diff --git a/games/boggle/boggle/bog.c b/games/boggle/boggle/bog.c
index f68a624113ec..c602e7d44f77 100644
--- a/games/boggle/boggle/bog.c
+++ b/games/boggle/boggle/bog.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: bog.c,v 1.7 1997/10/10 12:04:23 lukem Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: bog.c,v 1.8 1997/10/11 02:12:11 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1993\n\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)bog.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 5/4/95";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: bog.c,v 1.7 1997/10/10 12:04:23 lukem Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: bog.c,v 1.8 1997/10/11 02:12:11 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ char *
 batchword(fp)
 	FILE *fp;
 {
-	register int *p, *q;
-	register char *w;
+	int *p, *q;
+	char *w;
 
 	q = &wordpath[MAXWORDLEN + 1];
 	p = wordpath;
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ batchword(fp)
 void
 playgame()
 {
-	/* Can't use register variables if setjmp() is used! */
 	int i, *p, *q;
 	time_t t;
 	char buf[MAXWORDLEN + 1];
@@ -414,8 +413,8 @@ checkword(word, prev, path)
 	char *word;
 	int prev, *path;
 {
-	register char *p, *q;
-	register int i, *lm;
+	char *p, *q;
+	int i, *lm;
 
 	if (debug) {
 		(void) printf("checkword(%s, %d, [", word, prev);
@@ -496,8 +495,8 @@ int
 validword(word)
 	char *word;
 {
-	register int j;
-	register char *q, *w;
+	int j;
+	char *q, *w;
 
 	j = word[0] - 'a';
 	if (dictseek(dictfp, dictindex[j].start, 0) < 0) {
@@ -530,8 +529,8 @@ validword(word)
 void
 checkdict()
 {
-	register char *p, **pw, *w;
-	register int i;
+	char *p, **pw, *w;
+	int i;
 	int prevch, previndex, *pi, *qi, st;
 
 	mwordsp = mwords;
@@ -610,7 +609,7 @@ void
 newgame(b)
 	char *b;
 {
-	register int i, p, q;
+	int i, p, q;
 	char *tmp;
 	int *lm[26];
 	static char *cubes[16] = {
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@ newgame(b)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-		register int j;
+		int j;
 
 		j = (int) (board[i] - 'a');
 		*lm[j] = i;
diff --git a/games/boggle/boggle/mach.c b/games/boggle/boggle/mach.c
index 9d510267636e..5f361c85ffc5 100644
--- a/games/boggle/boggle/mach.c
+++ b/games/boggle/boggle/mach.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: mach.c,v 1.6 1997/10/10 12:04:31 lukem Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: mach.c,v 1.7 1997/10/11 02:12:15 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)mach.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/11/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: mach.c,v 1.6 1997/10/10 12:04:31 lukem Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: mach.c,v 1.7 1997/10/11 02:12:15 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ char *
 getline(q)
 	char *q;
 {
-	register int ch, done;
-	register char *p;
+	int ch, done;
+	char *p;
 	int row, col;
 
 	p = q;
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static void
 tty_showboard(b)
 	char *b;
 {
-	register int i;
+	int i;
 	int line;
 
 	clear();
diff --git a/games/boggle/boggle/prtable.c b/games/boggle/boggle/prtable.c
index 2a5dc8073568..2555444aa634 100644
--- a/games/boggle/boggle/prtable.c
+++ b/games/boggle/boggle/prtable.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: prtable.c,v 1.3 1997/10/10 12:04:33 lukem Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: prtable.c,v 1.4 1997/10/11 02:12:17 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: prtable.c,v 1.3 1997/10/10 12:04:33 lukem Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: prtable.c,v 1.4 1997/10/11 02:12:17 lukem Exp $");
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <curses.h>
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ prtable(base, num, d_cols, width, prentry, length)
 	void (*prentry) __P((char *[], int));
 	int (*length) __P((char *[], int));
 {
-        register int c, j;
-        register int a, b, cols, loc, maxlen, nrows, z;
+        int c, j;
+        int a, b, cols, loc, maxlen, nrows, z;
 	int col, row;
 
         if (num == 0)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ get_maxlen(base, num, length)
 	int num;
 	int (*length) __P((char **, int));
 {
-	register int i, len, max;
+	int i, len, max;
 
 	max = (*length)(base, 0);
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
diff --git a/games/boggle/boggle/word.c b/games/boggle/boggle/word.c
index 2942608c4fb2..dd5fa812f8e1 100644
--- a/games/boggle/boggle/word.c
+++ b/games/boggle/boggle/word.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: word.c,v 1.3 1997/10/10 12:04:39 lukem Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: word.c,v 1.4 1997/10/11 02:12:18 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)word.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/11/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: word.c,v 1.3 1997/10/10 12:04:39 lukem Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: word.c,v 1.4 1997/10/11 02:12:18 lukem Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
+#include <err.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ nextword(fp)
 	FILE *fp;
 {
 	extern int wordlen;
-	register int ch, pcount;
-	register char *p;
+	int ch, pcount;
+	char *p;
 	static char buf[MAXWORDLEN + 1];
 
 	if (fp == NULL) {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ loaddict(fp)
 	}
 	if (st < 0) {
 		(void)fclose(fp);
-		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Error reading dictionary\n");
+		warnx("Error reading dictionary");
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	*p = '\0';
@@ -189,25 +190,24 @@ int
 loadindex(indexfile)
 	char *indexfile;
 {
-	register int i, j;
+	int i, j;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	FILE *fp;
 	extern struct dictindex dictindex[];
  
 	if ((fp = fopen(indexfile, "r")) == NULL) {
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Can't open '%s'\n", indexfile);
+		warn("Can't open '%s'", indexfile);
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	i = 0;
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
 		if (strchr(buf, '\n') == NULL) {
-			(void)fprintf(stderr,
-				"A line in the index file is too long\n");
+			warnx("A line in the index file is too long");
 			return(-1);
 		}
 		j = *buf - 'a';
 		if (i != j) {
-		    (void) fprintf(stderr, "Bad index order\n");
+		    warnx("Bad index order");
 		    return(-1);
 		}
 		dictindex[j].start = atol(buf + 1);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ loadindex(indexfile)
 		i++;
 	}
 	if (i != 26) {
-		(void) fprintf(stderr, "Bad index length\n");
+		warnx("Bad index length");
 		return(-1);
 	}
 	(void) fclose(fp);
diff --git a/games/boggle/mkdict/mkdict.c b/games/boggle/mkdict/mkdict.c
index f60d9097a2f2..0b4e66441971 100644
--- a/games/boggle/mkdict/mkdict.c
+++ b/games/boggle/mkdict/mkdict.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: mkdict.c,v 1.2 1995/03/21 12:14:49 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: mkdict.c,v 1.3 1997/10/11 02:12:21 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static char copyright[] =
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)mkdict.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/11/93";
 #else
-static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: mkdict.c,v 1.2 1995/03/21 12:14:49 cgd Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: mkdict.c,v 1.3 1997/10/11 02:12:21 lukem Exp $";
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	int argc;
 	char *argv[];
 {
-	register char *p, *q;
-	register int ch, common, n, nwords;
+	char *p, *q;
+	int ch, common, n, nwords;
 	int current, len, prev, qcount;
 	char buf[2][MAXWORDLEN + 1];
 
@@ -83,9 +83,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 
 	for (nwords = 1;
 	    fgets(buf[current], MAXWORDLEN + 1, stdin) != NULL; ++nwords) {
-		if ((p = index(buf[current], '\n')) == NULL) {
-			fprintf(stderr,
-			    "mkdict: word too long: %s\n", buf[current]);
+		if ((p = strchr(buf[current], '\n')) == NULL) {
+			warnx("word too long: %s", buf[current]);
 			while ((ch = getc(stdin)) != EOF && ch != '\n')
 				;
 			if (ch == EOF)
@@ -125,6 +124,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		prev = !prev;
 		current = !current;
 	}
-	fprintf(stderr, "%d words\n", nwords);
+	warnx("%d words", nwords);
 	exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/games/boggle/mkindex/mkindex.c b/games/boggle/mkindex/mkindex.c
index 4d29da49cd4d..eddf09682dbb 100644
--- a/games/boggle/mkindex/mkindex.c
+++ b/games/boggle/mkindex/mkindex.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: mkindex.c,v 1.2 1995/03/21 12:14:52 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: mkindex.c,v 1.3 1997/10/11 02:12:23 lukem Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static char copyright[] =
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)mkindex.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/11/93";
 #else
-static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: mkindex.c,v 1.2 1995/03/21 12:14:52 cgd Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$NetBSD: mkindex.c,v 1.3 1997/10/11 02:12:23 lukem Exp $";
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ nextword(fp, buffer, clen, rlen)
 	char *buffer;
 	int *clen, *rlen;
 {
-	register int ch, pcount;
-	register char *p, *q;
+	int ch, pcount;
+	char *p, *q;
 	static char buf[MAXWORDLEN + 1];
 	static int first = 1;
 	static int lastch = 0;