EXCALIBUR 361 Sea Master - Manual (Page 5)

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fl eet. The simplest way is to choose one
of the 120 standard positions listed in
the table on pages 13-15. (You may also
construct a position of your own – this is
explained on page 9.)
When you choose a preset formation,
look at the chart and place each boat at
the location listed. For example, if you
choose formation 29 then plug your
gunboat (smallest ship) into the holes at
B6 and C6. Place one frigate over the
holes from D7 to F7, and plug it in – and
so on.
When you are done positioning all your
ships, you must now tell the computer
which formation you have chosen, using
Player Aʼs keyboard:
• Input the number 29, i.e. press the
button marked 2, then the one marked 9.
• NowPress the ENTER button.
The computer now gives a “low-high”
sound signal, and repeats: “Enter ships”.
This is a prompt to Player B. You now
have a choice:
(a) If you want to play against the
computer, press the START button.
The computer positions its own fl eet at
random.
(b) If you are playing against a friend,
Player B must set up his ships and
enter them into the computer
using Player B side keyboard.
Suppose he chooses position 104.
Just like Player A, Player B can
choose a preset formation, place
the ships as shown on the formation
chart and enter the formation number
into the computer.
THE BATTLE
At the start of battle, the computer gives
the prompt: “Enter target.” If you are
playing against the computer, you have
the fi rst shot. If two humans are playing,
either of them may begin.
Using your keyboard, press the letter and
the number of the location you want to
fi re at. Then press ENTER/FIRE. (You
now hear the sound of a missile being
launched.)
For example, if you want to fi re at D8.
First press the button marked with the
letter D.
Next press the button marked with the
number 8.
Then press the FIRE button.
If your missile hits an enemy ship, there
is an explosion sound and the red light
between the two players fl ashes. To
record your hit, place an orange peg in the
corresponding space on the vertical grid..
If your shot misses, youʼll hear a “splash”
as your missile drops into the sea. Place a
green peg in the space.
If you are playing against the computer,
it responds automatically by fi ring its
shot. If you are playing with a friend, the
computer prompts him to enter his target,
using his own keyboard.
Note: When it is your opponentʼs turn,
your own keyboard has no effect – except
that Player A may use the NEW GAME,
VOLUME or ON/SAVE button at any time.