GO-FISH(6)                     BSD Games Manual
GO-FISH(6)

NNAAMMEE
     ggoo--ffiisshh — play “Go Fish”

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     ggoo--ffiisshh [--pp]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     ggoo--ffiisshh is the game “Go Fish”, a
     traditional children's card game.

     The computer deals the player and itself seven cards,
     and places the rest of the deck face-down (figuratively).
     The object of the game is to col‐ lect “books”,
     or all of the members of a single rank.  For example,
     col‐ lecting four 2's would give the player a “book
     of 2's”.

     The options are as follows:

     --pp      Professional mode.

     The computer makes a random decision as to who gets to
     start the game, and then the computer and player take
     turns asking each other for cards of a specified rank.
     If the asked player has any cards of the requested rank,
     they give them up to the asking player.  A player must
     have at least one of the cards of the rank they request
     in their hand.  When a player asks for a rank of which
     the other player has no cards, the asker is told to
     “Go Fish!”.  Then, the asker draws a card from the
     non-dealt cards.  If they draw the card they asked for,
     they continue their turn, asking for more ranks from the
     other player.  Otherwise, the other player gets a turn.

     When a player completes a book, either by getting cards
     from the other player or drawing from the deck, they
     set those cards aside and the rank is no longer in play.

     The game ends when either player no longer has any cards
     in their hand.  The player with the most books wins.

     ggoo--ffiisshh provides instructions as to what
     input it accepts.

BBUUGGSS
     The computer cheats only rarely.

BSD                              May 31, 1993
BSD
