o/n KEY (CONTRAST)
Press this key repeatedly to adjust the dis- play contrast to one of eight settings. This allows you to compensate for differences in lighting and battery strength.
LEVEL KEY
The level may be checked or changed before you roll your dice. Pressing this key will show the current level, for exam- ple:LE 8. You can change the level by
Generally, the higher the level you select, the better your LCD Backgammon will play. Level 1 is the weakest, and plays a running game from the start of the game. This means it will tend to first play it pips that are furthest from its home. Level 8 is the strongest and is designed for tourna- ment players.
NEW GAME KEY
You can begin a new game at any time.
If you request a new game before the computer has begun to bear off it’s pips, the scoring feature will not be affected. You therefore have the ability to protect your rating by cheating if you are off to a bad start. Otherwise the computer will assume you are resigning and score the game as a loss for you.
Rating and Scoring
At the start of a game the display shows SidE. At this point the first press of the SCORE key will show SCR in dots on the top half of the backgammon board. The top display will show your score or accumulated winnings. This score can be
negative if you have lost more points than you have won.
The second press of the SCORE key will show RAT in dots on the top half of the backgammon board. The top display will show your rating. Rating value evalua- tions are as follows:
200 to 1000 | Beginner |
1001 to 1500 | Intermediate |
1501 to 2000 | Advanced |
2001 to 2200 | Expert |
2201 an up | Champion |
On level 8, the computer’s rating is assumed to be 1536. On level 1 the com- puters rating is assumed to be 384. The computer recomputes your rating after every game depending on the level, cube value, and your established rating before the game.
The third press of the SCORE key will show Won in dots on the top half of the backgammon board. The top display will show the number of games you have won.
The fourth press of the SCORE key will show TOT in dots on the top half of the backgammon board. The top display will show the total number of games played.
The next two presses of the SCORE key will show GAM in dots on the top half of the backgammon board. The top display will show the number of gammons you have made, then the number of gammons the computer has made.
The next two presses of the SCORE key
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