Excalibur electronic 915-W King Arthur versus King Arthur- automatic pilot, Human versus human

			rself at this
chance to test you
feat. To use this option, clear the
large playing board of pieces.
Press the BOARD key. The pieces
on the LCD chessboard will dis-
appear—you are now “blind-
folded”! Play chess by picturing
in your head where the pieces
are. Enter your moves as usual,
and	register	King Arthur’s
moves normally.
When your memory gets hazy,
you can push		BOARD to confirm
the position. You can then play
the game out normally or press
BOARD again to continue playing
“blindfold.” This exercise may
help you learn to visualize better
when you play “without a blind-
fold.”
Note: Do not turn on the
TOUCH option (see 3.5 above)
while	trying	blindfold chess,
since you must see King
Arthur’s move coordinates on
the display.

3.15 Turning off the sound You may now select between three styles of sound effects for King Arthur, Do so by pressing

until “ ” is dis-

played. Select between “2” - All sound on, “1” - No sound on, or “0” - No sound except for error buzzes. Turn this option off by

pressing >. Exit mode by pressing / OPTION.

Even when the sound option is turned off, King Arthur will con- tinue to announce that he has found a move by making his normal sound. He will also sound an alarm when an illegal move is made, and make the “in check” warning sound.

ON CLEAR

3.16 King Arthur versus King Arthur— “automatic pilot”

You can choose to have King Arthur play both sides of the game. (This feature can be used from the beginning of the game or at any point in a game.) The feature can also be used after setting up a special position (see Chapter 10).

To choose this feature, press

the key. You’ll notice that the AUTOdisplay reads “0PLAYr.” This indicates that no humans

will be playing. (If you change

your mind, you can press AUTO
again, and you will see the dis-
play read “1PLAYr.”) Press
MOVE. King Arthur will play
himself.		King		Arthur	will
become		fully automatic,			not
needing any move-registration
help from you. You can see his
moves on the display. You can
stop auto play by pressing the
MOVE	key		again. All other
options remain available to you.
3.17	Human versus human
You can play another human
using King Arthur’s board. He’ll
monitor the game for you, mak-
ing sure all moves are legal, and
will provide hints and elapsed
time. Access these in the normal
ways.
To play a friend in this man-
ner, simply			press	MULTI-MOVE.
Notice		that	the	display reads
“2PLAYr.” This indicates that
two humans will be playing.
You and your friend can begin
play. (If you change your mind,
you	can		press	MULTI-MOVE

again, and you will see the dis- play read “1PLAYr.”)

3.18 Automatic shut-off
To save battery power, King
Arthur will turn himself off
when no key has been pressed
for a while. You can decrease or
increase the timing of this auto-
matic shut-off or turn it off alto-
gether.		Press	OPTION	until
“SLEEP” is displayed. Then
press the		> key to select a delay
from	1	(shortest) to		14

(longest). Or select 0 to elimi- nate the automatic shut-off.

3.19Flip option:

Playing Black from the LCD Side of the Board

Pressing the repeatedly will displayOPTIONall table options. To play from the LCD-side of the board,

press until “FLIP” is dis- playedOPTION. Use this option to flip the chessboard around.

Chess players who play in official tournaments receive a rating. Similarly, King Arthur

will rate your play. keyselec-Black

OPTION SOUND

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