Talking Laptop
(600-2610) Games Faxback Doc. # 53233
This section describes all of the games you can play on your Talking
Laptop. Each description includes:
Object: Describes the object of the game (what the game is about).
Play: Explains how to play the game. Two-player games are the same
as one-player games, except a player must press his or her
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B) to answer.
Scoring: For games that have scores, the score appears after every ten
problems.
THE RIGHT WORD
Object: Find the word that matches the picture.
Play: One or two players. A picture appears on the upper row, the Laptop
says, "When the word matches the picture, press ENTER." A series of
words alternately appears below the picture. Press ENTER when the
word appears that matches the picture.
Scoring: Yes.
COVERED WORD
Object: Remember the covered word.
Play: One or two players. The Laptop says, "Repeat the word." A word
appears on the display, then is covered by boxes. Type the covered
word and press ENTER.
Note: You get three chances to enter the correct answer. Each time you
type the wrong word the Laptop lets you see the covered word again.
Scoring: Yes
SPELLING
Object: Spell the word.
Play: One or two players. A picture appears on the display, then the
Laptop says, "Spell the word." Type in the correct letters, then
press ENTER.
Note: The first letter of the word briefly appears at the beginning of
the first try as a hint.
Scoring: Yes.
CORRECT THE WORD
Object: Correct the misspelled word.
Play: One or two players. A picture appears with a misspelled word below
it. The Laptop says, "Correct the word." The letters of the word
flash one by one on the lower row. When the incorrect letter
flashes, press ENTER, then type the correct letter and press ENTER
again.
Scoring: Yes.
WORD BINGO
Object: End the word.
Play: One or two players. A picture appears on the upper row of the
display. The Laptop says, "Press ENTER when the word is correct."
The letters that spell the word begin to appear below the picture.
As soon as the word is spelled correctly, press ENTER.
Note: The Laptop continues adding letters to the word until you press
ENTER. After the lower row is full of letters (8 letters), the
letters repeat to give you another chance.
Scoring: Yes.
THE RIGHT ENDING
Object: Find the ending of the word.
Play: One or two players. A picture appears on the upper row of the
display with up to two (for Levels 1 and 2) or four (for Level 3)
letters of a word below. The Laptop says, "Press ENTER when the
correct ending appears." Different endings for the word repeatedly
appear on the right side of the display. Press ENTER when the
ending which makes the word match the picture appears.
Scoring: Yes.
ADDITION
Object: Solve the addition problems.
Play: One or two players. An addition problem appears on the display and
the Laptop asks, "What is the correct answer?" Use the number keys
to enter the correct answer, then press ENTER.
Scoring: Yes.
SUBTRACTION
Object: Solve the subtraction problems.
Play: One or two players. A subtraction problem appears on the display
and the Laptop asks, "What is the correct answer?" Use the number
keys to enter the correct answer, then press ENTER.
Scoring: Yes.
MULTIPLICATION
Object: Solve the multiplication problem.
Play: One or two players. A multiplication problem appears on the
display and the Laptop asks, "What is the correct answer?" Use the
number keys to enter the correct answer, then press ENTER.
Scoring: Yes.
NUMBER QUIZ
Object: Solve the addition, subtraction, and multiplication problems.
Play: One or two players. An addition, subtraction or multiplication
problem appears on the display, and the Laptop says, "What is the
correct answer?" Use the number keys to enter the correct answer,
then press ENTER.
Scoring: Yes.
COVERED NUMBERS
Object: Remember the covered numbers.
Play: One or two players. The Laptop says, "Repeat the numbers." The
numbers appear on the display, then are covered by boxes. Type the
covered numbers and press ENTER.
Note: You get three chances to enter the correct answer. Each time you
type the wrong number, the Laptop lets you see the covered number
again.
Scoring: Yes.
MATHEMATICS PUZZLE
Object: Choose the correct position for the mathematical symbol to make
the equation correct.
Play: One or two players. A math problem appears on the upper row of the
display with an answer below. The Laptop says, "Press ENTER when
the equation is correct." The mathematical symbol repeatedly
changes position (+ 309 = 39, 3 + 09 = 39, 30 + 9 = 39). When the
equation is correct, press ENTER.
Scoring: Yes.
NEXT NUMBER
Object: Guess the next number in the displayed series of numbers.
Play: One or two players. A series of numbers appears on the upper row
of the display, and the Laptop asks, "what is the next number?"
Type the correct number to match the logic of the displayed series
of numbers, then press ENTER. (For example, if the Laptop displays
22 18 14 _, the correct answer is 10. 22 - 4 = 18, 18 - 4 = 14,
14 - 4 = 10)
Note: There is only 1 level for this activity.
Scoring: Yes.
PAIR UP
Object: Find the matching pair.
Play: One or two players. Eight "cards" appear face down on the upper
row of the display with a number beneath each. The Laptop says,
"Match the cards." You turn over two cards each turn by pressing
the number below each card. If the letters on the cards match, the
cards remain face up on the display. If the letters on the cars do
not match, the cards turn over again.
Try to uncover all card pairs in as few tries as possible. There
are four pairs of cards per hand, and you get six turns per hand.
Note: There is only 1 level for this activity.
Scoring: 1 or 2 attempts - 10 points.
3 or 4 attempts - 7 points.
5 or 6 attempts - 4 points.
NOTES CHALLENGER
Object: Remember a series of musical notes.
Play: One player only. The Laptop says, "Follow the notes," then plays a
series of musical notes. The names of the notes (such as DO, RE,
or MI) appear on the display. After you hear the notes, try to
play them back by pressing the correct musical keys on the
keyboard.
Notes: The rows of keys labeled A-L and Z-V work like keys on a musical
keyboard. The bottom half of each key in those rows is also
labeled with the name of a musical note, such as DO, RE, or MI.
If you miss a note, the Laptop stops and asks you to try again.
To hear the notes again, press REPEAT.
If you still cannot play the correct notes after three tries, the
Laptop plays back the notes for you.
Scoring: Yes.
COMPOSER
Object: Have fun playing music on the Laptop's special keys, then set the
Laptop to play your music back to you.
Play: One player only. The Laptop says, "Compose a song." Press the
keys to play music. As you press the keys, the Laptop plays the
notes and the notes appear on the display.
To set the keyboard to play your music back, press PLAY (N). The
Laptop automatically replays all of the notes you played, in the
same order that you played them.
Notes: Press PAUSE (B) to insert a musical rest.
To clear the keyboard's playback memory and start a new tune,
press RESET (m).
There is only 1 level for this activity.
Scoring: None for this activity.
(EB 6/21/99)
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