Tiger Electronics Lights Out Cube User Manual

GETTING STARTED QUICK!

Quick Play:

We have provided the following Quick Play instructions for
those players who want to play LIGHTS OUT CUBE right

now....and catch up on little instruction details later. You

can use this as a quick reference anytime you play! Now get
set to turn the LIGHTS OUT!

Object:

To turn all the lights out on the Cube, but each time you
press a lit or unlit button, it not only changes that button,
but also the adjacent buttons! You must try to turn the
lights out in the minimum number of moves!

Game:

The Lights Out Cube plays very much like our classic Lights
Out game. It contains three different game play modes, but
for purposes of the Quick Start game play, we will begin
with Mode 1, Puzzle 1! Your game contains an On/Off/Reset
button, a Start button (top-left), a Sound button (top right),
a Help Button (lower right) a Puzzle Button (center) and a
Game Button (lower left). All of these button functions can
be found on FACE 1 of your Lights Out Cube. We'll talk
more about each one of these buttons/functions a bit later.

How to Play:

Press the "On/Off/Reset" Button - to turn on the Cube. You'll
see a quick "startup" sequence, and can now choose one of
the following functions (while in this STARTUP mode):

START

- Press to start your game (with your game and
puzzle already selected). Once you press the
START button, all 54 of the puzzle buttons are
now used as LED light buttons for solving
puzzles and not for making further selections.

GAME

- To toggle between the three different game
modes.

PUZZLE

- To select from the available puzzles in the game.
After pressing this button, you are allowed to
select the puzzle you want by using one of the 54
puzzle buttons on the Cube.

SOUND

- To toggle the sound: on/off (can only be used
before startings the game).

HELP

- The HELP function allows you to receive a hint
from the computer. The HELP button will give
you the first move of the puzzle. However, once a
player has pressed any other button, this feature

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is disabled until the puzzle is solved or re-started.
NOTE: HELP is not avaiable for puzzles that

require less than 6 steps and is not avaiable for
the final puzzle, puzzle #54.)

SOLVING A PUZZLE

Here is a puzzle for you to solve in 4 steps:
diagram 1
As you can see in diagram

1, the lit buttons are 4, 22,
31, 42, 47, 49, 51, AND 53.

PRESS

Step 1: Press
button 47 and
see what
happens:

Step 2: Now press button
49 and see what
happens:

Step 3: Now
press button 51
and see what
happens:

Step 4: Now press button
53 to complete the puzzle!

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

PRESS

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

2

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

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28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

PRESS

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

789

28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

PRESS

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

789

28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

789

28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

789

28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

As you solve this first
puzzle, you can see the
effect the touch of a lit
and unlit button has on
the rest of the Cube.
Touching a button that is
unlit will turn it on. But
the touch of a button,
whether on or off, also
will change the lights
directly above, below or
next to the button you press! This is the strategy you will
learn as you try to solve more puzzles in the minimum
number of moves!

HELP:

The HELP function allows you to receive a "hint" from the
computer. The HELP button will only give you the first
move of a puzzle. However, once a player has pressed any
other button, this feature is disabled until the puzzle is
solved or re-started. (NOTE: HELP is not available for
puzzles that require less than 6 steps and is not available
for the final puzzle, puzzle #54.)

GAME

Selects between Modes 1, 2, and 3. Press it after you turn
on your game to make your selection. If you need to
change modes in the middle of a game, the easiest way is
to turn the unit off, turn it back on, and then press GAME
to select game. Or if you are in mode 1 or 2, hold the ON/
OFF/RESET button for 2 seconds and the unit will go back
to the puzzle selection mode. Holding the ON/OFF/RESET
button for 2 seconds again, will cause the unit to go back
to the beginning. Then the players can select game mode.

SOUND:

Toggles the sound on or off if you want to play in silence
(on a plane, train or in school!), This feature only works
before a game is started. Press it once to deactivate sound
or twice to regain sound.

If you want to toggle sound during a game, the easiest way
is to use the ON/OFF RESET button to turn the unit off,
then turn it back on, and press SOUND. However, you can
also hold the ON/OFF/RESET button for 2 seconds, and the
unit will go back to puzzle selection mode if it is game
mode 1 or 2. Then you can hold the ON/OFF/RESET button
for 2 seconds again, and the unit will go back to the
beginning. Now, press the SOUND button!

Or you are in mode 3, the first time you hold the ON/OFF/

46 47 48

49 50 51

52 53 54

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

123

456

789

28 29 30

31 32 33

34 35 36

10 11 12

13 14 15

16 17 18

37 38 39

40 41 42

43 44 45

all clear

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RESET button, the unit goes back to the beginning.
Now that you have solved a puzzle in Mode 1, you have a

better idea of what it takes to turn the Lights Out!
Remember there are 54 pre-programmed puzzles, millions
of randomly generated puzzles and over 200 quadrillion
possible puzzles in all, just wait to challenge you in 3
different game modes, so you've only just begun!

Use the rest of the instructions that follow to learn how to
solve harder puzzles in Mode 1. Random puzzles in Mode
2, and the option of creating your own puzzles in Mode 3!
Now read on...you've got some work (and fun) ahead of you!

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED QUICK! .......................................... 1

INTRODUCTION............................................................. 4

THE GAME ..................................................................... 5

PLAYING THE GAME ..................................................... 6

SOLVING PUZZLE ? ....................................................... 7

HELP FEATURE.............................................................. 9

SAVE FEATURE .............................................................. 9

SELECTING PUZZLE MODES ........................................ 9

SELECTING SPECIFIC PUZZLES ................................... 10

INSERTING THE BATTERIES.........................................12

DEFECT & DAMAGE ...................................................... 12

90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY...................................... 13

INTRODUCTION

They said it couldn't be done..but here it is. A puzzle more

addictive than all the other LIGHTS OUT games.... You are

holding in your hands the LIGHTS OUT CUBE!
The LIGHTS OUT CUBE is unique because of its' multi-

dimensional approach to puzzle-solving. It's truly a puzzle
with all the angles -- not just a flat puzzle but a six-sided
cube requiring multi-dimensional problem solving!

The object of each game remains similar to our classic
LIGHTS OUT: Turn all of the LIGHTS OUT. It still seems so
easy...at first!

The problem is that every press of a button has an effect
on the puzzle. Lights that are on will shut off, and "off"
lights will turn on. (So, if you touch a button that is lit, it
will shut off. Conversely, touching an unlit button will
cause it to light up).

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Moreover, when you touch a button, it not only changes
that light, but it also changes the adjacent lights (those
that are directly above, below, or next to the pressed
button). Every pre-programmed puzzle has a solution.
Your goal is to solve each puzzle in the fewest number of
"moves" or steps.

The first puzzles are simple, to help you get a feel for the
game, and get the basic "logic" behind LIGHTS OUT. Later
puzzles get progressively more challenging, requiring a
little more brain power to solve. Once you start to solve
some of the 54 puzzles in MODE 1, you can try your hand
at MODE 2, which features THOUSANDS of randomly
selected puzzles...or for a real mind-melter, take on MODE
3, and create and solve your own puzzles. (With over 200
QUADRILLION POSSIBLE PUZZLES!!!)

THE LIGHTS OUT CUBE is so addictive, you may not be
able to put it down, but, if you should shut it off for any
reason, the memory function will keep track of your
progress, and let you play from the last puzzle solved.

NOTE: Changing batteries will reset unit to Mode 1 Puzzle.
What follows is a basic guide to the game and its

functions, and a "walk through" of a sample puzzle. So get
to work...its time to turn the LIGHTS OUT!

THE GAME

Before you get started, you may want to become
accustomed to the different buttons and features on your
LIGHTS OUT CUBE game.

GAME

ON/OFF/
RESET

THE LIGHTS OUT CUBE has 3 different GAME MODES of
play. The goal in all 3 MODES is the same, but each one
provides a different challenge, and beginning players will
probably want to start with MODE 1.

MODE 1 - 54 pre-programmed puzzles, each

ON/OFF/RESET

progressively more difficult.

START

PUZZLE

HELP

START

SOUNDGAME

SOUND

HELP

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