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DIRECTIONAL
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SOUND
LEVEL 
RESTART 
SELECT
SOLVE
NEW
MOVES
SELECT
MODEL 72046
For 1 player / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82366100 Rev.A
Honk all you like, those cars aren’t going to move by themselves!!!
There’s nothing quite like being stuck in traffic when you’re in a hurry. Wouldn’t it be great if you had the keys to all of the other cars and semi trucks so you could move them yourself? Well, now you do and you can! With RUSH HOUR, the headache of a traffic jam is transformed into a
BUTTON FUNCTIONS
NEW - Press this button to turn the game on or select a new puzzle.
SELECT - Press this button to enter a selection and to pick up or place down puzzle pieces.
DIRECTIONAL PAD – Use this pad to move your car and other cars left, right, up or down on the playing screen.
LEVEL - Use this button to change or check the skill level of your game. You can choose from five (5) different levels of play.
MOVES - Press this button to show the number of moves you’ve made and the least number of moves required to solve the current puzzle. Press and hold this button to see the least number of moves that you’ve previously made to solve the current puzzle. You will also see your best record of puzzles solved.
RESTART - Press and hold this button down to reset the puzzle to its starting position.
SOLVE - Press and hold this button down to solve the entire puzzle.
SOUND - This button turns the sound on or off.
RESET - Using a pointed object, press this button to reset the game to the original settings.
RESET
Time to test your skill!
POWERING UP
Press the NEW button to turn the game on or wake it from “sleep mode”.
NOTE: If there is no activity for about one minute, RUSH HOUR will automatically turn itself off to save power. Press the NEW button to turn it back on and continue your game.
CHOOSING A LEVEL
When turning on RUSH HOUR for the first time, it will begin with the first puzzle at SKILL LEVEL 1. There are FIVE different SKILL LEVELS to choose from. Press the LEVEL button to choose the SKILL LEVEL, then play.
After you solve a puzzle and press the NEW button, you will automatically be given the next puzzle of that skill level. You may skip through puzzles by pressing the NEW button, or you can move up a level by pressing the LEVEL button.
NOTE: Once you’ve started a puzzle you can’t skip to the next puzzle or change levels without first either solving the puzzle or ending the puzzle by holding down the NEW button.
GAME PLAY
The object of the game is to move YOUR CAR through the exit by moving the other cars and trucks out of your way.
The exit is marked by the two short parallel lines at the edge of the screen. The exit may be located on the top, bottom, left or right.
YOUR CAR is the shaded box and the other cars and trucks are clear. In more advanced levels, you may have to move two (2) cars to the exit.
Use the DIRECTIONAL PAD to move yourself around the display screen. When a car or truck is highlighted, press the SELECT button to enter the vehicle. Now you can move the car or truck! Just remember, cars don’t drive sideways, so you can only move them
forward or backward, up or down.
Once you’ve moved the car or truck, exit the vehicle by pressing the SELECT button again. Now you can