Tiger Electronic Game manual

1 Welcome to T iger's Concentration , an electronic game for 1, 2, or 3 players. Before you get started, there are a few things you should know about your game. ABOUT YOUR GAME UNIT ON/OFF – used to turn the unit on and off LCD – used to play game CONTRAST WHEEL – used to adjust the contrast level of the LCD ARROW KEYS – used to move c[...]

2 INSERTING THE BA TTERIES T o insert batteries, squeeze the tabs on battery compartment door located on the back of the unit and lift. Insert four (4) “AA” batteries, making sure to align the “+” and “-” signs. Close battery compartment door . TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION: - DO NOT MIX OLD AND NEW BA TTERIES - DO NOT MIX ALKALINE, ST ANDA[...]

3 INSERTING THE CARTRIDGE The cartridge compartment is located on the back of the unit. Slide the cartridge into the compartment until it clicks into place. The cartridge label should be facing you. ADJUSTING THE CONTRAST With the game turned on, use the CONTRAST WHEEL to set the contrast of the screen to a level that is comfortable. Concentration [...]

4 LET’S PLA Y 1. Press ON/OFF you will see the WELCOME screen and will hear the theme music. If you do not want to hear the entire theme, press ENTER . 2. The screen will display , "Number of Players?" Use the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to scroll through the number of players. When the correct number of players is showing on the screen, press [...]

5 If you choose 1 PLA YER, you will be Player 1 and the computer will be Player 2. If you choose 2 PLA YERS, you and a friend will be Player 1 and Player 2. The computer will be Player 3. If you choose 3 PLA YERS, there will be no computer player. 3. Once you have entered the number of players, the screen will display ROUND ONE, then Player One, th[...]

6 5. As in step 4, use the ARROW keys to choose your second numbered square. 6. After both squares have been chosen, the screen will display the two square numbers with their associated words. The squares will be displayed based on the order in which they were chosen, NOT by the square number . In other words, the first square number chosen will ap[...]

7 7. If the words do not match, you will hear a buzzer indicating that your turn is over . The screen will display the number of the player whose turn it is. Press "P" at any time during the game to determine whose turn it is. 8. If the words do match, you will hear a bell and the unit will display the MA TCH screen. The two matching squa[...]

8 B) If you think you can solve the picture puzzle, press ENTER before the cursor reappears on the game board. This will bring up the solve screen. Y ou have 20 seconds to type in your answer using the KEYP AD . Once you have finished typing your guess, press ENTER . If you need to view the picture puzzle again, use the UP and DOWN arrows to toggle[...]

9 If you solve the puzzle, you will see the WIN screen. The unit will display the points scored in the round and you will move to the BONUS ROUND, which will be explained later . NOTE: Y ou do not win additional points for solving the picture puzzle. If you do not solve the puzzle, you will hear a buzzer and the screen will return to the game board[...]

10 1 1.When the entire puzzle has been revealed, the round is over . The unit will display the points earned for each player during the round. It is possible to win the round even though you were not the one to solve the picture puzzle. 12. If no one goes to the BONUS ROUND, the unit will display ROUND TWO and the player number who starts the round[...]

11 BONUS ROUND The Bonus Round is an opportunity for the player who solved the picture puzzle to win additional points. 1. The screen will display the Bonus Round game board, which consists of 12 numbered squares and a 45-second timer .[...]

12 2. There are six (6) pairs of symbols hidden behind the numbers. Y our goal is to match all six pairs before the timer runs out to win extra points. 3. Matches are made by using the ARROW and ENTER keys, just like in Round 1 and Round 2. 4. If you match all six pairs, you win the BONUS ROUND and earn extra points. These points are added to your [...]

13 5. If you don't match all six pairs, you will hear the buzzer and see TIME'S UP on the screen. When the timer runs down to 5 seconds, the unit will beep to indicate that you are almost out of time. If time runs out, you do not win any extra points. SCORING There are two ways to score points. The first way is to make matches during regu[...]

14 COUNTDOWN (TIE BREAKER) ROUND If there is a tie in points between any players, a T ie Breaker Round is played to determine the winner . Only the players with tied scores will participate in this round. NOTE: If there is a tie between a human player and the computer player , the WIN goes to the human player , and NO COUNTDOWN ROUND is played. 1. [...]

15 High temperature will destroy the unit. Do not leave unit in direct sunlight. Do not press the liquid crystal display and avoid heavy shock or the display may fail. Clean only with a piece of soft dry cloth. 5. The unit displays the solve screen. The player uses the KEYP AD to type the solution to the picture puzzle. After the solution is typed,[...]

16 90-DA Y W ARRANTY T iger Electronics, Ltd. (Tiger) warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this product that the product will be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 90 days from the date of original purchase. This warranty does not cover damages resulting from accident, negligence, improper service or use or other causes not[...]

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18 Concentration is the Registered T rademark of NBC, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ®, TM, & © 1999 Tiger Electronics, Ltd. All rights reserved. 980 Woodlands Parkway V ernon Hills, Illinois 60061, U.S.A. For more information about T iger Electronics, our products and special promotions, please visit our web site at: www .tigertoys.com. PRINTED I[...]

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