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NOOK User Guide
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Menus
: When playing, tap the Menu button in the upper left corner of the touchscreen to
display menus. Tap it again to hide them. Start new game , Resign , and View history are the menu
choices.
•
View a history of moves in the current game
: Tap the Menu button and then View
history . To dismiss the history, tap the and then the Menu button again to hide the menus.
Settings
The following are the settings for Chess. You might want to set them before playing.
Setting Explanation and Values
Your color Choose your color,
White
,
Black
, or
Random
.
Difficulty Level of difficulty for the games, including new games and resumed
games. Levels are:
Easy : Level for those who are learning chess. This is the default.
Normal : Level for those who play chess
Hard
: Level for more experienced chess players
Time control Time limit for cumulative moves for each player. Values are 5, 10 (the
default), and 15.
Save game before exit Whether to automatically save the current game when exiting
Chess.
Yes : Save the current game on exit. This is the default.
No : Do not save the current game on exit.
Resume prior game on
startup Whether to automatically resume the prior game on startup:
Yes
: Resume the prior game on startup (when you choose Play
against nook ). If the prior game was finished, start a new game. This
is the default.
No : Start a new game on startup (when you choose Play against
nook ).
Starting and Resuming Games
When you leave the Chess application using the Back button or by tapping the Home button, your
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pauses the chess game (the timer controls stop and the last positions are remembered).
To start a chess game, tap Play against nook :
• If the setting Resume prior game on startup is Yes , and there is a prior game to resume, your
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resumes the prior game.
• If the setting Resume prior game on startup is No , or if there is no prior game to resume, your
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starts a new game.