MODEL
AGES 6 AND UP
TM
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
BRAIN SHIFT
Okay, listen up! Get your brain in gear and let's play Brain Shift!
OBJECT
Using the stick shift, correctly follow Brain Shift's voice and sound commands. Be the only player to successfully complete the pattern and you win the game. Better be fast and follow the flash. If you take a wrong turn, you will certainly crash! So start your engine and listen up. Get your brain in gear and let's play Brain Shift.
GAME
Four steering wheels anchor the Brain Shift game, with one wheel designated for each player. In the center of the game sits the stick shift, surrounded by six color (and numbered) lights: (1) red; (2) green; (3) yellow; (4) blue;
(5)orange; and (6) white. During a game, players will shift to each of these lights according to the prescribed pattern. The stick shift is also used to select a game and the number of shifters (players).
Two small, black buttons are located at the base of the stick shift. The "on/off" button is pressed to start and/or turn off Brain Shift. You can also press this button to repeat the current Brain Shift game. Each game ends with the phrase "this game is over." To repeat a game, you must press the "on/off" button before you hear "this game is over" for a second time. If you hear "this game is over" a second time, Brain Shift will automatically shut off. The second button ("pause game") is pressed when players wish to pause the current game or resume play.
QUICK PLAY
In a hurry to get started? Then the Quick Play instructions below are for you! If you have any questions, you'll find the answer in the detailed instructions. So listen up, get your brain in gear, and get
Using the stick shift, correctly follow Brain Shift's voice and sound commands. Be the only player to successfully complete the pattern and you win the game.
Game 1 - Stick Shift
The game begins by asking players to shift to one of the six colors (red, green, yellow, blue, orange, or white). Brain Shift will call out a player, followed by a color. The selected player must then shift to that color.
As players complete the patterns, additional colors will be added and the time allowed for shifting will decrease.
Game 2 - Memory Shift
Brain Shift will call out a player, followed by a sequence of colors.
The player must memorize the colors then quickly shift to each color in exact order. Players will be "called" in numerical playing order (Player 1 begins, followed by Player 2, and so forth).
Game 3 - Who Shifts It
Game 3 is the same as Game 2 with one
Game 4 - Ear Shift
Brain Shift associates a unique sound to each of the six color lights. Instead of telling players to shift to a specific color, Brain Shift will emit the unique sound. Players must remember where the sound is located and shift to that color. You also have to remember the sequence of the sounds.
For each new sound, you must first shift, in correct order, to the previous sounds before shifting to the new sound.
Game 5 - Secret Shift (1 player only)
Brain Shift only gives you the first color. It's up to you to figure out the remaining pattern. You must guess what the next color may be. If you guess right, you will hear the "shifting gears" sound and can move on to guess the next color. If you select an incorrect color, you will hear the "raspberry" sound and will have to start from the beginning, shifting back to the first color. You only have 60 seconds to complete the secret code.
Game 6 - Shift Around
Brain Shift will get you started, but your fellow players will keep you going! Each player must shift through the established sequence, then add a new color of their choice to extend the pattern.
SELECTING A GAME
Players can choose from a menu of six exciting games.
•Game 1 - Stick Shift
•Game 2 - Memory Shift
•Game 3 - Who Shifts
•Game 4 - Ear Shift
•Game 5 - Secret Shift (1 player only)
•Game 6 - Shift Around
As soon as Brain Shift is turned on, you will be prompted to select your game. Notice how the number of allowable players changes from game to game. Be sure to keep that in mind when you make your selection.
Get started by shifting to the numbered light that corresponds to the game you wish to play. For example, if you want to play Who Shifts (Game 3), move the stick shift to the yellow light (#3). So rev up your engine and start a
NUMBER OF SHIFTERS (aka Players)
The number of allowable shifters changes from game to game but never exceeds four. As soon as you have selected your game, Brain Shift will prompt you for the number of shifters. Move the stick shift to the numbered light that corresponds to the number of shifters participating in the game. For example, if two shifters are playing, shift to the green light (#2).
Brain Shift will confirm the number of players selected, "Okay, 2 Shifters!"
TO BEGIN PLAY
Place Brain Shift on a flat surface and hold on to your steering wheel. This will keep the game stable during play.
Press the "on/off" button to begin the Brain Shift challenge. You will be prompted to "choose your
Are you ready to play? Better be sure, better be quick, better be ready to shift the stick!
Game 1 - Stick Shift
"Okay, you shift what I call!" The game begins by asking players to shift to one of the six colors (red, green, yellow, blue, orange, or white). Brain Shift will call out a player, followed by a color. The selected player must then shift to that color. If all players successfully shift their
Example: "Player
If you shift to the wrong color, or if you are not fast enough, you crash!
If all players "crash," then the pattern is repeated and you get another chance! You are "out" if any player that follows you successfully completes that pattern. The game continues until only one player has successfully completed the full pattern. Brain Shift will confirm which players are "out," and which player won. Brain Shift will also tell the winner how many successful shifts they made, followed by "this game is over!"
Game 2 - Memory Shift
"Remember the
Example: "Player
Shift to the wrong color, or shift too slow, and you crash! Just as in Game 1, you are called "out" if any player that follows you successfully completes that pattern. The game continues until only one player has successfully completed the full pattern.
Game 3 - Who Shifts It
"Remember the
Example: "Shift red, yellow, white, white. Player 2, you shift it!" [Player 2 shifts to red, then yellow, then white, and then white.] "Shift green, orange, green, red. Player 1, you shift it!" [Player 1 shifts to green, then orange, then green, and then red.]
You win if you are the only player who can successfully complete the pattern! Be ready to respond or be ready to crash!
