14
Playing the Games
Now that you have selected the settings
for the games, let’s play them.
1. Press
GAMES
.
2. Highlight a game using the
arrow keys.
You can also select a game by typing
the letter in front of its name.
3. Press
ENTER
to select it.
4. Press
SPACE
to play another
round.
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Selecting Game Difficulty
When you select either Hangman or Word
Auction
™
, you then must choose certain
options for those games. In Hangman, you
must use the Direction keys to choose the
number of guesses allowed. In Word Auc-
tion you must use the Direction keys to de-
termine how much your bankroll will be.
These options make the games more or
less difficult according to the setting. The
default options are set at an intermediate
skill level.
Playing the Games
▼
Hangman
Hangman challenges you to guess a mys-
tery word, indicated by ?’s, one letter at a
time. As you type letters, the correct let-
ters appear in place of the question marks,
your incorrect letters appear below, and
guesses remaining appear to the right.
You must guess the word before you run
out of tries and your man hangs.
Word Blaster
™
In Word Blaster you try to guess the mys-
tery word before all its letters appear. As
soon as you know the word, press
ENTER
.
Then type your guess and press
ENTER
. If
you’re wrong, Word Blaster asks you for
another word. The speed at which the let-
ters appear is set by the skill level.
▼
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Help in Games
Press
HELP
while you’re in a game if you
need help. It will explain the game you are
playing. To exit
HELP
, press
BACK
.
