Lexibook CG1300 User Manual

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3. The computer will then illuminate the coordinates of the square it is

thinking of moving to. Press this square (or, again, press HINT). The

computer will then continue thinking.

You now know what move the computer is probably going to make which allows

you to make the most of the wait by starting to think about your response.

XVI. ‘TRAINING’ MODE

The computer has a TRAINING mode, which allows you to improve your game by

indicating whether the move you are going to make is good. A good move is one

that, in the computer’s opinion, will improve your position, or is the best ‘playable’

move if it is impossible for you to improve your position.

To enter TRAINING mode, press the TRAINING button once. The GOOD MOVE

light will illuminate to tell you that TRAINING mode is on. To exit TRAINING

mode, press the TRAINING button again. TRAINING mode is deactivated when

you press NEW GAME; therefore, don’t forget to press TRAINING again if you

want your moves to be evaluated during the next game.

When TRAINING mode is on and the computer considers your move to be good,

it will illuminate the GOOD MOVE light after having indicated the square it is

about to move from.

If you think your move was good, but the light does not illuminate, then there was

at least one other move you could have made which would have been better. If you

want to know what it was, press TAKE BACK to cancel your move, then press

HINT. Then you can decide if you want to make the move recommended by the

computer, or the one you had thought of originally, or even a completely different

one! But you must press TAKE BACK before making the computer’s move,

otherwise the HINT mode will not work when you cancel your move.

TRAINING mode used in conjunction with the HINT function allows you to

improve your game: TRAINING mode tells you if your move is not very good,

and the HINT function offers you a better solution. But don’t forget: you should

always try and find the best move possible!

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