


SYNOPSIS

       lexter [ -v | -h | -s | -d dictionary ]


DESCRIPTION

       Lexter is a real-time word puzzle. Arrange the falling letters into
       words to score points. Words can be formed in any direction except
       diagonal.  Palindromes are counted twice (forwards and backwards).
       Lexter supports multiple dictionaries. Letter scores and frequencies
       will vary with each dictionary. In addition to the characters found in
       the dictionary there is a "blank" character. Anytime before the
       character has landed you can press a key to assign it a valid letter.


OPTIONS

   -v
       Show version and exit

   -h
       Show help and exit

   -s
       Show score file and exit

   -d dictionary
       Use a different dictionary. The default is the local language code.


IN GAME

   Left/Right/Down
       Move letter

   Spacebar
       Drop letter

   P
       Pause game. This blanks the pit while paused.

   H
       Show help.

   L
       Show letter scores and probabilities.

   W
       Show words found.

   S
       Saves a screenshot in the current directory.

   Q
       Quit game.


FILES

       /var/games/lexter.scores
       /usr/local/share/lexter/dict.*


BUGS

       The game probably needs more play testing.


AUTHOR

       Mark Pulford <mark@kyne.com.au>

v1.0.3                         February 12, 2001                     LEXTER(6)

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