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O F F / S A V E
This key is used to turn your computer off and to save your game in
m e m o r y .
C U B E
At the start of the game, this key may be used to turn Off or On the
doubling cube feature. It will also give you the Cube value during the game.
D E C L I N E
This key is used to decline the doubling offer by the machine or, if doubles
are rolled at the start, to not have the stakes doubled.
D O U B L E / A C C E P T
This key is used to double the opponent ( will work in Multi-Move) if the
display shows no one has the cube, or the cube is held by the player on the
m o v e .
O N / R E C A L L
This key is used to turn your computer on or to recall a game saved in
m e m o r y .
L E V E L
This key is used to select 1 of 8 skill levels, where 8 is the highest.
H I N T
This key is used to have the computer give you a hint to help with your play.
When it is your turn and after the dice have been entered press to look at a
hint. Press a second time to look at the second half of the hint move, or a
third and fourth time if doubles have been rolled. You make now make that
move or press hint again to allow you to make your own different move if
you do not like what the computer has offered.
TAKE BACK
This key is used to take back your last move if you have made a mistake.
NEW GAME
This key is used to reset your game and to start a new one. Pressing NEW
GAME will generally start the game over with no action on score or rating.
M U L T - M O V E
Pressing this key turns the colon ON or OFF. When ON, this feature can
be used to play another person using the computer to roll dice and check for
legal moves. The computer will also update the scores but Not the rating
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while in Multi-Move. This is also known as monitor mode where the
computer acts as a referee.
V E R I F Y
Pressing this key repeatedly will allow you to check what is on every point,
bar and bear off.
C L E A R
Use this key to clear an undesired source point. You may also press on the
source point again, to clear the selection or see takeback for clearing an
already entered move.
A C L
Is located on the bottom of your game. Use this button if the unit does not
seem to be responding. If unit still is not operating correctly, insert new
b a t t e r i e s .
HOW TO PLAY BACKGAMMON
The Board and it’s Arrangement
Backgammon is a game for two players, played on a board with men of two
different colors, usually red and black. In the diagrams of the backgammon
board in this instruction manual the red men appear as the wire circles.
Here you can see the arrangement of the backgammon board, set up for a
new game.
The board is rectangular and is divided into two halves by a bar. Each
numbered triangle on the board is called a point The six points numbered 1-
6 are know as red’s inner table or home board and those numbered 19-24 are
known as Black’s inner table or home board.
Each player begins the game with 15 men. In the course of play he moves his
own men around the board from point to point in the direction of his own
inner table, as indicated by the arrows in the diagram. The red men move
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