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Press ENTER or ESCAPE to return to
the Deal Menu.
1.7 Playing the Next Hand
At any time during or after game play,
you may reset for a new hand by pressing
ESCAPE. The Deal Menu will come up,
signifying that the computer is ready for
another hand, using the currently set level
and options.
Caution: Be sure not to press ESCAPE
inadvertently, as your current game will be
cleared from the computer’s memory!
2. MAIN MENU OPTIONS
For a general overview of the menu
options and many of the sub-options, be
sure to take a look at the Menu System
Chart in this section. The chart will show
you how the menu system works, and it
will help you become comfortable navigat-
ing through the menu displays. Each of the
individual menu options is also covered in
this section, or elsewhere in the manual.
The Main Menu is the starting point,
giving you access to the other menus and
game options. As described previously in
Section 1.3, the Main Menu is displayed
as
PGSIBLR
. The flashing character
always indicates the current option choice,
and the
>
key cycles through the remain-
ing options, as follows:
P - Play
> G - Game level
> S - Sound on/off
> I - BL Intensity
> B - Bidding systems
> L - Language
> R - Reset score
Each of these individual options is
described below.
TIP: To cancel menu changes before
confirming with ENTER, simply press
ESCAPE to return to the Main Menu.
2.1 Accessing the Deal Menu
[Main Menu Item:
PGSIBLR
]
Your computer offers several interesting
dealing options from which to choose:
• Random deals: Play hands that are
randomly generated by the computer.
• Numbered deals: Choose from a
series of built-in deals, numbered from
1 to 999,999.
• Edited deals: Play hands that you’ve
constructed via the Edit Menu.
• Replayed deals: Play your previous
hand once again.
The dealing options are selected from
the Deal Menu, which is accessed directly
from the Main Menu. With the
P
flashing
for Play, press ENTER to display the Deal
Menu (
RNES
). Note that ESCAPE will
also take you directly back to the Deal
Menu in many cases, in preparation for a
new hand. For complete details on select-
ing deals, see Section 3.
2.2 Selecting a Game Type/Level
[Main Menu Item:
PGSIBLR
]
Whether you prefer playing Rubber
Bridge or Duplicate Bridge (Team of Four),
you’ve come to the right place. Not only
can you choose which type of game you’d
like to play, but we’ve even included nine
different levels of Rubber Bridge for you to
try out. Many of you will also want to check
out the unique Computer Peeks Level,
included especially for those who are
looking for more challenging game play!
To change the level setting:
a. Press ESCAPE until you return to
the Main Menu,
PGSIBLR
.
b. Press
>
repeatedly to select the
letter
G
for
Game level
.
c. Press ENTER.
Line 1 =
123456789TP
, with the
current level setting flashing.
Line 2 = Current level description.
d. Press
>
to select the desired level.
Press ENTER to confirm and return
to the Main Menu.
The level settings are described below.
For details on scoring, see Appendix B, at
the back of the manual.
a. Rubber Bridge
[Level Menu Items:
123456789TP
]
The Rubber Bridge Levels (Levels 1
through 9) are used in conjunction with
randomly-dealt hands. Each level is dis-
played as
1
,
2
, etc., along with a descrip-
tion, such as
Rubber bridge 1
.
Here, the lower the level, the more likely it
is that the North/South pair will have more
honor points than the East/West pair.
b. Team of Four (Duplicate Bridge)
[Level Menu Item:
123456789TP
]
