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ON
/
OFF
:
Press this button to turn
MadLibs on and off.
A
-
Z
:
Press any of the letter keys to
select characters to fill in the blanks.
BACK
:
Press this button to return to
the previous menu. You can also press
and hold down this button to return to the
Main Menu.
UP
/
DOWN
:
Press this key to scroll up
or down a menu, as well as to view all
themes, titles, and stories. You can press
DOWN
if you wish to see the description
for the type of word required by the puz-
zle.
SAVE
:
Press this key to save the cur-
rent story.
RECALL
:
When filling in the blanks,
press this button to view a word list. You
can press it again each time you wish to
see another list of the same type of word.
When viewing a story, press this key to
generate a new random version of the
story.
SPACE
/
DELETE
:
Press this button
and release to enter a “space.” Press and
hold for two seconds to delete the last
character entered to fill in the blanks.
Press to delete the current story while the
game is in Recall mode.
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Layout of MadLibs
Function of Buttons
A-Z
E
NTER
R
ECALL
O
N
/O
FF
R
ESET
U
P
/D
OWN
S
AVE
A-Z
BUTTONS
LCD
D
ISPLAY
ENTER
:
Press this button to confirm a
selection. You can also press it to ran-
domly select a word from the word list,
or to start a new game from the theme
selection.
RESET
:
Press this button if your game
“freezes” or fails to function correctly in
any way.
G
OING MAD
,
MAD
,
MAD FOR
M
ADLIBS
!
...
OR HOW TO GET
STARTED
You are just minutes away from play-
ing one of the most exciting and unusu-
al games ever! Here are the steps to fol-
low to get you into the action in no time
at all! First you must turn on the unit by
pressing the
ON
/
OFF
button. You will
notice that the display reads:
“
MADLIBS GAME
.” In just a few sec-
onds the screen will show the Main
menu:
MADLIBS
SAVE [0]
SETUP
Please select MadLibs from the main
menu in order to start the game. The
LCD will then prompt you to
“
CHOOSE A THEME
”
from a list.
Once you are in theme selection mode,
you can press the
UP
/
DOWN
key to see
each of 17 different themes (labeled A
through Q). Once you find one that
grabs your attention, you can press
ENTER
to confirm your choice. Make
sure to try a different one each time, so
you can create all kinds of fun stories to
share with your friends. If you decide to
go back to the Main Menu, simply press
the
BACK
key and it will get you there
in no time. See the chart on the next
page for an example.
H
OW MANY TIMES
CAN YOU GO MAD
?
STORY AFTER
STORY … THE FUN
DOES NOT STOP!
Each theme opens up a world of pos-
sibilities, because it gives you an alpha-
betized list of stories to choose from
that relate to the main theme in some
way.
With so many different stories to
choose from, making up your mind
might take a little while. Take your
time. Once you know which story you
would like to try first, it’s easy. Just
scroll down to the title and press
ENTER
to confirm your choice.
Remember, you can always press the
BACK
key if you need to return to the
previous menu. )Please turn the page
and have a look at the chart at the top.
IS IT REALLY THE
WORLD’S GREATEST
WORD GAME?
OF COURSE IT IS ... YOU MAKE
IT SO. (JUST FILL IN THE
BLANKS, SILLY!)
Once you have chosen a paragraph to
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