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The object of Number Bowling, for both the one-player and the two-player formats, is to score points by answering problems correctly. The faster you enter each correct answer, the higher your score. The game ends when you complete ten frames. At the end of a one-player game, the module displays your total score. At the end of a two-player game, the module proclaims the high scorer as the game's winner. | The object of Number Bowling, for both the one-player and the two-player formats, is to score points by answering problems correctly. The faster you enter each correct answer, the higher your score. The game ends when you complete ten frames. At the end of a one-player game, the module displays your total score. At the end of a two-player game, the module proclaims the high scorer as the game's winner. | ||
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| + | ====Getting Started==== | ||
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| + | To begin Number Bowling, press 2 from the selection list at the beginning of the module. | ||
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| + | After the game's title sequence, select your difficulty level by pressing 1 for Amateur, 2 for Pro, or 3 for Champion. The module then asks how many players will be playing this match. Type 1 for one player, or type 2 for two players. After you type the number, press ENTER. | ||
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| + | Enter your name(s). In a one-player game, the computer asks for only one name. The computer accepts names that are ten letters or shorter. If your name is longer than ten letters, use a shortened form of your name. Be sure to press ENTER after you type your name. | ||
Revision as of 15:16, 4 October 2022
| Number Bowling | |
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 Picnic Paranoia - Front Cover of User Manual for Number Bowling[1] | |
| Publisher(s) | Scott Foresman/Tronics |
| Original Retail Price | $39.95 (USD) |
| Part# | HSM 1050 (Tronics), SF 31189 (Scott Foresman) |
| Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
| Release | 1983 (2nd Quarter) |
| Genre(s) | Educational, Mathematics |
Contents
Gameplay
Advertising Blurbs
Triton Catalog - Spring 1989
Presents three challenging levels of practice in important decimal and fraction skills. Superb animation and sound effects motivate children to spend hours learning. Concepts include which is greater and give as a decimal, fraction or mixed number. Uses a bowling game to reinforce concepts. A Scott, Foresman program. For ages 11 and up).
Manual
Number Bowling Game Description
Object
The object of Number Bowling, for both the one-player and the two-player formats, is to score points by answering problems correctly. The faster you enter each correct answer, the higher your score. The game ends when you complete ten frames. At the end of a one-player game, the module displays your total score. At the end of a two-player game, the module proclaims the high scorer as the game's winner.
Getting Started
To begin Number Bowling, press 2 from the selection list at the beginning of the module.
After the game's title sequence, select your difficulty level by pressing 1 for Amateur, 2 for Pro, or 3 for Champion. The module then asks how many players will be playing this match. Type 1 for one player, or type 2 for two players. After you type the number, press ENTER.
Enter your name(s). In a one-player game, the computer asks for only one name. The computer accepts names that are ten letters or shorter. If your name is longer than ten letters, use a shortened form of your name. Be sure to press ENTER after you type your name.
Downloads
Numer Bowling Manual Front Cover
Number Bowling Manual Complete (pdf format)
