Electronic Talking Chess Board Set
K698
Instructions for Use
Please read and retain these instructions for future reference
v001: 16/03/22
Page No. 16
6 SPECIAL FEATURES
6.1 LEVELS OF PLAYING STRENGTH (GAMES OTHER THAN CHESS)
In games other than Chess, the levels are numbered 1-10. Level 1 is fastest and weakest. To inspect and alter
the level:
(1) Select LEVEL from the Main Menu (Section Number
3), so that the level number “blinks”.
(2) Keep pressing
↑
or
↓
until the desired level number is shown.
(3) Press ENTER and resume play.
6.2 HINTS
To ask the computer to suggest a move for you, select HINT from the main menu (Section Number 3). The
hint is displayed by a “scrolling” message. To reject the hint, press ESC. To accept it, press ENTER and th
e
computer directs you to carry out the move.
6.3 RETRACTING YOUR PLAY
If you have selected a “from” square but then change your mind, re
-press the square or press ESC, and start
again.
After carrying out your move and the computer’s reply, you may want
to retract these moves and play
differently. To retract a move, press
↓
. In some cases you will simply need to move the piece back, pressing
on the “to” and “from” squares. In other cases, captured pieces will also need to be replaced, or Reversi
pieces “flipped”, etc. In every case, press the square that is shown “blinking” on the LCD board and in the
bottom line, as you add, remove or change the piece on that square. Make sure that the position on the
playing board corresponds to that on the LCD board. You can then play a new move (or press SWAP to make
the computer do so.)
In Chess, by repeating the operation you can take back up to 8 moves by both sides, and the retracted moves
may be replayed by means of the
↑
button. In other games, only the last pair of moves can be taken back.
6.4 REVERSE BOARD
(
)
You may want Black to play “up the board” in Chess
(etc.), or “down the board” in Checkers. To switch the
board round, select INVERT from the Main Menu (Section Number 3), then press ESC to continue play.
The symbol
shows that the two sides are playing in the reverse direction from normal. Remember that
the co-
ordinate markings on the squares must now be disregarded, e.g. the square marked “C3” is being
treated as f6.
6.5 SETTING UP A POSITION
( # )
You can set up a special position on the board, e.g. a Chess problem from a magazine. To do this, begin by
selecting SET UP from the Main Menu (Section Number 3). The bottom line then contains:
–
The colour symbol
or
◼
.
–
The symbol #, “blinking”, which shows that the computer is in “set
-
up mode”.
