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NAME

       pioneers-server-console - command-line game server for Pioneers

SYNOPSIS

       pioneers-server-console [ OPTIONS ]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the pioneers-server-console command.

       Pioneers is an implementation of the popular, award-winning "Settlers of Catan" board game
       for the GNOME desktop environment.  It uses a client/server model for  networked  play  of
       between  two and eight players.  This program provides a console-only server that pioneers
       clients can connect to.

OPTIONS

   Application options
       -g,--game-title game title Load the ruleset specified by game  title.  The  title  can  be
       found in the *.game files. You need quotes for titles with spaces.

       --filefilename
              Load the ruleset in the file filename.

       -p,--port port
              Use port port for player connections.

       -P,--players num
              Start a game for num total players (including computer players).

       -v,--points points
              Specify the number of "victory points" required to win the game.

       -R,--seven-rule[0|1|2]
              "Sevens rule": Specify gameplay behavior when a player rolls a seven.  A value of 0
              (the default) means that rolling a seven always moves the robber.   A  value  of  1
              requires  the  player  to  re-roll  if a seven is rolled on the first two turns.  A
              value of 2 means the player always re-rolls.

       -T,--terrain[0|1]
              Choose a terrain type: 0 for the default, or 1 for random terrain.

       -c,--computer-players num
              Start up num computer players.

       --version
              Show version information.

   Metaserver options
       -r,--register
              Register with a metaserver.  The metaserver to use can be overridden  with  the  -m
              option. Default metaserver: pioneers.debian.net

       -m,--metaserver metaserver
              Register this server with the metaserver at the specified address.

       -n, --hostname hostname
              Use this hostname instead of the hostname reported by hostname(1).

   Miscellaneous options
       -x,--auto-quit Automatically exit after a player has won.

       -k,--empty-timeout secs
              Automatically stop the server if no one has connected after secs seconds.

       -t,--tournament mins
              Tournament mode: add AI players after mins minutes.

       -a,--admin-port port
              Listen for administrative commands on port port.

       -s,--admin-wait
              Don't  start  the  game  immediately;  wait  for  a  command on the admin port (-a)
              instead.

       --fixed-seating-order
              Give players numbers according to the order they enter the game.

       --debug
              Enable debug messages.

ENVIRONMENT

       The default settings of the server can be influenced with the following three  environment
       variables:

       PIONEERS_METASERVER
              The hostname of the metaserver when no metaserver is specified on the command-line.

       PIONEERS_SERVER_NAME
              The  hostname  of  the  server.   If  it  is not set, the hostname is determined by
              hostname(1).

       PIONEERS_DIR
              The path to the game definition files.  If it is not set, the default  installation
              path will be used.

FILES

       /usr/share/games/pioneers/*.game and $XDG_DATA_HOME/pioneers/*.game
              Game definitions
       /usr/share/games/pioneers/computer_names
              A list of names the computer player can use

AUTHOR

       This  manual page was written by Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>, and updated by Roland
       Clobus <rclobus@rclobus.nl>.  Pioneers was written by Dave Cole  <dave@dccs.com.au>,  Andy
       Heroff  <aheroff@mediaone.net>, and Roman Hodek <roman@hodek.net>, with contributions from
       many other developers on the Internet; see the AUTHORS file in the  pioneers  distribution
       for a complete list of contributing authors.

SEE ALSO

       pioneers(6), pioneers-server-gtk(6), pioneersai(6), hostname(1)