Electronic Talking Chess Board Set
K698
Instructions for Use
Please read and retain these instructions for future reference
v001: 16/03/22
Page No. 17
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The symbol of a piece type (except in Nim).
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The co-ordinates of a square where a piece can be inserted or removed.
(In Four-in-a-Row, there is only the letter denoting a column. In Nim there is the letter for a column,
followed by the number of pieces that the column contains.)
While the computer is in “set
-
up mode”, you can do any of the following:
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To clear a piece from a square: Press the square, then press ESC.
(Not possible in Northcote’s Game. In Four
-in-a-Row, press the column, then ESC to remove the top
piece. In Nim, to clear an entire column, press the column then ESC. To alter the size of a pile, press
the column, then the square where you want the top piece to be.)
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To clear the entire board: Keep pressing
or
until the bottom line shows
Clear ?
.
(Alternatively press a vacant square and ESC.) Then press ENTER. (Not possible in Northcote’s
Game.)
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To select a type of piece for insertion: Keep pressing
or
until the desired piece appears in
the bottom line. (Chess and Checkers only.)
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To alter the colour
(
/
◼
):
Press SWAP.
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To insert a piece of the current colour (and type): Press the desired square, then press ENTER.
(In Four-in-a-Row, press the c
olumn, then press ENTER to add a piece “on top of” any that are there
already. In Nim, press the column, then the top square for the pile. In Northcote’s Game, simply
press the desired square
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the piece moves there from its previous square in the column.)
When a king is inserted in Chess, the king of the same colour is automatically removed from its
previous square.
When the position is complete, make sure that the current colour is the same as the side that will make the
next move. Then:
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To exit from “set
-
up” mode
: Keep pressing
or
until the bottom line shows
Ready ?
. Then
press ENTER. You can now play from the new position
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make a move or press SWAP to instruct the
computer to do so.
If play is impossible from the position you have constructed, the display shows
???
and the computer
remains in “set
-
up” mode. A press on HELP may give further explanation –
for instance in Chess, a king may
be missing, or the player whose turn it is to move may be giving check. You can modify the position to make
it legal. If instead you want to abandon it, keep pressing
or
until the bottom line shows
Cancel ?
.
Then press ENTER to return to the Main Menu (Section Number 3).
Note:
In Chess you cannot castle with a piece inserted in “set
-
up” mode. To construct a position where
castling is possible, you can begin from the “new game” position and leave the kings and rooks alone, while
other pieces are rearranged individually.