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Electronic Publishers ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD B O O K M A N Sports T rivia Game USER ’S GUIDE XST -2051.
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING ANY BOOKMAN BOOK CARD. YOUR USE OF THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD DEEMS THA T YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MA Y RETURN THIS P ACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RECEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE BOOKMAN BOOK CARD AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED.
1 Contents Welcome to the world of BOOK- MAN ® ! With this Sports Trivia Game book card, you can test your trivia knowledge by playing 100 different games at three levels of difficulty . Sports T rivia is a game-show-style trivia game with hosts Stan T isdale and Alexis Roberts.
2 Function Keys CLEAR Clears all entries and scores. MENU Shows the main menus. NEW (red) Clears the current game and goes to the next game. SCORE (green) Shows your current score. FACT (yellow) Shows a Fun Fact, when available. ANSWER (blue) Shows the answers for a category after a round is completed.
3 Getting Started Plus, you will discover how to read the topics in the Instructions menu. The Instructions menu will help you learn how to play a Sports T rivia game as well as how to develop strategies which you can use in both the Challenge and Championship rounds.
4 Once you have installed a book card in your BOOKMAN, you must select which book you want to use. Note: If you change books in the middle of a Sports T rivia game you will lose your scor e. 1. T urn your BOOKMAN on. 2. Press CARD . These are sample books.
5 Using the Color Keys The red, green, yellow and blue keys on your BOOKMAN change functions accord- ing to which book is selected. When the built-in book is selected, the color keys function as labelled on the BOOKMAN keyboard. When a book card is selected, the color keys function as labelled on that card.
6 ➤ Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows on the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around menus or view more text. Reading the Instructions An Instructions menu has been added to help you better understand the rules. Also included in this menu are tips that will help you play better .
7 Playing Sports T rivia Each Sports T rivia game consists of two rounds, the Challenge Round and the Championship Round. In the Challenge Round you will play three out of the four categories, try- ing to match nine pairs of clues be- fore time runs out.
8 Before you can begin playing Sports T rivia, you must choose one of three levels of difficulty . The skill level changes the amount of time you have to match clues, and it shuffles the categories into different game num- bers. So for example, Game 1 will have different categories at the Challenging level than at the Leisurely level.
9 Selecting a Category In the Challenge Round, you must play three out of the four categories shown, each of which are drawn from one of ten fields of knowledge. Each field of knowl- edge is indicated by an abbreviation (see “Fields of Knowledge” for the abbrevia- tion list).
10 Playing a Category Each category begins by displaying a pair of scrambled clues, one on the top and one on the bottom. Each clue on the top has a matching clue on the bottom. Y ou must cycle through the clues and match as many as possible before time runs out.
11 Sports T rivia Tips Playing a Category Here are some tips and strategies that you can use in Sports T rivia that will help you to play better . ➤ Scan Clues Then Match A good strategy when playing Sports T rivia is to scan all of the clues first.
12 Between Categories After you complete a category , you can see the correct answers, see your cur - rent score, or read a Fun Fact about one of the answers before you go on. Note: Not every category will have a Fun Fact. 1. After a round is complete, the following screen appears.
13 The Championship Round The Championship Round 2. Use the arrow keys to view the pairs of clues. 3. Press SPACE or ENTER when you think you have a match. Remember to watch out for the bombs! If you try to match a bomb, your game is over and you cannot win a prize.
14 Winning a Prize In the Championship Round, you have the chance to win some interesting and fun prizes. Here is how many clues you must match to win prizes. • If you match one of the bombs or if you match five pairs or less, you will only win points.
15 Appendices In this section you will learn how to care for your BOOKMAN book cards, and learn how to reset your BOOKMAN if any problems occur . This is also where you will find all of the warranty information as well as the index. Resetting Y our BOOKMAN .
16 Book Card Car e • Do not expose your book cards to heat, cold, or liquids. • Do not put excessive weight on your book cards. LBS. • Do not touch the metal contacts on your book cards.
17 Limited W arranty (U.S. only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the BOOKMAN PRODUCT will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase.
18 Copyrights and Patents Model: XST -2051 • size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.2 cm • weight: 0.4 oz. © 1996 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © 1996 SilverSun All rights reserved FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules.
19 Index About screen illustrations 4 Arrows, flashing 6 Bombs 14 Book card care 16 installing 4 removing 4 BOOKMAN resetting 16 troubleshooting 16 turning on 4 Categories in the Challenge Round playi.
20 Index Number keys 2 Other keys 2 Play Game Number screen 8 Playing Challenge Round categories 10 Championship Round categories 12 Prizes, winning 14 Reading prizes 14 Resuming where you left off 5 .
21 FRB-28049-00 P/N 7201 1 18 Rev A.
Electronic Publishers ELECTRONIC BOOK CARD B O O K M A N Sports T rivia Game USER ’S GUIDE XST -2051.
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