Tiger Electronics Weakest Link 80749 User manual

200105080IWTI-01 PRINTED IN CHINA
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Weakest Link™ & © BBC 2000.
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Weakest Link - music written by Paul Farrer
Published by Music Factor Ltd
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Item No. 80749
A division of Hasbro, Inc.
Where Technology Comes to Play!™
Ages 8 & up
Instructions

Welcome to the Weakest Link! All eight players must work together to build the team’s
bank balance. Seven players will leave the game with nothing. Only one will win the
prize. Who is allergic to intelligence? Who has outstayed their welcome? It’s up to
you to decide, as round by round you lose the player voted the Weakest Link!
Remember, you need to be ruthless to be rich!
This box includes:
1 electronic table top unit
65 double-sided question cards
10 double-sided head-to-head cards
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ABOUT THE GAME
PLAYER BUTTONS – used to identify and choose players during play and for voting
CARD CODE WINDOW – used to display the code of the question card in the unit
CARD DOOR– used to insert and remove cards
QUESTION WINDOW – used to display the question in play
ANSWER BUTTONS – used to select answers
PASS – used in place of an answer button
BANK – used to “bank” money won by answering questions correctly
START – used to confirm number of players and to resume play after Anne asks a
question in the voting round or after pausing game
SOUND – used to toggle through three volume levels
RESET – used to reset the game unit
PAUSE – used to pause game play
ON/OFF – used to turn the game on and off
LCD – used to display game information
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PLAYER BUTTONS
PASS
ON/OFF
QUESTION
WINDOW
SOUND
PAUSE
RESET
START
BANK
ANSWER BUTTONS
CARD CODE
WINDOW
LCD
CARD DOOR
BANK
START
PASS
A
B
C
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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During the HEAD-TO-HEAD round
The score between the final two players will be displayed.
This screen will also be used for SUDDEN DEATH.
ABOUT THE CARDS
CARD CODE – used to identify the game card to the game unit
Every game card is double-sided with 15 questions on each side. The code on the
front of every card is odd, the code on the back is even. When inserting a new card,
it is important to always start with front facing you.
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ABOUT THE LCD
The LCD will display the information you need during the game.
During a regular round
SOUND – the selected volume level
TIMER – will count down to zero
QUESTION VALUE – the value of the current question
PLAYER NUMBER – which player should be answering
BANK VALUE – the amount of money banked during the round
At the end of a round
TOTAL – the cumulative bank total from all rounds
If the team reaches the $125,000 target, the $125,000 icon will
appear on the screen.
FRONT BACK
125000

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The game cards that are labeled HEAD TO HEAD
are for use in the Head-to-Head and Sudden
Death rounds only. They should be separated
from the regular round cards before you
start the game.
Game cards can be stored in the base of
the unit when not being used.
OBJECT OF THE GAME
The goal of all players is to answer enough questions correctly, within the time allowed,
to reach the $125,000 target for the round. There are two ways to do this.
The fastest way to reach the $125,000 target is to build a chain of eight (8) consecutive
correct answers. However, if a player passes or answers incorrectly, the chain is
broken and you lose all money in that chain.
The question values increase as follows:
$ 1,000
$ 2,500
$ 5,000
$ 10,000
$ 25,000
$ 50,000
$ 75,000
$125,000
The other way to reach the $125,000 target is to bank smaller amounts of money
during the round. When you bank your winnings, you start a new chain.
NOTE: Question values are not cumulative. If the team correctly answers
three (3) consecutive questions their total is $5,000, not $8,500.
At the end of each round, players vote for the player whom they think is the weakest
link. The player with the most votes leaves the game. The remaining players move
to the next round. This is repeated until only two players remain.
The last two players participate in the “double money” round. This is played like
all previous rounds, but gives the players one last chance to build the pot. All
money banked by the players during the round will be doubled and added to the
cumulative total.

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Finally, the two players must face off in the Head-to-Head round. Alternately, each
player is asked five (5) special head-to-head questions. The player with the most
correct answers is the winner. If there is a tie, the game goes into Sudden Death.
In the Sudden Death round, each player is asked one question. As long as both
players answer correctly, or incorrectly, the game continues. As soon as one player
answers correctly and one answers incorrectly, the game is over.
BANKING
Only money that is “banked” is added to the cumulative total. How and when a player
can bank will be explained later.
VIRTUAL PLAYERS (VPs)
The game unit always follows the eight-player format of the television show. Often,
there will not be eight human players available, so the remaining player positions will
be filled with virtual players. The VPs will answer questions, bank and vote just like
the human players. A VP's knowledge and characteristics will be decided randomly
at the beginning of the game.
Virtual player knowledge
VPs will have varying levels of intelligence:
High knowledge level
Average knowledge level
Low knowledge level
The VPs will maintain their set levels of knowledge during a game. This will allow
human players to identify the VPs not worth keeping. Those that are useless should
be voted out.
Virtual player characteristics
A player’s character is an important factor in the Weakest Link. Voting decisions are
not based solely on the performance of the other players, but involve personal
motivation – Is a player “ruthless”? Does he carry a grudge against another player
from round to round? Therefore, characteristics have been created for the VPs.
Ruthless – Tends to vote out the strongest link, sees this person as a personal threat
Logical – Tends to vote out the weakest link based on statistical data
Indecisive – Will randomly select a player regardless of current or previous performance
During the game, the actions of the VPs are automatic. They will have a voice; you
will hear them answering questions, banking and giving reasons why they voted for
other players. Remember, they may be only virtual players, but they CAN vote for
YOU as the weakest link!

TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION:
• Do not mix old and new batteries
• Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries
• Battery insertion should be done by an adult
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged
(if removable)
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision
(if removable)
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy
• The supply terminals are not to be short-circuited
The unit requires 4 X AA/LR6 batteries (not included)
CAUTION: Batteries should be replaced by an adult.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN FIRE, BATTERIES MAY EXPLODE OR LEAK.
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INSERTING THE BATTERIES
Hold the unit as shown.
Using a Philips®screwdriver, remove the screw on the battery compartment door
and remove the door.
Insert four (4) AA/LR6 batteries, making sure to align the +” and -” signs.
Replace the battery compartment door and screw.
Screw
AA
AA
AA
AA
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“LET’S PLAY THE WEAKEST LINK!”
Each game has six (6) regular rounds, one (1) Double Money round and one (1)
Head-to-Head round.
The regular rounds are fast paced question and answer rounds. The goal of each
round is to reach the $125,000 target before the timer runs out. At the end of each
regular round, one player is voted off and 10 seconds are subtracted from the clock.
Round 1 2 minutes 30 seconds 8 players
Round 2 2 minutes 20 seconds 7 players
Round 3 2 minutes 10 seconds 6 players
Round 4 2 minutes 5 players
Round 5 1 minute 50 seconds 4 players
Round 6 1 minute 40 seconds 3 players
The last two players play the Double Money Round. This is also a fast paced question
and answer round. At the end of this round, all money banked in the round is
DOUBLED before it is added to the prize total, no one is voted off and no time is
subtracted from the timer.
Double Money Round 1 minute 30 seconds 2 players
The last two players also play the Head-to-Head round. Players take turns answering
five questions each. There is no timer. The player who answers the most questions
correctly is the winner.
Turn on the game by pressing ON/OFF.
You can adjust the volume control by pressing the SOUND button. There are three
volume levels. They are indicated on the LCD by the speaker icon.
One line represents the lowest volume; three lines represent the
highest. Each time you press the SOUND button, the unit will scroll
to the next level.
After welcoming you to the game, Anne will ask the players to press a number button.
Players can choose any number; they do not have to be consecutive. However, there
can be only one player per player number. Virtual players will assume the positions
that are not chosen. Once all players have chosen a player number, press START.

“INSERT A CARD AND
ENTER THE CODE”
Choose any card from the regular game cards. Raise the card door and insert the
card, making sure that the cutout in the center of the card fits over the tab in the unit.
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NOTE: ALWAYS INSERT A NEW CARD SO THAT THE ODD NUMBERED CODE
SHOWS THROUGH THE CARD CODE WINDOW
Close the card door. The card code will be displayed through the card code window.
Enter the card code using the player buttons. Anne will call out the numbers as you
enter them.
If the card code you entered is invalid (EX - you have placed the new card upside
down or you have used a Head-To-Head card) Anne will again ask you to insert a
card and enter the code. Make any corrections you need to make and re-enter
the code.
If you accidentally enter a valid card code that does not match the card you have
put into the game, press PAUSE. Remove the card that is in the game. Find the
card that matches the code you entered and insert it into the game. Press START
to re-start game play.

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“START THE CLOCK”
Anne will start the first round. The LCD will display the round number and the timer.
Player 1 will always start Round 1. In later rounds, the first player will be the strongest
link from the previous round. If question one is not displayed in the question window,
the unit will rotate the card until it is. When it is showing, the game will begin and
the timer will start counting down.
Read the question and answer displayed in the question window. Press A, Bor C
to answer. Anne will announce if the answer was correct or incorrect.
If the answer is correct, the team is awarded the value of the question.
The next player is announced. He has two options.
1 – Press BANK and safeguard the money before the wheel turns to reveal
the next question
2 – Do not press BANK and try to increase the money chain by taking the risk
that he will answer the next question correctly.
If the answer is incorrect, the money chain is broken. The next player is announced
and a new money chain starts at $0.
BANKING
Only money that is “banked” is added to the cumulative total. On each turn, there
is a pause between when Anne announces the next player’s number and when the
new question is revealed. During this time, the player should press the BANK button
to add all money currently in the chain to the round total. When a player banks, the
chain starts over at $0.
The LCD will display the value of the current question and also
the round total. The round total is all money that has been
banked in the round. In the example shown, the value of the
current question is $2500. The team has banked $4500 for
the round.
Players take turns answering questions and banking money until the timer runs out,
ending the round.