Saitek 5.1 User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

INTRODUCTION

Your Saitek Compact Dames compuler

is

an

easy-to-use,

pocket

eleclronic

game

lt uses the

làrêsl r

cpn\or

Iec\noogy ârd ellicent.

o!,

power

eeclro_cs.

Tho

corrpuler àulorêticêl

regislerc

your

moves and uses

20 lights on lhe

edgeofthe

boardto indcate

ils

own

moves. The

Dênes

playrrg p-ogrd^l

s

vary

srrolg al

ic

lop

eve in 1 987

it

wâs the

World

Com

puter

Dames

champion

-

yer

it also has â beginner's

level.

and

n'ne

eves lo s-il

no"

adva..ed

players

I

operales on three AtuAl\,43/R6 batteries and ls

onq le'r

r.errorv heeps ûe.as oosnior ol an

nteffupred

gâme

lor up lo

18

monlhs.

1. THEGAME OF DAMES

Each side

has 20 men

lhal

are

placed

on the dark

squâres ot the first

lour fows

ol each

srde, the

l,gn..oo'ed

-ren

(Whla)Lloserr

lo

voJ

-t'e

object ol ihe

game

is

lo caplure all the

opposing

mer

(renove

rhem

l.orr

l\e board) o

o

bloc.

lhem so lhal they

arê unable 10 rnove.

When

playing

aga

nsr

the cornputer

yo|]

norma ly

have lhe

men

on

lhe side nearesl

you

and

can

make the lirsl move.

1.1 Movingthe men

Al men move diagonally

ioMard onto ân âdlacenl

square.

Each

side

lherefore

hâs

a choice

ol nine

nroveson the iùsl

p

ay.

Play a lernâtes, one

move

per

tLrln

(see

iig. 1).

l.2Caplures

lvlef are captured by the shon

leap diagonâlly

toMard orbackward

over an adjacenl

enemy

man to an empty square

lmmedialely beyond.

The captLrred

man is removed lrom lhe boad.

[/o

o

|1a. o ecaplu ecaloerède

nalrr'i'lhe

situâtion

permils.

Capturing

is

compulsory.

The

player

can choose belween

alernalive câpt!res

w-er

rhe

-Jrberol

.rlÊr

caplu'ed.n

àcaquence

ts the sarne otheMise

the largesl caplure

sequence'rJqI

be c"o,e1

ll

allpr

nahi_g one or

more caplures a

ludher capture

is

possible,

then

this

must be made.

In llg. 2, While

has

lwo

posslb

ecaptures(49

40or49-38).

He musichoose

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