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negative if you have lost more points than
you have won.
The second press of the SCORE key will
show RATRAT in dots on the top half of the
backgammon board. The top display will
show your rating. Rating value evalua-
tions are as follows:
200 to 1000 Beginner
1001 to 1500 Intermediate
1501 to 2000 Advanced
2001 to 2200 Expert
2201 an up Champion
On level 8, the computer’s rating is
assumed to be 1536. On level 1 the com-
puters rating is assumed to be 384. The
computer recomputes your rating after
every game depending on the level, cube
value, and your established rating before
the game.
The third press of the SCORE key will
show WonWon in dots on the top half of the
backgammon board. The top display will
show the number of games you have
won.
The fourth press of the SCORE key will
show TOTTOT in dots on the top half of the
backgammon board. The top display will
show the total number of games played.
The next two presses of the SCORE key
will show GAMGAM in dots on the top half of
the backgammon board. The top display
will show the number of gammons you
have made, then the number of gammons
the computer has made.
The next two presses of the SCORE key
o/n KEY (CONTRAST)
Press this key repeatedly to adjust the dis-
play contrast to one of eight settings. This
allows you to compensate for differences
in lighting and battery strength.
LEVEL KEY
The level may be checked or changed
before you roll your dice. Pressing this
key will show the current level, for exam-
ple:LE 8LE 8. You can change the level by
re-pressing the LEVEL key. Each press
increases the level by 1. When the display
shows the desired level, press the MODE
key.
Generally, the higher the level you select,
the better your LCD Backgammon will
play. Level 1 is the weakest, and plays a
running game from the start of the game.
This means it will tend to first play it pips
that are furthest from its home. Level 8 is
the strongest and is designed for tourna-
ment players.
NEW GAME KEY
You can begin a new game at any time.
If you request a new game before the
computer has begun to bear off it’s pips,
the scoring feature will not be affected.
You therefore have the ability to protect
your rating by cheating if you are off to a
bad start. Otherwise the computer will
assume you are resigning and score the
game as a loss for you.
Rating and Scoring
At the start of a game the display shows
SidESidE. At this point the first press of the
SCORE key will show SCRSCR in dots on
the top half of the backgammon board.
The top display will show your score or
accumulated winnings. This score can be