Excalibur electronic 908-EFG manual Making Your Move, Putting a game on hold

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After pressing a FROM square, press the FROM square

again to select a different FROM square.

Unless you instruct her otherwise, Alexandra gives you the White pieces—the ones at the bottom of the board, as pictured above. White always moves first. You’re ready to play!

Making Your Move

Besides deciding on a good move, you have to move the piece in a way that Alexandra will

recognize what's been played. Think of commu- nicating your move as a

two-step process— registering the FROM square and then register- ing the TO square.

Lift the piece or pawn you want to move. Press the edge of the piece's base down gently on the center of its FROM square. Alexandra will

say and display the coordinates of the FROM square—for example “E2.” Then press the edge of the piece down gently on the square you want to move it to—for example, “E4.” Alexandra will say the TO square, confirming that she has registered your move. Place the 4

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piece gently on its new square. (Some players like to push the squares with their forefinger while holding the piece in the rest of the fingers of the same hand.)

MovingYou'll noticeAlexandra’sthat AlexandraPiecealmost immediately displays her response to your move. Alexandra decides on her own move, of course, and lets you know what it is on the display below the LCD board. For example, if you play 1. E2-E4, she may respond E7-E5. But you need to move the piece on the board for her. Follow the same two-step procedure you did while registering your own move—gently pushing on the FROM and TO squares. You're already playing a game! Enjoy the contest.

Putting a game “on hold”

Any time it's your move and you wish to stop playing for a while, just press the OFF/SAVE key. Alexandra will switch off and go into a sleep mode. She will remember the last position, including the elapsed time, as long as you do not interrupt the power supply—for example, by removing the batteries. To resume play, just press the ON/CLEAR key.

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