EXCALIBUR E108 Einstein Brain Station - Manual (Page 16)

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fi fteen letters. Your task is to arrange the
letters in alphabetical order, leaving the
blank space at the bottom right:
Levels 1-4
Levels 5-10
To play: Use the arrow keys to move
the cursor. Point to a letter next to the
blank space, in the same row or column.
When the right letter is “blinking”, press
ENTER and the letter slides into the
space. In this way, rearrange the letters
one by one.
6.4 S
WITCH
An area of the display contains black
and white squares. The size of the area
depends on the Level (5x5 on Levels 1-2;
9x9 on Levels 9-10).
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
A press on ENTER causes the “blinking”
square to switch from a dark square to a
light one or vice versa. At the same time,
the adjacent squares in the same row and
column are switched.
Your task is to switch all the dark squares
to light ones, so that the entire area
consists of light squares.
7 LEVELS AND SCORES
7.1 S
YSTEM OF SCORING
At the end of a puzzle, the computer gives
you a score made up of 3 components:
(1) a basic score (maximum 60) for
solving all or part of the puzzle;
(2) points deducted (maximum 60) if
you have used any hints (see § 9);
(3) points added (maximum 40) for
solving within the allotted time, or
deducted for exceeding it.
In this example, in Kakuro on Level
3, you have correctly fi lled in 33 out
of 44 vacant squares (i.e. 75%), before
abandoning the puzzle with SOLVE. You
had 5 minutes left, i.e. 25% of the time
for the level (20 minutes). Your “basic”
score is 60 x 75% = 45, and your “time
bonus” is 40 x 25% = 10. You did not use
any hints.
Note that in “Word Cross”, the total
number of points obtained for your words
is used for calculating your “basic score”,
but is not identical with it.
A B C
D E F
G H
A B C D
E F G H
I J K L
M N O
K a k u r o
S c o r e 4 5
- H i n t s 0
+ T i m e 1 0
T o t a l 5 5