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diff --git a/doc/lskat/Makefile.am b/doc/lskat/Makefile.am new file mode 100644 index 00000000..368fc0da --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/lskat/Makefile.am @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ + +KDE_DOCS = AUTO +KDE_LANG = en + diff --git a/doc/lskat/index.docbook b/doc/lskat/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000..198d3ff6 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/lskat/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,467 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&lskat;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdegames"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> +<bookinfo> +<title>Lieutnant Skat</title> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Martin</firstname> +<surname>Heni</surname> +<affiliation> +<address><email>martin@heni-online.de</email></address> +</affiliation> +</author> +<othercredit role="reviewer"> +<firstname>Mike</firstname><surname>McBride</surname> +<contrib>Reviewer</contrib> +<affiliation> +<address><email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></address></affiliation> +</othercredit> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> + +</authorgroup> + +<date>2003-09-16</date> +<releaseinfo>0.09.01</releaseinfo> + +<abstract> +<para>This documentation describes &lskat; version 0.9.1</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kdegames</keyword> +<keyword>game</keyword> +<keyword>playing cards</keyword> +<keyword>skat</keyword> +<keyword>lieutenant</keyword> +<keyword>lskat</keyword> +</keywordset> +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="overview"> +<title>Overview</title> + +<para> +Lieutenant skat (from German <foreignphrase +lang="de">Offiziersskat</foreignphrase>) is a card game for two +players. It is roughly played according to the rules of +<firstterm>Skat</firstterm> but with only two players and simplified +rules. +</para> + +<para> +Every player has a set of cards in front of him/her, half of them +covered and half of them open. Both players try to win more than 60 of +the 120 possible points. After 16 moves all cards are played and the +game ends. +</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="rules"> +<title>Rules</title> + +<para> +The game has a randomly chosen trump card. It is shown as a small suit +symbol in the upper right corner of the score field. All four Jacks are +also counted as trumps and do <emphasis>not</emphasis> belong to their +suits. So if <emphasis>heart</emphasis> is trump all seven hearts as +well as all four Jacks count as trumps, making 11 trumps. +</para> + +<note> +<para> +The Jack of clubs does not count as <emphasis>club</emphasis> but as +trump. +</para> +</note> + +<para> +A special trump is the <firstterm>Grand</firstterm>. In this game no +suit is trump and only the four Jacks count as trump. In the game this +is indicated by the symbol of the Jack's head. +</para> + +<para> +Every player owns 16 cards. 8 of them covered 8 of them open. The start +player can play any of his/her open cards. +</para> + +<para> +The second player has following choices: +</para> + +<orderedlist> +<listitem><para> +The second player has in his/her open cards the same suit. +He/she has to play one of this suit then. The player with +the higher card (see table below) wins both cards. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> +The second player does not have a card of the played suit. +He/she can now play any other card. If it is a trump the +second player will win both cards. Otherwise the +first player will win both cards. +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> + +<para> +If there is still a covered card below a played card it will be uncovered +and is from now on an open card. +</para> + +<para> +The player who won the cards can make the next turn. +</para> + +<para> +The sequence of the cards (from the highest to the lowest - +holding for any <emphasis>trump</emphasis>):</para> +<simplelist type="inline"> +<member>Jack of clubs</member> +<member>Jack of spades</member> +<member>Jack of hearts</member> +<member>Jack of diamonds</member> +<member>Ace</member> +<member>Ten</member> +<member>King</member> +<member>Queen</member> +<member>Nine</member> +<member>Eight</member> +<member>Seven</member> +</simplelist> + +<para> +The player who wins both cards will add their value to his score. The +values of the cards are:</para> + +<informaltable> +<tgroup cols="2"> +<thead> +<row><entry> Card </entry><entry> Value </entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry> Ace </entry><entry> 11 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Ten </entry><entry> 10 </entry></row> +<row><entry> King </entry><entry> 4 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Queen </entry><entry> 3 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Jack </entry><entry> 2 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Nine </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Eight </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row> +<row><entry> Seven </entry><entry> 0 </entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> + +<sect1 id="scoring"> +<title>Scoring</title> + +<para> +The game is won if you have more than 60 points. With both players having +60 points the game ends in a draw. +</para> + +<informaltable> +<tgroup cols="2"> +<thead> +<row><entry>Points</entry><entry>Score</entry></row> +</thead> +<tbody> +<row><entry>60</entry><entry>1</entry></row> +<row><entry>61...90</entry><entry>2</entry></row> +<row><entry>91...119</entry><entry>3</entry></row> +<row><entry>120</entry><entry>4</entry></row> +</tbody> +</tgroup> +</informaltable> + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="remote-connections"> +<title>Remote connections</title> + +<para> +It is possible to play the game over a network connection with another +computer. To do so both players on both computers have to select one +color played by the local player and the other by the remote player. Who +chooses which side does not matter. It even does not matter if both +choose to play the same player as this will automatically be +interchanged by the game. +</para> + +<para> +One of the computers will act as game server. Only this one can start a +new network game. Also all its game data will be transfered to the +client computer. You can force your computer to be server if you do not +supply a hostname in the network dialog. This dialog pops up if you +start a new network game. As a client you enter the hostname of the +machine on which the server is running. The port does not usually need to be +changed, but you can enter any valid port number there. +</para> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="menus"> +<title>Menus</title> + +<sect1 id="file-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para> +<action>Starts a new game.</action> In a network game this option is +only available for the network server. The network client will be +automatically started by the server. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>End Game</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action>Aborts a running game.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Clear Statistics</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action>Clears the all time game memory.</action> This statistic is +usually saved when the game ended and shows the amount of +played and won games per player. This is cleared with this menu +option. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Send Message...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +If connected to another game in a remote session this +option allows you to <action>send a message to the remote +player.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<shortcut> +<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo> +</shortcut> +<guimenu>Game</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action> +Quits the program.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="settings-menu"> +<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Statusbar</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para><action> +Shows or hides the statusbar. +</action></para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Starting Player</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +Selects whether player 1 (top) or player two (bottom) +begins the next game. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Player 1 Played By</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Chooses who should play for player 1 (top). It can be one of the +following: +</para> + +<itemizedlist><listitem> +<para> +A local player using the mouse as input device. For this option, choose +<guimenuitem>Player</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> +An artificual computer player. For this option, choose +<guimenuitem>Computer</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para> +A remote player, who is connected to this computer through a network. +For this option choose <guimenuitem>Remote</guimenuitem>. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guisubmenu>Player 2 Played By</guisubmenu></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +Same as the <guimenuitem>Player 1 Played By</guimenuitem> option, only this refers to Player 2. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guisubmenu>Level</guisubmenu> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action>Selects the level of the computer player.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Select Card Deck</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action> +Choose the face and back of the carddeck used for playing.</action> You +can select these in a preview dialog showing all carddecks installed for +&kde;. +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Change Names...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action>Change the names of the players.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + + +<varlistentry> +<term><menuchoice> +<guimenu>Settings</guimenu> +<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem> +</menuchoice></term> +<listitem><para> +<action>Open a dialog which lets you redefine all the keyboard shortcuts.</action> +</para></listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="help"> +<title>The <guimenuitem>Help</guimenuitem> Menu</title> + + +&help.menu.documentation; + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para> +&lskat; +</para> +<para> +Program copyright 2000,2001 Martin Heni <email>martin@heni-online.de</email> +</para> +<para> +Documentation copyright 2000,2001 Martin Heni <email>martin@heni-online.de</email> +</para> +<para> +Documentation converted to &kde; 2.0 by Mike McBride +<email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email> +</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; +&underGPL; + +</chapter> + + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + + +<sect1 id="Compilation"> +<title>Compilation and Installation</title> + +&install.compile.documentation; + +</sect1> +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; +</book> +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-omittag:t +sgml-shorttag:t +sgml-namecase-general:t +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +sgml-parent-document:nil +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:nil +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> + + + |