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ongratulations! You now own King Arthur, not just a terrific chess player, but your own personal chess trainer. You’ll be amazed at his strong, insightful play and delighted by his many unique features, those that make playing chess and improving
fun! One of these innovative features is the LCD that automatically shows you the current board position, and lots of other information, at all times!
Take a moment to notice that every square on King Arthur’s chess board has a unique “address,” a letter and number that corresponds to the file and rank of the square. This is the same system used by chess masters the world over. King Arthur uses these square designations to communicate with you about the game. Of course, he shows you the moves on his unique display as well.
The legendary King Arthur brandished a magic sword, Excalibur, from which we take our company name. With this unique weapon in his hand, he could not be vanquished. Although Excalibur Electronics can’t claim the magical secrets of Merlin, King Arthur’s court wizard, sometimes our patented technology may make it seem as if we could. We make you think.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
CHAPTER 1: QUICK START & THE BASICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6 | |
1.1 | Installing the batteries |
1.2 | Finding the pieces |
1.3 | Setting up the pieces |
1.4 | Making your move |
1.5 | Moving King Arthur’s piece as displayed— |
1.6 | you’ve got a game going! |
Putting a game “on hold” | |
CHAPTER 2: KEY FUNCTIONS & GENERAL LAYOUT . . . . page 12
CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL KEYS AND FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 3.1 Starting a new game
3.2 Playing the Black pieces from the start of a game 3.3 Switching sides during a game
3.4 Adjusting the display contrast
3.5 Playing without the physical pieces
3.6 Change your mind? Take your move back!
3.7 Changing levels of play
3.8 Display options
3.9 Forcing King Arthur to move immediately
3.10 Getting hints
3.11 Displaying threats
3.12 Peeking into King Arthur’s brain on higher levels
3.13 Replaying a variation
3.14 Practicing blindfold chess
3.15 Turning off the sound
3.16 King Arthur versus King
3.17 Human versus Human
3.18 Automatic
3.19 Flip Option: Playing Black from the
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