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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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