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I
, K
F YOU MAKE AN ILLEGAL MOVE
DISPLAY THE
AND
SQUARES NECESSARY TO MOVE THE PIECE BACK TO
TO
FROM
. W
ITS PREVIOUS SQUARE
HEN THIS HAPPENS
PROCEDURE OF PUSHING ON THE
FROM
BACK IN ITS PREVIOUS POSITION
step process—registering the
square and then register-
ing the
square.
FROM
Lift the piece or pawn you
TO
want to move. (Moving the
pawn in front of either your king
or queen ahead two squares for-
ward is a great first move for
White.) Press the edge of the
piece's base down gently on the
center of its
square. You'll
hear a beep, and King Arthur
FROM
will display the
square—
for example "E2." Then press
FROM
the edge of the piece down gen-
tly on the square you want to
move it to—for example, "E4."
A
ING
RTHUR WILL SOUND A LOWER TONE AND
,
YOU MUST FOLLOW THE STANDARD
AND
SQUARES TO GET THE PIECE
TO
. T
.
HEN MAKE A LEGAL MOVE
King Arthur will beep again,
confirming that he has regis-
tered your move. Place the piece
gently on its new square. (Some
players like to push the squares
with their forefinger while hold-
ing the piece in the rest of the
fingers of the same hand.)
1.5
Moving King Arthur's piece
you've got a game going!
You'll notice that King Arthur
almost immediately displays his
response to your move. King
Arthur decides on his own
move, of course, and lets you
know what it is by displaying it
at the top of the LCD board. For
example, if you play 1. E2-E4,
he may respond E7-E5. But you
need to move the piece on the
To register your move properly, press the
side of the piece's base gently down on
the center of the FROM square, and then
on the center of the TO square.
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I
, K
A
N BETWEEN MOVES
ING
RTHUR WILL DISPLAY THE TIME TAKEN FOR
EACH MOVE AND THE NUMBER OF THE MOVE
board for him. Follow the same
two-step procedure you did
while registering your own
move—gently pushing on the
and
squares and listening
TO
for the confirming tones. You're
FROM
already playing a game! Enjoy
the contest.
1.6
Putting
a game "on hold"
Want to stop for a phone call,
or even a weekend trip? Any
time it's your move and you
wish to stop playing for a while,
just press the
key.
/
King Arthur will switch off and
OFF
SAVE
go into a sleep mode. He will
remember the last position,
including the elapsed time, as
long as you do not interrupt the
power supply—for example, by
removing the batteries. To
K
A
'
ING
RTHUR
S DISPLAY WILL ALWAYS SHOW THE CORRECT
K
A
POSITION AS
ING
RTHUR
OCCASIONALLY TO COMPARE THE POSITION IN HIS
TO THE ONE ON THE BOARD
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.
resume play, just press the
key. A word of warn-
/
ing—your memory of the game
ON
CLEAR
in progress may get a bit vague,
but King Arthur will remember
the game perfectly! If you've
put the pieces safely away in
their compartment during your
break, or they may have been
disturbed, just use the display to
help you correctly set the pieces
back up. If you do want to clear
the current game at any time,
just press
.
NEW GAME
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S A GOOD IDEA
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