Hasbro Battleship Pocket Pogo User manual

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR 1 PLAYER AGES 8+
CONTENTS
Game Unit with Stylus Spare Stylus
OBjECT OF THE CAME
Sink the enemy fleet in four challenging BAlTLESHIP game
adventures!
A LOOK AT YOUR CAME
TOUCH-SENSITIVESCREEN
Touch certainwords and icons to select opttons and play games.
POWER: Press
game, view high score,
view special messagesand

1. Press POWER to power upthe game.
irsttimeyou turn on the game it will automatically default
Menu. Each the thegame-isWrried on after that, it will
default to the last game play&.
2. Memu C@&ms: The MM Muappears along the bottomof the
screen with a chol'ce of these four options:
Touch CAME and then the name of each game repeatedly until
the one you want appears. Then touch to play.
Touch Hrtosee the current highscore. Touch when finished.
Touch @ to see if there are any messa g for you to use on the pogo.
edm/pocket websltie.
will ffpsh if th% is a new message waiting.
After reading the message&tdkh m. To skip a messqe, just touch it
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as it scrolls. T
Touch
to adjust the vdm~& the left or rightarrows
on the bar graph repeatedly
& rr9heWf~wefthe volume, then
touch
m.
Note: If no buttons are pressed for abut 60 seconds, the game will
_
te "steep." To "wake it up," press POW-
Game 1 - CLASSIC BATTLES~~IP
Came Summary: You and tho '"computefl each have your own
1OX1 0 oceangrid. Positionyouv4bs sf-h ships on your gridwhile
the
cqppter positions its ships on its own @id. You cadtsee the
computer's ships, and the computercan't
t Furs.
You and the computertake turns firing missiles, hoping to hiteach
other's hiddenships. E&h.missile will either hit
or miss an enemy ship.
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Your goal is to score enough hits to sink each ship in the computer's
fleet beforeyour ownfleet
is sunk. The chart below shows the number
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of hits neededto sink each ship.
Em HITS TQ
SHIP SQUARES SINK
4 4
Battleship
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3
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3
Destroyer
, I patrol hat
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2
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2
G ETTlNC STBRTED
1. S I NGLE or SALVO wirl
-r thegrid. M ad the
following:
much S I NCLE to fim w hat pi~h fie
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the same.

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example, ifyou have 3 ships lek, you fire-3 shots). ~hlcomputer
plays the same way.
2. AUTO or MANUAL will then appear under the grid. Do one of
the following:
Automatic Positioning: Touch AUTO if you want the compute
to randomly select apre-setfleet pattern.
Manual Positioning: Touch MANUAL a you want to position
your ships individuallyon the grid.
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The game will display the first of five ships to be placedon the grid.
Touch
a square and theship will appear horizontally as a series of
black dots starting with the square you touched. If theshipwon't fit in
the area selected, itwill be placed as close to that location
as possible.
You may rotate a ship vertically or horizontallyby touching R. Ifyou
decide to relocateaship, just touch another square, and the ship will
move to that area.
When your ship is where you want it, touch and the dots
will change to hollow squares. The nextship is then displayed for
positioning. Keep going untilyou've positionedall five of your ships.
HOW TO PLAY
Once you've set upyour ships, the game begins. Below the gridyou'll
see
VOUR TURN. On the lower rightside you'll see a bomb [&I and
a number showing how many shots you can take.
Your Turn: Select asquare to shoot at by touching it. One
things will happen:
MISS - If the target square is n
flashes belowthe grid and a bla
HIT - If the target square is
occupied by an enemy ship,
HIT flashes belowthe grid
and the grid square
is filled
in black.
SUNK - If you hit the last
square occupied by a ship,
it's sunk! SUNK flashes on
the screen, while the ship's silhouette reappears and then
"sinks" below the grid.
Computer's Turn: The
computerwill take
its turn
automatically.You'll see your
ships on the grid, but they'll
be hiddenfrom the computer.
The same rules for hitting,
missing and sinking ships
GAME'S TURN
apply. The squares will fill inas
shown here.
WINNING THE GAME: The first to sink the opponent's fleet of five
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shi s wins the game. The screen will identifythe winner by displaying
V&U ,mi or GAME WON inthe lower rightside of the screen.
You earn points
as described below.
SKILL LEVEL: The more games you win, the more challenging the
game becomes. (If you start losing
at a higher skill level, the game
becomeseasier.)
is displayed at the end

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;Came Summary: '~lo~:lagale &th OR^ tw6 submarines against the'-
computer's fleet of five ships. Your goal is to sink the enemy's fleet
1 before it sinks your subs.
GETTING STARTED
AUTO or MANUAL will appear under the grid. Select eltner or
these options as described inCame
1.
HOW TO PLAY
Once you've set upyour ships, the game begins. One of your subs
appears on the left and the other on the right, as shown here. The
sub on the.left may fire on
any of the ten horizontal
rows on the
left half of the
grid. The sub on the right
may fire on any of the ten
This sub fires on This sub fires on
horizontal rows On the
horizontalgrid rows on horizontalgrid rows o
right half of the grid.
the left half of the grid. the right half of the gri
Your Turn: When ou
see
YOUR ~~~dunder
the grid, select ahorizontal
grid row to fire at by
touchina anv sauare in
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that row. see theexample
Touch any square inthis row, and the sub moves up
to the right. You get one
and fires on the entire row.
needed), bytouchingthe
Moveyour remainingsub to the right side by
touchingthe right grid edge.

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opposite edge of the grid. Ifyou move a sub inthis manner, you must
wait until
your next turn to fire.
After firing on a row, one of three things will happen:
MlSS - If the row (five horizontalsquares) you fired on has no
enemy ships, you will hear a "ping"
sound for each empty square. The
0 A
word MlSS flashes below the grid,
Five empty squares
and a black dot appears on each
empty square
as shown at right.
HIT - If an enemy ship is located anywherealong the five horizontal
sauares you firedat, the word HIT flashes below the arid. The hit
square ii filled in, and black dots appear on any em& squares
passed through on the way to the hit.
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Ifthe ship is positionedhorizontally, you
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will have to fire on it sauare by sauare until it is
E L sunk. See the example'tothe;ight.
If the ship is positionedvertically, you will have to
move up or down from row to row to hit
it. See
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the example to the left.
Important: If partof a ship is locatedon boththe leftand
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righthalf of the grid, you must hit itfrom bothsides to sink
-s .' ;-t. See the illustration below.
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hitthelistgrid
2
square occupiedby aship, it's sunk!
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SUNK flashes on the screen, while the ship's silhouette reappears
and then "sinks" below the grid.
Computer's Turn: The computertakes its turn automatically. You'll
be able to see your subs on the grid, butthey'll be hiddenfrom the
computer.
The same rulesfor hitting, missing and sinicm~ ships apply.
WINNING THE CAME: If you sink the computefs~fiwships before
it sinks your two subs, you win! Otherwise, the c wins. The
s~gg wjJ 'dentify the winner by displayingYOU r GAME
ah elower fghtside of the screen. d P
SKILL LEVEL: The moregames you win, the more challenging the
game becomes. (If you start losing at a higher skill level, the game
becomeseasier.)
PLAY AGAIN: Touch -1 to piay again. To play adifferent game,
press MENU and select the game you want.
Game 3 - FAST ATTACK
LI Came Summary: You play on aseries of five mini-grids.Your goal is
?o sink one ship hidden ineach gridwTt-htheleast numberof'sbts.
The game starts with the patrolboat and progresses to the carrier. Fire
as described inGame 1.
As soon as one ship is sunk, anew mini-grid
for the next ship
is displayed.
Be careful! There may
be mines hidden in randomsquares. The screen
will tell you if you've hitone. And you'll hear
a warning "ping" if
there's amine immediatelyabove, below,
left or right of aspace you
fired at. If you hitfive mines beforesinking the enemy's fket, the
game ends and you lose.
Try to sink all five ships with the least numberof shots. The number of
shots you've taken
is shown inthe lower ri'ght corner of the screen.
PLAY AGAIN: Touch to play again. To play adifferent game, /
press MENUand select the game you want.
dame 4 - MITZ
Came Summary: This game beginswith anumber of unoccupied
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squares (identifiedwith dots]. Your goal is to find and sink the five
t emmyships wlth the tawn shots inthe shortest time. The elapsed
1
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time inseconds and the tally of misses are shown at the bottomof the
. screen. Firingis donethe same way as inGame 1.
Final Scorer: /Vlcr you sink the last ship, the game will display how 1
many seconds it took you to sink the fleet, and your total number of
misses. Touch to see your Naval Ranking.
' Naval Ranking: Your Naval Ranking is determined by the total
number of misses multiplied by the number of seconds
it took to
completethe game.
Score of 0-100 = ADMIRAL
r
b Score of 101-200 = . CAPTAIN
Score of 201-500
= MATE
Score of 501-1000
= ENSIGN
Score
of 1001-1700 = CREW
Score of 1
700+ = SWABBY

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Note: As your rank increases, the computer helps you by inserting
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,dots on more unoccupiedspaces at the start of a game.
pess MENU and select the game you want.
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;PLAY AGAIN: Touch to play again. To play a different game,
'To replace the battery: Loosen the
Iscrewon the batterycompartment,
OX1 -U*.
'locatedon the back of the game
.unit, and remove the door. Insertthe
BATTERY INCLUDED
Rep$cewllll1~3.W'~lltMmbatler)c
battery "+" side up intothe battery
PMwa088headsaewdrtver(notInduded)
compartment. Then replace the door,
neededtoreplacam
tighten the screw, and push in RESET.
IMPORTANT: BAllERY INFORMATION
a CAUTION:
1. As with all small batteries, the batteryusedwith this productshould be kept
away from small children who still putthingsintheir mouths.
If it is swallowed,
promptlysee adoctorand havethe doctor phone(202)
625-3333 collect. If you
resideoutsidethe UnitedStates, havethe doctor call your localpoison control
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center. 2. Always follow the instructionscarefully. Use onlythe batteryspecified
and
be sure to insertitcorredlyby matchingthe + and - polarity markings.
3. Removeexhausted or dead batteryfrom the product. 4. Remove battery
if productis notto be playedwith for a longtime. 5. Do notshort-circuitthe
supplyterminals.
6. Should this productcause, or be affected by, local electrical
interference, move
it away from other electrical equipment. Reset (switching
off andback on again or removingand re-insertingbatteries) if necessary. 7.
RECHARGEABLE BAlTERIES: Do not mix these with any other types of batteries.
Always remove from the productbeforerecharging. Rechargebatteriesunder
adultsupervision. DO NOTRECHARGEOTHER TYPES OF BAlTERIES.
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Handlethe game carefully.
Storethe game away from dusty or dirty areas.
Keep the game away from moistureor temperatureextremes.
Do not disassemble the game. Ifa problemoccurs, push in RESET on back; or
removeand reinsert the battery to reset the computer; or try a new battery.
FCC Statement I
This equipment has been tested andfound to comply with the limits for a
Class Bdigital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed toprovidereasonableprotectionagainst harmful interferencein
a residentialinstallation.This equipmentgenerates, uses, and can radiate
radiofrequency energy, and, if not installedand used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmfulinterference to radiocommunications.
However, there is no guaranteethat interferencewill notoccur ina particular
installation.If this equipment does cause harmfulinterkrence to radioor
television reception, whichcan be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouragedto try to correctthe interference by one or
moreof the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receivingantenna.
Increasethe separationbetween the equipmentand receiver.
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