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12.6
The “Help” Feature
In most situations if you press the HELP button, a “scrolling” message explains what you can
do next. To break off the message, press ESC.
12.7
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 (§ 1.5), 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.) .
12.8
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 (§ 1.5). The bottom line then contains:
The colour symbol □ or ■.
The symbol #, “blinking”, which shows that the computer is in “set-up mode”.
The symbol of a piece type (except in Nim).
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:
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.)
To clear the entire board: Keep pressing ▲ or ▼ until the bottom line shows
Clear ?
.
Then press „E“. (Not possible in Northcote’s Game.)
To select a type of piece for insertion: Keep pressing ▲ or ▼ until the desired piece
appears in the bottom line. (Chess and Checkers only.)
To alter the colour ( □ / ■ ): Press SWAP.
To insert a piece of the current colour (and type): Press the desired square, then press
„E“.
(In Four-in-a-Row, press the column, then press „E“ 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 – 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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