Excalibur electronic 915-3 Turning off the sound, King Arthur versus King Arthur- automatic pilot

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Press the BOARD key. The pieces on the LCD chessboard will disappear—you are now “blindfolded”! Play chess by picturing in your head where the pieces are. Enter your moves as usual, and register King Arthur’s moves normally.

When your memory gets hazy, you can push BOARD to con- firm the position. You can then play the game out normally or press BOARD again to continue playing “blindfold.” This exer- cise may help you learn to visu- alize better when you play “without a blindfold.”

Note: Do not turn on the TOUCH option (see 3.5 above) while trying blindfold chess, since you must see King Arthur’s move coordinates on the display.

3.15Turning off the sound

You may now select between three styles of sound effects for King Arthur, Do so by pressing OPTION until “SOUND” is dis- played. Select between “2” - All

sound on, “1” - No sound on, or “0” - No sound except for error buzzes. Turn this option off by pressing >. Exit OPTION mode by pressing ON/CLEAR.

Even when the sound option is turned off, King Arthur will con- tinue to announce that he has found a move by making his nor- mal sound. He will also sound an alarm when an illegal move is made, and make the “in check” warning sound.

3.16King Arthur versus King Arthur— “automatic pilot”

You can choose to have King

Arthur play both sides of the

game. (This feature can be used

from the beginning of the game

or at any point in a game.) The

feature can also be used after

setting up a special position (see

Chapter 10).

To choose this feature, press the AUTO key. You’ll notice that the display reads “0PLAYr.” This indicates that no humans will be playing. (If you change

your mind, you can press AUTO again, and you will see the dis- play read “1PLAYr.”) Press MOVE. King Arthur will play himself. King Arthur will become fully automatic, not needing any move-registration help from you. You can see his moves on the display. You can stop auto play by pressing the MOVE key again. All other options remain available to you.

3.17

Human versus human

You can play another human using King Arthur’s board. He’ll monitor the game for you, mak- ing sure all moves are legal, and will provide hints and elapsed time. Access these in the normal ways.

To play a friend in this man- ner, simply press MULTI- MOVE. Notice that the display reads “2PLAYr.” This indicates that two humans will be playing. You and your friend can begin play. (If you change your mind, you can press MULTI-MOVE again, and you will see the dis- play read “1PLAYr.”)

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3.18

Automatic shut-off

To save battery power, King Arthur will turn himself off when no key has been pressed for a while. You can decrease or increase the timing of this auto- matic shut-off or turn it off alto- gether. Press OPTION until “SLEEP” is displayed. Then press the > key to select a delay from 1 (shortest) to 14 (longest). Or select 0 to eliminate the auto- matic shut-off.

3.19Flip option: Playing Black from the LCD Side of the Board

Pressing the OPTION key repeatedly will display all selec- table options. To play Black from the LCD-side of the board, press OPTION until "FLIP" is displayed. Use this option to flip the chessboard around.

Chess players who play in official tournaments receive a rating. Similarly, King Arthur will rate your play.

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