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TABLE
OFCONTENTS 2,VAFIATIONSOFTHEGAME
B.YOUBCHAMPION
BACKGAMMON
COMPUTER
3,GENEFALOPERAlION
31 Ballery
nslalation
3.2 PlayingAgainsllhecompûrer
33 Sta inglh€
Gam€
3.s Howlh€CompulffMov€s
3.6 HillingaBol
37 Bêângoll
3.8 Coft€clngE(ors
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3.11Doubhnq
3.12Scôrrg
3.14
IntgiruptingaGame
3.15SlarlnqaNewGâme
DIAGBÂiIOFKEYSANDFEATUFES
DIAGFÀM
OF
LCODISPLAY
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A.THEGAMEOF BACKGAMMON:
RULESANDVABIÂlIONS
1,RULESOFSACKGAMMON
1.1 theBoardandh(râ PisceSel.Up
12 t\4ovngYour\4efonih6Board
13 ObjècrolrheGame
14 SlarlrnqlheGame
16 Hilting
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17 RemovingMen
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1
I BeârngO1l
110Winning
Gammona.dBackgammon
1.11Doub!ing
4.
GAMEOPTIONS 6.TECHNICALOETAILS
4.1 Type
olcame 6.1 ChanqingBâtteres
4.2 sowd 62 The
acl Key
4.3 Slrateqy
(Type
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44 NumberolPayers 64 Technica
Specitications
7.
TROUBLESHOOTING
GIJIDE
5,ADDITIONAL
SPECIALFEATUFES
5.1 Changng
Sd€swilhlheComputer AUTHOFTZEO
SEBVTCECENTEFS
5.2 UsngMânuaOico
5.3 Playng
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AGAMEOPTIONTPressropeatodytodisplay
manoplions,andLrseBEJECTlomake
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asiolowsi
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,
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2lSoundOn/Ofl:GamesoundsONbv
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3)Typâol Play/Siratogy
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only):
Chooso
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play.
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Choos€
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play€r
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5)OlrocllonotPlay:Choôsêcounlsrclockwis6
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DSETUP:Us6dlos6l!o sDeca
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FWHITEMEN:Usedin
S€tUp
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toadd,
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positionsol
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GCLOCKWSEAFROW:UssdtomoveLCo
aûowindicàloB
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l) naclockwise
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HCOUNTEFCLOCKWISEAFFOW:
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S LCDCONTRASTSLIDEF:Usedloadjust
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DIAGRAMOF LCD DISPLÀY
1 Displayêdwhenln
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UpModê
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21
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24
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26
27
INTBODUCTION
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purchase
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Youareaboll
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ânywhere
yougol TheSailek
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play
andhasâwonderlu
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compolêrasmuchâsw€hav6
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doveloping
illoryou.Goodbckwilh
your
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who
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$€ din€l€nlvaialions
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yô!will
tindthâbâsi6 ol how
lo play,
wilhaconcênlrÂtion
onlh€
gâm6
ils€ll,ândnoton
thocomput€f,
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lo havea goôd
undsrsrandingolrhos6
.ules
b€lor€
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aclualtyslartplaylngâgâinsllhê
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who
aroakoady
lamiliarwilhlhs
ruesotBâckgâmmonandwânltol€amhow
lo
play
againstlh€compul€r,
you
may
godiÉcty lo
Plrl B,which
providss
lull
d€lallsonlhêwo ând
ope.alionol
yow
n€w
ChampionEackgammon
compuler.
Onco
yoù
havel8a.n€d
lhebasic
operarlonolrh€unr bêsusrodêlvêinloiÈmâny
special
l€alures
andoplions
- thsyarssur€to
6nhânc6
your
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game!
A. THEGAMEOFBACKGATiIMON:
RULESANDVARIATIONS
1.FULESOFAACKGAiIION
This
s€clionollh€manualislntend€dlorlhose
whoâ16nôtlâmiliarwilh
th6
rLrl6s
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Backgâmmonandilsvândons.Th€comblnâtion
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and
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thosôwho
dont know
the
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who
wâîllobrushupônthêirknowlsdgool
lh6
gamô,
andlhosswhowouldlik€lo€xplorssômsolher
vanaonsoflhs gams
whicharsprogrammsd
inlo
theSailek
Champion
BackgahmonCompul€r.