Travel Chess & Checkers
(600-2219)        Advanced Checkers Instructions      Faxback Doc. # 57709

Verifying Piece Positions

You can verify or find the location of any and all pieces on the game 
board by using the piece keys when it is your turn.  Repeatedly press 
VERIFY, while it is your turn, the computer displays the piece's color, 
location, and status (1) on the board.  To verify a king's location and 
status, repeatedly press SETUP, while it is your turn, the computer
displays the king's color, location and status (2) on the board.

Press ON/CLEAR to return to normal play.

Taking Back Moves

The take back function lets you take back any move made by you or the 
computer after the move has been completed.  The computer even reminds you 
to return a previously captured piece to the board.

Notes: If you are not sure about the position of a previously captured 
       piece, see "Verifying Piece Positions," above.

       If you change your mind about a move before pressing a piece down 
       on its TO square, follow the steps listed in "Correcting Accidental
       Wrong Moves" in Faxback Doc. # 57708.

       To take back your own move, you must first let the computer make a 
       countermove, then take back the computer's countermove first.

Follow these steps to take back a move.

1.  Press TAKEBACK.  The display shows the TO square coordinates of the
    computer's last move.

2.  Press the piece on the indicated TO square.  The display shows the
    FROM square coordinate of the computer's last move. 

3.  Move and press the piece to the indicated FROM square.  The display
    shows the TO square coordinate of your last move.  Repeat Steps 1-2 to 
    take back your previous move.  You can only take back a ply of moves 
    (a ply is a combination of one of your moves and one of the computer's 
    moves).

Notes:  If you take back any capturing move, the display also shows the 
        square coordinate and the status of the captured piece.  Be sure 
        to replace the captured pieces on the board. 

        If you take back any crowning move, the display also shows the 
        ordinary status of the piece that is crowned before taking back.

Problem Setup

You can use problem setup to help you learn from the computer how to work 
out particular game problems or puzzles outside of playing an actual game.
Or you can use it to erase, re-enter, or relocate pieces any time before 
or during a game.

Note:  If you have already started a game, you must press SETUP during 
       your turn to enter the setup mode.  If you have not yet started a 
       game, you can press SETUP at any time. 

Follow these steps to set up a game. 

1.  Press SETUP while it is your turn.  The computer displays _ _ (0) the
    first position of your piece.

2.  Press MODE to clear all memory.

3.  Press SETUP to set up the king piece or press verify to set up other 
    checker pieces. 

4.  Press the piece on the square that you want to place.  The display 
    shows the corresponding square coordinate. 

    Note:  Make sure the color indicator is correct.  If it is not,
           repeatedly press the piece on the square coordinate until the
           color indicator on the display is correct. 

    For example, if you want to place a black piece on A1, press VERIFY
    and press your piece on A1 twice.

5.  Repeat Steps 3-4 to set up your other pieces.

6.  To select whether you play the red pieces or black pieces, press
    BLACK/WHITE.  The display shows [] SIdE.

    To move the black pieces first in the game, press ON/CLEAR.

    To change back to red, press BLACK/WHITE again.  The display shows 
    SIdE [].  Then press ON/CLEAR.

Playing Against Another Person

The computer has a "Multi-Move" feature that lets you play against another 
person and use the computer as a referee.

1.  Set up all of the pieces on the board.

2.  Press NEW GAME. 

3.  Press MODE.  The display shows SPCL.  Press SOUND.

4.  Press MULTI-MOVE.  The display shows [] _ _:_ _ 0.  Make you move as
    in normal play and then let your opponent enter a move.

To return to the automatic mode, press MULTI-MOVE again.

(BR EB 11/29/99)