Radica Games Talking Bingo 73014 Instruction Manual

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Model 73014
1 or 12 Players / Ages 8 and up
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
P/N 82373610 Rev.B
BINGO is the name, and fun is the game!
Tired of going to those crowded Bingo halls
where the competition is strong? Well now
you don't have to worry about any of that!
Playing RADICA: BINGO is just like having a
tiny Bingo hall in the palm of your hand!
Whether you're by yourself or with a group of
friends, RADICA: BINGO is fun any way you
play it! And once you've mastered Standard
Bingo, mix things up with a game Pattern
Bingo or Wild Bingo!
Scroll Left
Bingo/Start/Enter/
New Game
Auto-Daub
Mode Select
FEATURES
BINGO / START / ENTER / NEW GAME -
Use this button to turn the game on, enter a
selection, signal when BINGO is reached, or
(when held for 2 seconds) start a new game.
NOTE: If there is no activity for about 30
seconds, the game will automatically turn
itself off. Press the BINGO / START / ENTER
/ NEW GAME button to turn the game on
again. While playing Multi-player Bingo, the
unit will go to sleep after all 75 numbers have
been called and there has been no activity
for 30 seconds.
MODE SELECT - Press this button to toggle
through the different game modes.
AUTO-DAUB - When you "daub" a number,
you mark it. This button turns "on" and "off"
the Auto-daubing feature that automatically
marks the called numbers for you.
UNCLAIMED
SPACE
NOTE: If Auto-daub is pressed during a
TM
game, the game will automatically mark all
numbers being called as well as numbers
that have been previously called but not
marked.
BUY CARD - Use this button to buy
additional Bingo cards before a game has
started.
SOUND - Controls the game sound
• In Standard, Pattern, 1 Wild, and 2 Wild
Turns sound On or Off
• In Multi-Player toggles the sound between
Off, Low, High
DAUBING STYLUS - Use the Stylus to daub
numbers and press the LEFT / RIGHT
buttons.
SCROLL LEFT / RIGHT - Using the Daubing
Stylus, press these on-screen buttons to
scroll through all of the cards you are playing.
While playing multiplayer Bingo, if the player
wants to look and see what numbers have
been called, they would press the BINGO /
START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to
pause the game, then press scroll left or right
button to scroll up or down through the
numbers that were previously called.
BINGO CARDS - While playing Multi-player
Bingo, you and your friends can play on
these cards while the game unit calls out the
numbers.
Scroll Right
BINGO CHIPS - While playing Multi-player
Bingo, mark the numbers on your card by
Reset
placing the chip over the numbers that have
been called.
Sound
Buy Card
RESET - Using a blunt object, press this
button to reset the game. Just be careful,
this will erase your current game and score.
GETTING STARTED
To start a new game, first press the BINGO /
START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to turn
the game on. Next press the MODE SELECT
button to cycle through the different game
modes. Then press the BINGO / START /
ENTER / NEW GAME button to enter your
selection.
BUYING A BINGO CARD
This game is just like the real thing. Before
you begin, you must buy a Bingo card.
Press the BUY CARD button to purchase a
card or cards BEFORE you begin a new
game. Once a game has started, you won't
be able to buy additional cards.
When starting a brand new game, you are
automatically given 200 points. When you
buy a card, the cost comes out of those
points.
GAME
Standard Bingo
Pattern Bingo
Wild Bingo 1
DAUBED
Wild Bingo 2
SPACE
LET'S PLAY!
STANDARD BINGO
After you have purchased you card (or
cards), press the BINGO / START / ENTER /
NEW GAME button to start the game.
A letter and number will appear at the top of
the screen and you have to find it on your
card. e.g., B24. Using the corresponding
letters spelling "bingo" at the top of the
screen, find the called number in the column
underneath the letter.
Use the Stylus Dauber to mark each number
called, the object is to get BINGO by
matching five across, vertically, horizontally,
or diagonally. If you are playing multiple
cards, use the stylus to press the SCROLL
LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view those cards
(the card number will be indicated by a
number at the bottom of the screen).
Bingo Scoring
Standard Mode ................................... 200pts
Pattern Mode (1-7 spaces) ................. 300pts
Pattern Mode (8-12 spaces) ............... 600pts
Pattern Mode (13+ spaces) ...............1000pts
1 Wild Mode ........................................ 250pts
2 Wild Mode ........................................ 300pts
NOTE: After a number is called, you will have
5 to 11 seconds, depends on how many
cards the player is playing with, to daub it on
each card. But even if you run out of time
and another number is called, you may auto-
daub the previous number at any time. And
don't forget to daub the FREE space in the
middle!
The game ends when you have BINGO (five
in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally).
When this happens, press the BINGO /
START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to
claim your Bingo. You will then be given
points depending on the game you're
playing. If you don't get BINGO, the game
will end after 45 numbers have been called.
NOTE: Be careful! If you try and claim a
Bingo and you don't have one, you will lose 5
points for every false Bingo that you call.
PATTERN BINGO
This game is similar to Standard Bingo, but
instead of trying to connect five numbers,
you must try and fill a certain pattern. Press
the MODE SELECT button to choose
PATTERN BINGO. Then press the BINGO /
START / ENTER / NEW GAME button to
make your selection.
Now it's time to choose your pattern. Use
the DAUBING STYLUS to press the SCROLL
LEFT / RIGHT buttons to view the different
CARD PRICE
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