EXCALIBUR 361 Sea Master - Manual (Page 7)

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press the WEAPON button. If you re-
press the button several times, the sounds
for the available types of weapon are
heard in rotation: torpedo, cluster bomb,
and ordinary missile. When you hear the
weapon that you want to use, press FIRE
to launch it.
A torpedo hits the enemy ship which is
the least number of locations distant from
the selected location.
A cluster bomb hits the selected location
and also the places horizontally and
vertically adjacent to it.
Example: You press F, 6, WEAPON,
then WEAPON again. This produces the
sound of a cluster bomb. Press FIRE.
This bombs the location F6, and also 4
locations next to it: E6, F7, G6 and F5.
CHOOSING THE TYPE OF GAME
Suppose, for example, you want to play
“Pirate Attack”:
Press NEW GAME. The computer
announces the type of game currently
being played.
Press NEW GAME several times. The
computer announces all the game types in
rotation.
When the computer says “Pirate Attack”,
press ENTER. This begins a new game of
the chosen type.
If instead of ENTER you press CANCEL,
this allows the current game to continue.
CREATING YOUR OWN STARTING
POSITION
At the start of the game, you donʼt have to
choose one of the 120 standard positions
for your fl eet. You can place your ships
wherever you like, provided that no part
of a ship is directly alongside another
ship.
Begin in the usual way, with NEW
GAME and ENTER. The computer gives
you the prompt for player A: “Enter
ships.”
If you donʼt want a “standard” position,
simply press ENTER. The computer
prompts you: “Enter ship.”
Plug one of your ships into its position.
Press the letter and number buttons to
indicate one end of the ship. Press the
letter and number for the other end. Then
press ENTER.
For example, D, 8, G, 8, ENTER
The computer gives two beeps,
acknowledging that your ship is “entered”
(in this case a cruiser occupying the
locations D8-G8).
Do the same for each of your other 5
ships.
Once Player Aʼs entire fl eet is entered,
Player B receives the prompt: “Enter
ships.” If you want a game between
Player A and the computer, press START
and the battle can begin. If you want to
play against a friend, player B has the
same options that his opponent had: