NAME
pytris - two players console tetris game
SYNOPSIS
pytris [options] hostname otherport myport
or
pytris [options] -1|2 hostname
myport is port your game listens to, otherport is port your opponent
listens to.
DESCRIPTION
pytris is a networked two player console tetris game. During the game
there are following keys available:
u, left arrow - move to the left
o, right arrow - move to the right
i, up arrow - rotate
m, down arrow - move down faster
x - flip (horizontally) piece (only if flipping was allowed with --flip
)
space - drop
OPTIONS
When invoked without any arguments, pytris will be one player game,
identical in style to classical tetris.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --version
Show version of program.
-a n, --ascii-chars=n
if n=0, do not use ascii characters to draw pieces
-c n, --colour=n
if n=0, do not use colour
-r n, --inverse=n
if n=1, use reverse colour
-x n, --vsize=n
set vertical size to n
-y n, --hsize=n
set horizontal size to n
--hzoom=n
set horizontal zoom
--vzoom=n
set vertical zoom
-p name, --pieces=name
select type of falling pieces, name is one of:
tritris
tetris
pentris
simple
extended
crazy
tetris is probably what you want (the original tetris pieces)
--beep=n
if n=0, do not beep at the end of game default: do beep
--flip=n
if n=0, do not allow flipping (default) if n=1, x flips
horizontally if n=2, x flips vertically
--next=n
show n next pieces (default 0)
--scores
only display high score table for given command line parameters
-n n, --nlevel=n
select network level, 1<=n<=3 the bigger level, the more
information is transferred
--nlevel=3 is most complete, each movement is transferred to the
opponent. This is what you want, if your network connection
allows it.
--nlevel=2 transfers the game situation only when a piece gets
to the bottom. This needs much less bandwidth than --nlevel=3,
and yet does not impair playability too much.
--nlevel=1 transfers only changes in window size. Use on poor
networks, as a last resort.
-w n, --wait=n
if n=0, do not wait for your opponent to start game
--robot=n
if n=1, act as a (completely dumb) robot
--happyholik=n
if n=0, new piece is appearing gradually from the top. if n=1,
new piece appears as a whole at the top.
--shadow=n
if n=0, do not show shadow if n=1, show black shadow (default)
if n=2, show nice colourful shadow
--pushing=n
push screen by n lines down when you complete a line. Default
n=1. Could be used to balance a weak player against stronger
one, by setting his/her/its (weak's) --pushing to more than 1.
-1 set myport 5634, otherport 5635
-2 set myport 5635, otherport 5634
TIPS
You are logged in host1, your opponent in host2. You run
pytris host2 5635 5634
your opponent has to run
pytris host1 5634 5635
(or other port numbers, but notice he/she/it has them in reverse order
to you)
To faciliate running the game, you can use default port. As player
number 1, type:
pytris -1 host2
player number 2 types:
pytris -2 host1
The game does not require that both players have the same size of
playfield. If however they have not, the behaviour is undefined (most
probably the game will crash).
The game also does not require that both players have other options the
same. If they do not have, it could be used to discriminate better
players.
You can reconnect to an already running game, if you use the --wait=0
option
Using negative value for --pushing can produce an interesting gameplay
experience.
SEE ALSO
xtet42(6)
AUTHOR
Radovan Garabik <garabik@kassiopeia.juls.savba.sk>