Excalibur electronic 477 manual Layout of e-Backgammon, Functions of Buttons

—Layout of e-Backgammon—

DISPLAY

UNDO			NEW GAME
			RIGHT
ROLL DICE			START
LEFT
SOUND			SELECT
RESET
—Functions of Buttons—
SOUND	:	Press to turn sound on	you have checkers.
and off.			UNDO: Press to take back previ-
RESET		Press to reset the unit.	ous move (skill level 1 only).
:			ROLL DICE: Press to roll dice for
LEFT
: Press to move a checker the			yourself and for the computer.
number on the left die.
RIGHT:		Press to move a checker	START: Press to start a game.
the number on the right die.			NEW GAME: Press and hold for
SELECT			about three seconds to start a new
	: Press to move the point-		game.
er icon through the points on w h i c h
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—Getting Started with

		e-Backgammon—
The object of e-Backgammon is to			for the second die.
be the first player to remove (bear off)				If you roll doubles, you must move
all 15 of his checkers from his inner			the number on each die twice, if pos-
table. The checkers must first be			sible. You must use all four numbers
moved around the board and into the			if you can. Any number that you can-
player's inner table.			not use is forfeited.
In e-Backgammon, you play				After you finish your turn, press
against the computer. Press and hold			ROLL DICE to roll the dice for the
the NEW GAME key to begin a new			computer again.
game.		or LEFT keys,		Continue trading moves with the
Using the RIGHT
			computer, until you or the computer
select skill level, “L1” or “L2.” At			bear off all 15 checkers.
level one (L1), you are allowed to use
the UNDO key to take back your pre-				Note:		You		can	press	the	START
vious move. At level two (L2), you					key	to		resume	a	game	after
cannot take back your previous move.								taking	a break.
Press START	to	begin. You're
ready to start your game against the					—To Move from
computer. The computer plays the
black checkers and will make the first			the Bar Back to the
move. Press ROLL DICE to roll the							Board—
dice for the computer. The computer
automatically makes its move.				In Diagram 1, you can only get out
			from the bar if you land on point one,
After the computer has moved,			five or six. If you land on point five,
press ROLL DICE to roll the dice for			is your opponent’s checker is
yourself. The two dice will flash their			removed to the bar.
numbers. Press SELECT repeatedly
to move the small hand icon through
the points on which you have check-
ers. When the small hand icon is on

the point from which you want to move a checker, press the RIGHT or LEFT key to move the checker the amount on the right or left die. Repeat

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