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* ''Create a New List'' - Press '''2''' and the display changes to allow you to create a list. Type your first word in the space given on the display, press '''ENTER''', and continue with the next word. You can enter up to 60 words, each a maximum of 12 letters in length. After you enter all the words you want, press '''SHIFT 8''' (*).
::Next, you are asked if you want to save the list. Press '''Y''' (yes) and follow the directions on the display to "Save the Tape." Press '''N''' (no) if you do not want to save the list.
* ''Read from the List'' - Press '''3''' to read the information from the cassette tape into memory, following the directions on the display. You may add more words to the list if there are less than 60 words in it.
::''Note'': You can create a Custom List at any time and use it for the current game. However, in order to use the list at a later date, you must save it on a cassette tape. ===Playing the Game===After you make all the necessary selections, you are ready to begin the game. At the bottom of the display, each letter of the alphabet is shown. Above the alphabet is a row of diamonds, indicating the letters in the word you are to guess. The score for this game is shown in the top left-hand corner of the display. Each game begins with 11 points. The object of the game is to guess the letters in a word before all the pieces are added to the hangman. To begin the game, type a letter you think is in the word. Your guess is taken from the letters of the alphabet appearing at the bottom of the display. The letter you guess appears at the center right of the display beside the word "GUESS:." If the letter is in the word, it replaces one or more of the diamonds. (A letter may appear more than once in a word.) In a one-player game, you continue guessing letters until the word is spelled or until all 11 pieces have been added to the scaffold. In a two-player game, the players alternate turns in guessing the word. This can be done in one of two ways. * First, both players can try to guess the same word. Player 1 continues until a wrong letter is guessed. The display turns green and then Player 2 tries until a wrong letter is guessed. The display returns to blue and Player 1 tries again. Points are added to each player's score when a correct letter is added to the word. * Second, each player has a turn to guess the correct letters in separate words, whether they have been selected randomly by the computer or the players entered words. Player 1 goes first and continues until a wrong letter is guessed. The display then changes to green, and Player 2 tries to guess correct letters for his or her word. When a wrong letter is guessed, the display returns to blue and it is Player l's turn again.
