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Chess 

 

Checkers 

 

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Euchre 

 

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Summary of Contents for Checkers

Page 1: ...Checkers for the S60 version 3 platform User Guide ...

Page 2: ...of Symbian Ltd Graffiti HotSync and Palm OS are trademarks of Palm Computing Inc 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries PocketPC and Windows CE are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ZingMagic Limited acknowledges other references may be registered trademarks belonging to third parties Contact Information ZingMagic is a leading developer of entertainment and lifestyle applications for Mobile Wirele...

Page 3: ...our checker is promoted to a King and this is indicated by a crown on that piece The King moves in the same way as a standard checker piece but it is given the added advantage of being able to move either backwards or forwards The aim of the game is to capture all of your opponent s pieces Once a piece is captured it is removed from the board Capturing is achieved when there is an opposing checker...

Page 4: ...ternate between players with the computer opponent taking its turn automatically Making moves Use the arrow keys or multi way jog dial to move the cursor around the board Once the cursor has reached the piece you wish to move use the space or enter keys to select the piece Use the arrow keys or multi way jog dial to move the selected piece around the board Press the space or enter keys to place th...

Page 5: ... Taking Back Moves If you wish to undo a move select the Undo menu option Select Undo all if you would like to undo all moves made since the start of the game To continue the game select Resume game menu option You are now given the option of resuming the game from the Displayed position i e from after all the undone moves or from the After all moves position i e from the board position before any...

Page 6: ...ckers allows you to play a game against other users via SMS To start your first SMS game you need to take the following steps 1 Set up a SMS opponent To create an opponent against whom you are able to play a SMS game select the Players menu option followed by New player Enter a name by which you would like to refer to the player To play against this player via SMS Checkers needs to know the phone ...

Page 7: ...est altogether 5 Play Once the game has been initiated simply make moves as you would normally do when playing against a local computer opponent All moves are automatically sent to the opponent via SMS The moves are automatically displayed on the opponents board No SMS messages are sent without user interaction Since all moves are sent as standard SMS you may incur a charge from your network opera...

Page 8: ...inst a human opponent the choice list will include Bluetooth Once you have opted to play a game via bluetooth a new game request will be sent to that opponent s mobile phone via bluetooth Your opponent should ensure they have set up their Listen for new game preferences to allow them to accept the bluetooth message that you send Choose bluetooth to play via bluetooth 4 Accept reject ignore a new g...

Page 9: ...ic or its suppliers and is protected by English copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore you must treat the SOFTWARE like any other copyrighted material e g a book or musical recording except that you may either a make one copy of the SOFTWARE either for backup or archival purposes or b transfer the SOFTWARE to a single removable media provided you keep the original solely for ...

Page 10: ...ncluding but not limited to warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the SOFTWARE the accompanying written materials and any accompanying hardware This limited warranty gives you specific limited rights You may have others which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law i...

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