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LEVEL

8 sec.

per move

00:08

13 sec.

per move

00:13

40 sec.

per move

00:40

Fun

Level 13

Fu 13

6 ply

FD16

4 sec.

per move

00:04

12 sec.

per move

00:12

35 sec.

per move

00:35

2 ply

FD 4

Fun

Level 12

Fu 12

3+ ply

FD 8

4+ ply

FD11

3 sec.

per move

00:03

11 sec.

per move

00:11

30 sec.

per move

00:30

Fun

Level 11

Fu 11

Fun

Level 16

Fu 16

1+ ply

FD 2

4 ply

FD10

2 sec.

per move

00:02

10 sec.

per move

00:10

25 sec.

per move

00:25

Fun

Level 2

Fu 2

Fun

Level 3

Fu 3

Fun

Level 4

Fu 4

Fun

Level 5

Fu 5

Fun

Level 6

Fu 6

Fun

Level 7

Fu 7

Fun

Level 8

Fu 8

Fun

Level 9

Fu 9

Fun

Level 10

Fu 10

Fun

Level 14

Fu 14

Fun

Level 15

Fu 15

1 ply

FD 1

1++ ply

FD 3

2+ ply

FD 5

2++ ply

FD 6

3 ply

FD 7

3++ ply

FD 9

4++ ply

FD12

5 ply

FD13

5+ ply

FD14

5++ ply

FD15

5 sec.

per move

00:05

6 sec.

per move

00:06

7 sec.

per move

00:07

1 sec.

per move

00:01

9 sec.

per move

00:09

14 sec.

per move

00:14

15 sec.

per move

00:15

16 sec.

per move

00:16

20 sec.

per move

00:20

45 sec.

per move

00:45

50 sec.

per move

00:50

55 sec.

per move

00:55

1 min.

per move

01:00

Fun

Level 1

Fu 1

2 min.

per move

02:00

3 min.

per move

03:00

4 min.

per move

04:00

5 min.

per move

05:00

6 min.

per move

06:00

10 min.

per move

10:00

15 min.

per move

15:00

FUN LEVELS FIXED DEPTH

LEVELS

CASUAL LEVELS

A QUICK AND EASY GUIDE

TO LEVEL SELECTION!

1. Press LEVEL to enter

Level Mode.

For example: To select

Level G2 (with an average

computer response time

of 25 seconds per move),

press Square G2. The

display will alternate

between

L:G2

and

00:25

For more details on the levels, see Section 3.

2. Next, select your level, using the

chart on the right. Simply locate

your level square and press down

on the square to display that level!

3. Finally, press LEVEL again

to exit Level Mode.

Now

you can start playing on your

newly selected level!

experimenting a little—start out with some of the lower level

settings, and advance to the more difficult levels as your

skills grow!

Note that on some of the higher levels, the computer may

take a long time to complete its search. If you want to force

the computer to stop thinking and make a move, simply

press PLAY at any time.

Press LEVEL to enter Level Mode, and the current level is

shown, with the display alternating between the Level

Square and the Level Name. As an example, Level A4 (Fun

Level 4), which is the default level at the first power-up,

displays as L:A4 and Fu4. To change the level, press a

board square (using the Level Selection Chart as a guide),

and that level will be displayed. Press LEVEL again to exit

Level Mode, with your newly selected playing level in effect.

Other important points to remember regarding levels:

• If you press LEVEL to verify the level, but you don’t want

to change levels, press LEVEL again to exit without

making any changes.

•You can use LEVEL to check the playing level while the

computer is thinking, but you cannot change the level

until it’s your turn to move.

• Pressing NEW GAME resets the computer and retains

the current playing level.

3.1 Fun Levels (Squares A1-B8)

LEVEL ALTERNATING LEVEL ALTERNATING

SQUARE DISPLAY SQUARE DISPLAY

A1 ....... L:A1 / Fu 1 ..... B1....... L:B1 / Fu 9

A2 ....... L:A2 / Fu 2 ..... B2....... L:B2 / Fu10

A3 ....... L:A3 / Fu 3 ..... B3....... L:B3 / Fu11

A4 ....... L:A4 / Fu 4 ..... B4....... L:B4 / Fu12

A5 ....... L:A5 / Fu 5 ..... B5....... L:B5 / Fu13

A6 ....... L:A6 / Fu 6 ..... B6....... L:B6 / Fu14

A7 ....... L:A7 / Fu 7 ..... B7....... L:B7 / Fu15

A8 ....... L:A8 / Fu 8 ..... B8....... L:B8 / Fu16

If you are a novice or beginning player, the Fun Levels are

especially for you—they’ll give you the opportunity to beat

the computer for a change! Here, the computer does not

exhaustively search for the best available move, as you

would normally expect. Instead, it disregards scores and

uses a strong randomizer to deliberately weaken play—

which causes it to sometimes make moves that are not

necessarily the best it has found. This variability makes the

computer prone to some very human errors in judgment.

Beat the computer by capitalizing on its mistakes, and you

may soon discover that you can win games against friends in

the same manner! The Fun Levels start out easy and get a

little stronger as they go, allowing you to strengthen your

playing abilities along the way.

3.2 Fixed Depth Levels (Squares C1-D8)

LEVEL SQUARE SEARCH DEPTH ALTERNATING DISPLAY

C1 .................. 1 ply .................. L:c1 / Fd 1

C2 .................. 1 ply+ ................ L:c2 / Fd 2

C3 .................. 1 ply++ .............. L:c3 / Fd 3

C4 .................. 2 ply .................. L:c4 / Fd 4

C5 .................. 2 ply+ ................ L:c5 / Fd 5

C6 .................. 2 ply++ .............. L:c6 / Fd 6

C7 .................. 3 ply .................. L:c7 / Fd 7

C8 .................. 3 ply+ ................ L:c8 / Fd 8

------------------------------------------------------------

D1 .................. 3 ply++ .............. L:D1 / Fd 9

D2 .................. 4 ply .................. L:D2 / Fd10

D3 .................. 4 ply+ ................ L:D3 / Fd11

D4 .................. 4 ply++ .............. L:D4 / Fd12

D5 .................. 5 ply .................. L:D5 / Fd13

D6 .................. 5 ply+ ................ L:D6 / Fd14

D7 .................. 5 ply++ .............. L:D7 / Fd15

D8 .................. 6 ply .................. L:D8 / Fd16

On the Fixed Depth Levels, the computer’s search depth is

limited to a certain number of moves, or ply. A “ply” is an

individual move, or a move for either side. For example, on

Level C1, the computer searches to a depth of one ply, and

thus looks ahead only one individual move. On this level,

therefore, it will often overlook a mate in one. This produces

weaker play, giving beginners a better chance of beating the

computer! Use these levels to sharpen your skills—as you

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