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“ You could checkmate me”
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“I can take that piece.”
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“You could win material worth 3 pawns.”
Press SWAP again, to see the move that the computer thinks you have missed.
Press ▼ and take your move (see § 12.3).
Press ESC to let your move stand.
If the computer displays
CAREFUL!
, its own last move contains a threat. You may then press
SWAP for explanation, e.g.
“I am threatening checkmate.”
A second press on SWAP displays the threatened move. When ready, press ESC and continue
playing.
12.2
Levels of playing strengths (Games other than chess)
In Checkers, the levels are numbered 1-16. In other games (apart from Chess), they are 1-10.
Level 1 is fastest and weakest. To inspect and alter the level:
(1)
Select LEVEL from the Main Menu (§1.5), so that the level number “blinks”.
(2)
Keep pressing ▲ or ▼ until the desired level number is shown.
(3)
Press „E“ and resume play.
12.3
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.
12.4
Changing sides – the “SWAP” key
During your turn, you can swap sides at any time in a game by using the
SWAP
key. If
SWAP
is
pressed
after
each
move,
the
computer
plays
against
itself.
Pressing
SWAP
while the computer is preparing to move will interrupt the calculation and
force it to make its move immediately. It will execute the best move calculated up to that
point,
which
will
usually
not
be
the
best
move
in
absolute
terms.
12.5
Hints – suggestions for moves by the computer
To ask the computer to suggest a move for you, select HINT from the main menu (§ 1.5). The
hint is displayed by a “scrolling” message. To reject the hint, press ESC. To accept it, press
„E“ and the computer directs you to carry out the move.
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