Radica Games 75009 instruction manual Button Functions, Getting Started, Game Modes

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MODEL 75009

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82388800 Rev.C

The Big Screen is back! The classic card game is better than ever with a larger screen and easy to move cards. Choose either Klondike or Vegas-style Solitaire and use the timer to increase the challenge and earn extra points.

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

DECK		SUITS
CARD
STACKS (7)
NEW GAME/		ON•DEAL•DRAW
GAME		TIMER
SOUND		HIGH SCORE
UNDO	RESET

ON•DEAL•DRAW - Press this button to wake the game, deal cards to stacks and draw cards to play Solitaire.

NEW GAME/GAME - Press and hold this button to play a new game and to choose your game mode.

SOUND - Press this button to turn the sound on or off.

TIMER - Press this button to turn the timer on or off (this button must be pressed prior to starting a new game).

DECK - Press this button to move cards from your deck of unused cards.

SUITS - Press this button to move cards from card stacks to suit stacks.

CARD STACKS (7) - Press these buttons to choose and move cards within the card stacks, from the deck to the card stacks and to each of the suit stacks.

UNDO - Press this button to “undo” the last play you made. Your score will decrease by two (2) points for using the UNDO button and also any points awarded for the original move.

RESET - Press this button using a pointed object, to reset your Solitaire game.

HIGH SCORE - Press this button to see the highest score on this game.

Note: Scores are displayed based on which game mode you are currently playing.

SLEEP MODE - After 120 seconds of inactivity, the game will automatically shut down, going into

“sleep mode”. To turn it on again, simply press the ON•DEAL•DRAW button.

AUTO BACK LIGHT - Your Solitaire game is equipped with an auto-backlight feature. This allows you to play your favorite game in the dark! After you turn your game on, or at anytime while you are playing your game, if your lighting conditions become dim, your screen will automatically illumi- nate! Don't worry if you set the game down, when the game goes to sleep - the light will also automat- ically turn off.

GETTING STARTED

Press ON•DEAL•DRAW to turn on the game (it will go to sleep after sitting idle for two (2) minutes), to deal out the cards for a new game and to draw cards. If you want to use the timer, press the TIMER button before you begin the game.

GAME MODES

There are two game modes to choose from: Klondike Solitaire and Vegas Solitaire. Press the NEW GAME/GAME button to select the game mode.

KLONDIKE SOLITAIRE

In Klondike Solitaire, cards are dealt to the deck 3- at-a-time and the player can pass through the deck indefinitely. Twenty (20) points are deducted for each pass through the deck after the player has gone through the deck three (3) times. The object of Klondike Solitaire is to use all the cards in the deck to build four suit stacks in order from Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen and King.

Card Stacks

You will be dealt twenty-eight cards in seven row stacks. You will build each row stack card face up, in alternating colors, in the order of King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. As the game pro- gresses, you will move these cards to the suit stacks.

Deck

When you cannot move any cards in the row stack, you can draw a new card from the deck.

•To draw a card from the deck, press the DECK button until the card flashes. Press the CARD STACK button corresponding to the location you want to move the card or the SUITS button . The number of passes through the deck is unlimited.

Suit Stacks

At the beginning of the game, they are empty. When you draw an Ace, press the CARD STACK button corresponding with the location of the Ace until the card is flashing. Then, press the SUITS button to move it to its proper suit stack.

Timer/Bonus

The number of bonus points you will receive depends upon how quickly you win the game. [Note: Timer can only be turned on/off at the start of a game, prior to your first card move.]

Undo

You’ll lose 2 points from your score each time you undo your last move. You will also lose any points awarded for the original move.

Basic Rules of Klondike Solitaire

•Row stacks must be built in descending order of King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2.

•Suit stacks must be built in ascending order of Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen and King.

•You must play cards in alternating colors in row stacks. For example, you can play a red card (Outlined) on a black card (Solid), or a black card (Solid) on a red card (Outlined).

•A card at the top of a card stack can be moved to its corresponding suit stack, as long as the card you are moving is the next the card in the sequence. For example, you can move a 3 of hearts from a card stack or the deck and place it on top of a 2 of hearts in a suit stack.

•A sequence of cards can be moved, as a unit, and placed on top of another card. For example, a red 6, black 5 and red 4 can be highlighted and placed on top of a black 7.

•When you turn over an Ace, move it to the suits stack.

•Only a King can be moved to an empty space in the card stacks.