Having The Computer Suggest A Move; Changing Colors With The Computer; Showing All Legal Moves - Radio Shack E-Chess Owner's Manual

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to indicate it is your turn to
move, and the game timer con-
tinues to count up.
HAVING THE COMPUTER
SUGGEST A MOVE
The computer can suggest moves for
you during a game.
To view the move the computer sug-
gests for you, press
SETUP +/HINT
during your turn. The computer dis-
plays the move it suggests. Press
to make the move the
OPTIONS/MOVE
computer suggested, or repeatedly
press
or
NEXT PIECE
LAST PIECE
select another move and continue the
game.
Note: The game timer continues to
count up while you press
.
HINT
CHANGING COLORS
WITH THE COMPUTER
The computer is set so you play the
white pieces and it plays the black
pieces. You can change colors with
the computer so it plays the white
pieces and you play the black pieces.
To change colors with the comput-
er before you begin a game,
press
. To change
OPTIONS/MOVE
colors with the computer during a
game, press
/UNDO
your turn to move. The game timer
counts up and
flashes while
the computer takes back its last
10
move. Then you can take over and
enter moves for the computer's side
and continue to play the same game.
SHOWING ALL LEGAL
MOVES
The computer can show each legal
move you can make during a game.
1. Press
appears.
2. Press
current game.
3. When it is your turn to move,
to
repeatedly press
LAST PIECE
you want to move.
the piece you selected flashes on
its FROM square, and small
SETUP +/
piece icons flash on any squares
that are legal destinations for the
piece you selected.
4. If the move that appears is not
the one you want, repeatedly
press
to select other legal moves for
the piece.
5. Press
your move.
To turn off legal move display, repeat
Steps 1–5, repeatedly pressing
GAME/HELP
pears.
when it is
Basic Operation
Edý >;BF
Edý >;BF
Edý >;BF
Edý >;BF
.
NEW GAME/HELP
to return to the
CLEAR/ON
NEXT PIECE
to select the piece
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<hEC
<hEC
<hEC
appears,
or
NEXT MOVE
LAST MOVE
to make
OPTION/MOVE
NEW
Ed Ed Ed Ed
in Step 1 until
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