HASBRO Battleship Advanced Mission Electronic 2006 User Manual

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CODE AMBER: START-UBATTLE

DEPLOYMENT

(2-PLAYER GAME):

Playing Electronic BATTLESHIP is easy. All through the game, spoken commands telling you what to

'do next. If you make a mistake or try an

invalrd command, you will

the computer.

To get the best from the game and to

make sure you don't miss any of its many exciting features, take the time to

read

through the relevant sections

Lii

instruction book. The rest is up to you. Your skill and strategy will decide @ether your fleet will be the one that lnives and wins!

vital that all personnel study

ontrol Panel shown in Figure

ber, your game unit has thepower

will give you

helped

LJ,

T~~

grid

cannot

automatically

?e:eadW where you place your ships! You

STinputthecoordinatesofyourships

'Wore beginning each game. This is

explained on the following pages.

MISSED AN

IMPORTANT MESSAGE?

If you aren't sure

message correctly, press the REPEAT

button on your key pad to hear

you

heard the last voice

:,,

again.

who

PlaY@r

and

Press the ON/OFF button.

You will hear the unit say *GLOBAL

POSITIONING SYSTEM ACTIVATED

INPUT NUMBER OF PLAYERS., If you are Player 1 (thle player with the ON/OFF button on your side), follow the start-up sequence (numbers During this time, the keys on Player 2's side will be deactivated.

Player 1 presses the to select a 2-player game.

You will hear a2-PLAYER MISSION

SELECTED,, followed by .SATELLITE LINK CONFIRMED - ENTER

Choose which mission

volunteer for (these are described on

page

5):

1-TERRlTORlkWAERSMlSSlON

SALVO MISSION

-TARGET PLUS ONE MISSION

recommend you start with the TERRITORIAL WATERS MISSION. This will help you get used to the way the game

PI??,

before moving

mlsslons.

3-12)

WAR

Decide

Player

that follow.

"2"

number key

GAME..

YOU

will

to more difficuh

Territorial Waters Mission

This is the simplest way top!ay and

a~grpt plice lo ifart perfecfingwr strategic battle skills.

~n~urt~rn. you tdscore a hit

The winner is the player yvho is first to sink all ships in the enemy fleet.

When pro

.~lll.nh-r

W(IJ

But in Salvo, you fire one shot for each

Followthe the number chosen mission. If

you will hear *TERRITORIAL WATERS weapons, attack squadrons and

MISSION SELECTED., Press the ENTER

to select wur mission.

You'll then hear uENTER WEAPONS.. Choose one of the

pressing the appropriate number key.

Then press ENTER to select.

BASIC WEAPONS

number key game, each player selects a single coordinate to fire at. This is the easiest

way to play.

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~II

fire a si"gle shot When prompted

a miss..

Aiss

Ir ships still afloat.

the

to choose this k[dsjdn. - the same way as the Territorial Wat~r~

Mission works in the same

Territorial Waters Mission. until you m'

rhile your fleet

if some of your shins

h~t), you will be able

~ice

prompt

key

that matches your

you

two

In a Basic Weapons

computer,.presr The Target Pius One Missh

still

,,+

pressing

press number

options

~2bk

to fire five times on your instance, yoqfleef has five

sh&

you will onb bebeable to fire

three times on

numkr key 2 t~

Target Plus One Mission

Migion with the following exceptior Each time you score a hit on an ene

\ship or detect an enemy ship during

scan, you earn

him.

If, for

your

turn.

dj--p+

the computer, 'press'

choose this mission.

*oh

extra turn, a

its

EAPO

Hurnhr key game, you can use your fleet's special

scanning abilities.

Follow the voice prompt the number kev that matches wr chosen mission. If you press number

you will hear .BASIC WEAPONS SELECTED.. Press the ENTER key to sekt your mission.

In an Advanced Weapons

pressing

or, later

try

-1ready ships one

age,

even if Player 1 has chosen a Custom Flat Deplqment and deployed histher

applies: If Player 1 chose Predetermined Fbt Deployment, Player 2 can choose Custom Fleet Deployment.

one. The reverse also

lfyw

make a mistake

the

CANCEL

button. You will hear the

nter the coordinates that same prompt, far example, *AIRCRAFT

CARRIER REPORTING - ENTER

any point, press

will automatically register the

rmation.

13.

You will now hear the next

prompt from the computer .AIRCRAFT

CARRIER

REPORTING. and UPLAYER

.COORDINATES..

sequence as ah chmse Me pasition for

your

Battleship on the grid (remember place your plastic Battleship, key in two sets of coordinates, then confirm by

15.

PLAYER

complete for Player

UPLAYER

The other side of the game unit is now

#-a2.

STATION. BATTLESHIP

Repeat

takes up four spaces),

When programming

ENTER FLEET DEPLOYMENT..

ENTER

the same

you will hear unit into the ON position.

:'wa@ up" your unit during

-this IQ-minute shutoff phase anu continue the game where you left

.press the REPEATbutton. You will

hear the last voice command agr'to remind you of *me. the gam

Note:

nff

ther

Were

it,

(the side with the ONIOFF button) and follow the Solo Start-up sequence below.

Move

the ONIOFF switch on your game

You will hear .GLOBAL POSITIONING

OkWF

switch

the

p&d1Srw,

haw finjshd playing, mm

switch

the

Off pition and

all ships and pegs in their

thg

dwa@

ADV-I

WEAPONS

RewM the

~ew

from the fly

gfld

deuasttling Tomahawk Midle.

two

Patterns.

TerpsdOB,

=ping right the mem9 target

zOM.

enemy

Squadmns Missite

Ssl@&g

for

expmianced personnel

ADVWED

threats and

You

ymhkship is eqwippgd with one

Your

Ham

Your Fast Attack Sub can

You can

WEAP(ENS

Wail

can

launch

dzYC11

meq

ait

#if&,

Light Missile Cruiser can fire

Missiles with

in fw different directions,

In additin, your Sub Can %an

ships in

the

defend

witfi

Biatteri;~.

the

Admnmrd

the mat Start-up sws

opfi

oppedunitks. Its spaki

€&

lollwing

Ma&

puf

haft

am.

against memy Attack

your

own

Anti-aircraft

MGwlon

only,

pr-r

~~.

Squadrand

Carrier

fer

targas

two

Firing

fire

two

ftM

1-7

you will need to input the position of your Attack Squadrons. After you complete Step have entered the coordinates for Special Operations Craft

you will hear uAllACK SQUADRON REPORTING - ENTER COORDINATES..

Attack Squadrons can aboard your Aircraft Carrier at the start of the game. Enter any one of the

coordinates that correspond to the

position of your Aircraft Carrier and press ENTER. If you try to place a Attack Squadron anywhere else, you will asked to try again.

Note:

Attack Squadron Attack

Follow the prompts and place your second Attack Squadron aboard your Aircraft Carrier.

Normal ptogramming (see Step

When you choose any of the 100 Predetermined Fleet Deployment formations (pages 20-29) after selecting ADVANCED WEAPONS, your Aircraft Carrier will deployed with two Attack Squadrons in position and ready for action.

In both Predetermined and Custom Fleet Deployment, place the matching Attack Squadron on the base grid of your unit by inserting its tab into the Aircraft Carrier, so that the position of the aircraft matches the coordinates registered by the computer.

of the Start-up sequence and

only

When

the C.I.S. says

Squadroln 2 is the blole aircraft.

it's the

wll

on page 7).

your

(see

page 71,

placed

five

rbd

aircraft.

now resume

plast~c

the

ADVANCED

On your turn, play the game as you woulc in a basic game. With the ADVANCED WEAPONS, however, weapons into play. Here's

WEAPONS

you

can bring special

how..

USING YOUR SPECIAL WEAPONS

To use a special weapon on your turn, simply press one of the buttons along the top row of your keypad, as described below and on the following pages.

Note: These buttons are deactivated during Territorial Waters, Plus One Missions when Basic Weapons are selected.

Whlen selecting grid coolrdinates for special weapons or scanning, make sure each coordinate is appropriately located. If COORDINATES..

not,

you

Salvo or Target

will hear ~IN~CORRECT

ATTACK SQUADRONS

At the start of any ADVANCED WEAPONS MISSIOlN, your two Attack Squadrons will be located on your Aircraft Carrier. You'll want to send your Attack Squadrons into the battle zone so that they can scan fot enemy targets. To move Squadrons, follow these steps:

Press the Aircraft Carrier button. You will hear REPORTING - SELECT ATTACK SQUAQRON..

Decide which of your two Attack Squadrons you will move and press the matching button on your key

.AIRCRAFT CARRIER

your Attack

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