Discussion Of The Modes; Scr -1; Boggle - SamTimer User Manual

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Discussion of the Modes
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SCRABBLE® I (SCR - 1)
Description: A player begins overtime when his
primary time runs out. Dashes appear on his display
to show the player is in overtime, and his clock starts
to count up . Typically ten points are subtracted from
a player's score for each minute, or fraction thereof, of
overtime used.
Intended use:
Serious and casual Scrabble®.
Pros: More accurate than mechanical
clocks in determining when overtime has begun and
how much has been used.
Cons: None.
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SCRABBLE® II (SCR - 2)
Description: This is the same as Scrabble® I
above, except the display shows a dash during the
first 1 :05 of the player's move, that is, it shows a dash
during the hold time. The hold time, which is the
same for both players, can be programmed for any
value up to 9:59.
Intended use: Serious and casual Scrabble®.
Pros: More accurate than mechanical
clocks in determining when overtime has begun and
how much has been used : Also, a second timer is not
needed to time the hold time.
Cons: None.
~ SCRABBLE® III (SCR - 3)
Description: This is the same as Scrabble® II
above, except the display shows a dash after the first
1 :05
of the player's move, that is , it shows a dash
after the hold time . The hold time, which is the same
for both players, can be programmed for any value up
to 9:59.
Intended use:
Serious and casual Scrabble®.
Pros:
More accurate than mechanical
clocks in determining when overtime has begun and
how much has been used. Also, a second timer is
not needed to time the hold time.
Cons: None.
~ BOGGLE®
(BOGGLE)
Description: There is a double-beep at thirty
seconds, qnd four beeps when your time runs out. Of
course, the starting time and warning time are
programmable.
Intended use:
Serious and casual Boggle®.
Pros:
More accurate than meChanical
clocks.
Cons: None .