Excalibur electronic Ivan II Options Before the Game Starts, Options Before and During the Game

SETUP KEY: Press this key to
set up special positions (see
page 9.) You can also use this
key to promote a pawn that
reaches your opponent’s back
rank to a piece other than a
queen. (The promotion to a
queen is the most common, so it
is automatic.)
LEVEL KEY: Press this key to
check the level of play . Use the
or the key to change the
level. Repeatedly press the
LEVEL key to change the level
type (for more information, see
“Levels of Play,” page 5).
MULTI-MOVE KEY: Press this
key to toggle between 2PLAYR
and 1PLAYR. While in 2 player
mode the symbol “=” will be
diplayed. Use 2 player mode to
play another person, or to enter
a favorite opening (see page 7).
AUTO KEY: Press this key to
toggle between 0PLAYR and
1PLAYR. While in 0player
mode the symbol “#” will be
displayed. When in 0 player
mode, have Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
finish a game for you automati-
cally by pressing the MOVE key
(also turn TOUCH option on,
see page 4). You may press
AUTO to stop auto play.
REPEAT KEY: If you didn’t see
where Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set moved, use
this key (before any other) to
hear the move announcement.
Also this key usually repeats the
last phrase said.
RATING KEY: Ivan II, the
Conqueror Talking Chess Set
rates your play! Use this key to
view your current rating. You
must turn the RATE Option ON,
and play a Tournament or
Sudden Death level to have your
rating change.
/NO KEY: Use this key to
decrease a setting or to answer a
question like “ARE YOU
SURE?”.
/YES KEY: Use this key to
increase a setting or to answer a
question like “ARE YOU
SURE?”.
OPTIONS KEY: Pressing the
OPTIONS key displays the last
changed option. To select or
change an option, use the or
the key. To view a different
option, repeatedly press the
OPTIONS or the RATINGkey.
Options Before the
Game Starts
OPEN: Select one of 32 book
opening lines of play (See page 7.)
TRAIN: Select one of eight
training positions. Positions
with the Black king in the mid-
dle give you practice in check-
mating the Black king (See page 8.)
Options Before and
During the Game
SCORE: Your display normally
shows the number of the current
move. If instead you want to see
the piece-score of your current
position, turn this option on.
The scoring totals the follow-
ing values: Pawns—1, Knights
—3, Bishops—3, Rooks—5,
and Queen—9.
HELP: When turned on, all
legal moves for the FROMsquare
piece will be shown at one time.
INFO: When turned on, this
option will display the score,
depth of search (number of
moves Ivan II, the Conqueror
Talking Chess Set is “thinking
ahead”), and best move it is con-
sidering playing. These will be
displayed while the computer is
thinking at its higher levels.
RATE: Turning this option ON
will enable your rating to be
updated if you select a tourna-
ment or a sudden death type
level to play against. Turn this
option off, when you want to
practice on those levels. During
a rated game the ‘O’symbol will
appear as a reminder. When the
‘O’ symbol is on, you will hear
an “ARE YOU SURE” warning
if you try to TAKEBACK mis-
takes, adding pieces in Setup
mode, ask for a Hint, or try to
start a NEW GAME before the
game is completed. If the score
is greater than 9.0, you can
claim a victory with the NEW
GAME key.
CLRBR: Use this option to
clear the chess board for easier
problem setup. Pressing the
SETUP key now, will enter setup
mode with the chess board
cleared of all pieces. You must
place a White king and a Black
king on the board to exit setup
mode.
IVAN: Use this option to turn
most of the speech off. Some
warnings such as “CHECK” and
“ARE YOU SURE”, will still
be heard however.
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