Radica Games 73014 instruction manual Game Card Price, Lets Play Standard Bingo, Features

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Model 73014

1 or 12 Players / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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BINGO is the name, and fun is the game!

Tired of going to those crowded Bingo halls where the competition is strong? Well now you don't have to worry about any of that! Playing RADICA: BINGO is just like having a tiny Bingo hall in the palm of your hand! Whether you're by yourself or with a group of friends, RADICA: BINGO is fun any way you play it! And once you've mastered Standard Bingo, mix things up with a game Pattern Bingo or Wild Bingo!

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NOTE: If Auto-daub is pressed during a game, the game will automatically mark all numbers being called as well as numbers that have been previously called but not marked.

BUY CARD - Use this button to buy additional Bingo cards before a game has started.

SOUND - Controls the game sound

•In Standard, Pattern, 1 Wild, and 2 Wild Turns sound On or Off

•In Multi-Player toggles the sound between Off, Low, High

DAUBING STYLUS - Use the Stylus to daub numbers and press the LEFT / RIGHT buttons.

SCROLL LEFT / RIGHT - Using the Daubing Stylus, press these on-screen buttons to scroll through all of the cards you are playing. While playing multiplayer Bingo, if the player wants to look and see what numbers have been called, they would press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to pause the game, then press scroll left or right button to scroll up or down through the numbers that were previously called.

BINGO CARDS - While playing Multi-player Bingo, you and your friends can play on these cards while the game unit calls out the numbers.

BINGO CHIPS - While playing Multi-player Bingo, mark the numbers on your card by

GAME	CARD PRICE
Standard Bingo	20pts
Pattern Bingo	30pts
Wild Bingo 1	40pts
Wild Bingo 2	50pts
LET'S PLAY!

STANDARD BINGO

After you have purchased you card (or cards), press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to start the game.

A letter and number will appear at the top of the screen and you have to find it on your card. e.g., B24. Using the corresponding letters spelling "bingo" at the top of the screen, find the called number in the column underneath the letter.

Use the Stylus Dauber to mark each number called, the object is to get BINGO by matching five across, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. If you are playing multiple cards, use the stylus to press the SCROLL LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view those cards (the card number will be indicated by a number at the bottom of the screen).

Bingo Scoring
Standard Mode	200pts
Pattern Mode (1-7 spaces)	300pts
Pattern Mode (8-12 spaces)	600pts
Pattern Mode (13+ spaces)	1000pts
1 Wild Mode	250pts
2 Wild Mode	300pts

NOTE: After a number is called, you will have 5 to 11 seconds, depends on how many cards the player is playing with, to daub it on each card. But even if you run out of time and another number is called, you may auto-

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placing the chip over the numbers that have

daub the previous number at any time. And don't forget to daub the FREE space in the

Sound

Auto-Daub

Buy Card

Mode Select

FEATURES

BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME - Use this button to turn the game on, enter a selection, signal when BINGO is reached, or (when held for 2 seconds) start a new game.

NOTE: If there is no activity for about 30 seconds, the game will automatically turn itself off. Press the BINGO / START / ENTER

/NEW GAME button to turn the game on again. While playing Multi-player Bingo, the unit will go to sleep after all 75 numbers have been called and there has been no activity for 30 seconds.

MODE SELECT - Press this button to toggle through the different game modes.

AUTO-DAUB - When you "daub" a number, you mark it. This button turns "on" and "off" the Auto-daubing feature that automatically marks the called numbers for you.

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RESET - Using a blunt object, press this button to reset the game. Just be careful, this will erase your current game and score.

GETTING STARTED

To start a new game, first press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to turn the game on. Next press the MODE SELECT button to cycle through the different game modes. Then press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to enter your selection.

BUYING A BINGO CARD

This game is just like the real thing. Before you begin, you must buy a Bingo card. Press the BUY CARD button to purchase a card or cards BEFORE you begin a new game. Once a game has started, you won't be able to buy additional cards.

When starting a brand new game, you are automatically given 200 points. When you buy a card, the cost comes out of those points.

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The game ends when you have BINGO (five in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally). When this happens, press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to claim your Bingo. You will then be given points depending on the game you're playing. If you don't get BINGO, the game will end after 45 numbers have been called.

NOTE: Be careful! If you try and claim a Bingo and you don't have one, you will lose 5 points for every false Bingo that you call.

PATTERN BINGO

This game is similar to Standard Bingo, but instead of trying to connect five numbers, you must try and fill a certain pattern. Press the MODE SELECT button to choose PATTERN BINGO. Then press the BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to make your selection.

Now it's time to choose your pattern. Use the DAUBING STYLUS to press the SCROLL LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view the different