AN EXAMPLE If the theme you pick is VACATION FUN, you’ll then see a list that reads:
A LETTER TO A RESORT HOTEL
A QUIZ TO TAKE BEFORE LEAVING HOME
ADVERTISEMENT FOR A CRUISE SHIP
BEARS CAVE
EXPLORING COMPUTER CAMP
DIALOGUE BETWEEN TOURIST AND SALESPERSON
DRIVING IN THE CAR
GHOST STORY
GOING ON A DIG
HOW TO ENJOY YOURSELF ON THE BEACH
LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
LETTER TO A FRIEND BACK HOME
REVIEWS OF ENTERTAINERS APPEARING AT RESORTS
THE BAKERY
THE HIGH SCHOOL MONSTER
THE TOY STORE
VACATION DIALOGUE
VACATION SPORTS
VACATION WANT ADS
VACATIONS
seconds. In case you make a mistake and need to delete one or more charac- ters, press and hold the SPACE/DELETE key for two seconds.
The second way to fill in the blanks is to choose a word that MadLibs pro- vides for you. You can choose one of these words by pressing the RECALL key. At this point, the LCD will show a list of 12 words that fit the type required by the paragraph. You can scroll through the list by pressing the UP/DOWN key until you find your selection. If you do not find a word that you like, you can press RECALL again, and another list of 12 words will appear on the LCD. Once you select a word, press ENTER to confirm your choice.
The third way to fill in the blanks is to leave all the work to your MadLibs game. When prompted for a type of word, simply press ENTER and
varies with each paragraph. But don’t worry, because once you’ve filled all of them, MadLibs will let you know by showing “PRESS ENTER TO SEE
MADLIBS!”
WHAT ABOUT THOSE
CRAZY STORIES?
Once you have filled in all the blanks and pressed ENTER, MadLibs will dis- play the entire story, plugging in the words that you chose. Get ready to laugh as you see how they fall into place in the story. You can press ENTER or DOWN to scroll down as you read the story. You can press the UP button to scroll back all the way to the beginning of the story again.
If you press RECALL, MadLibs will scramble the words that you typed into a different order and you will be able to
complete, the LCD will prompt you to fill in the first blank by asking for a spe- cific type of word (such as a noun, verb, etc.). If you are not sure what that type of word is, you can press the DOWN key to view a description of what the game is asking you to enter. You can also find a list of the main types of words at the end of this manual, in the Quick Review section.
There are three ways that you can fill in the blanks. The first way is to type in a word of your choice using the charac- ter keys
MadLibs will randomly choose a word from the list.
Remember:
• If you are prompted to fill in the |
blank with the “SAME WORD,” simply |
press ENTER and MadLibs will input |
the last word that you picked. |
• Holding down the ENTER key will |
fill in the whole story randomly. |
read another version of the story. This means that the words of the same type will be rearranged in different places throughout the story. Please remember that MadLibs will not change the order of the words that it automatically plugs in for you, only the ones that you type in. If you’d like to save a story, press the SAVE key.
SAVING YOUR GAME
—AUTOMATIC POWER OFF—
Remember, MadLibs turns itself off if no buttons are pushed for two minutes. This feature is intended to help save your battery. Simply press the ON/OFF key to wake MadLibs up and return the LCD to its former display.
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• If you wish to return to the previous |
blank, you can press the BACK key. If |
you are in the first blank, pressing the |
BACK key will take you to the story |
selection list. |
• The number of blanks you will fill |
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You can save a story by simply press- ing the SAVE key and holding it for two seconds. The display will show: