Atari CX-2600 manual Hangman 1-Player Games, Hangman 2-Player Computer Games

Controls

Use the Controller to select the alphabet letter you wish to enter into the computer. Letters of the alphabet appear one at a time on the right of the screen. Push the Joystick forward to cycle through the alphabet letters from A to Z. Pull the Joystick towards you to cycle through the letters in reverse order from Z to A. When the letter you want appears on the screen, release the Joystick. Press the red Controller button to enter the letter you select into the computer.

Hangman 1-Player Games

Games 1, 2, 3 and 4 are one-player games. You compete against the computer. You score one point for every Hangman Word you complete; the computer scores one point for each Hangman Word you can't complete.

Game 1

One player competes against the computer that uses words from a first through third grade vocabulary.

Game 2

One player competes against the computer that uses words from a first through sixth grade vocabulary.

Game 3

Playing with words from a first through ninth grade level, one player competes against the computer.

Game 4

Words from a first through high school vocabulary are used for competition between one player and the computer.

Hangman 2-Player Computer Games

Games 5, 6, 7 and 8 are two-player games against the computer. After you select the game vocabulary you want to use, you and your opponent take turns selecting alphabet letters to find the word generated by the computer. Both players together are allowed 11 incorrect selections. When you make a correct letter guess, you receive a consecutive turn. The first player to complete the Hangman Word scores one point and starts the next word. The first player to score five points wins the game.

Game 5

Two players compete to complete the Hangman Word from a first through third grade vocabulary.

Game 6

Two players test their word skill with Hangman Words from a first through sixth grade vocabulary.

Game 7

Words from a first through ninth grade vocabulary are used for competition between two players.

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