Radica Games 73025 Instruction Manual

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MODEL 73025

For 1 Player / Ages 8 and up

P/N 82374340   Rev.A

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

It’s been called “one of the most addicting games

ever,” and now you can join the obsession! Rotate

the Tetraminos as they fall and try to complete a

full line of blocks . But watch out-with each new

level, the Tetraminos fall faster and faster. Good

luck!

BUTTON FUNCTIONS:

Start - Turns the unit on and starts a new game.

Pressing this button also pauses the game and

wakes the game from Sleep or Pause mode.

Left Directional Key - Moves a Tetramino to the

left.

Right Directional Key - Moves a Tetramino to the

right.

Up Directional Key - Turns on or off “Next

Tetramino”

Down Directional Key - “Soft drops” the

Tetramino.

Rotation Button 1 - Rotates Tetramino clockwise.

Rotation Button 2 - Rotates Tetramino

counterclockwise.

Sound - Toggle between melody/tone and sound

off.

Reset - Resets the game.

BASIC GAME RULES

In Tetris®, you must arrange a sequence of small

shapes, called Tetraminos, into complete lines. As

each line is completed, it will disappear from the

screen.

Tetraminos fall from the top of the play field to the

bottom.

Each Tetramino is made up of four blocks,

arranged into seven different patterns.

You must rotate the Tetraminos as they fall and fit

them together to create lines.

If you cannot complete a line, the blocks will

eventually rise to the top of the play field and the

game will end.

GAME LEVELS

As you advance to each level, the speed at which

the Tetraminos drop will increase. Tetris® will

automatically advance to the next game level each

time the player clears ten lines.

SCORING

During game play, the total Line Count will appear

in the Score/Line Count indicator at the top right

hand corner of the screen. When you complete a

line or multiple lines, the Score/Line Count

indicator will show your total score, for two

seconds. It will then return to your total Line

Count.

Points are awarded for clearing each completed

line of Tetraminos as follows, multiplied by the

current level.

Single: 10 points: One line is cleared.

Double: 30 points: Two lines are cleared at the

same time.

Triple: 50 points: Three lines are cleared at the

same time.

Tetris®: 80 points: Four lines are cleared at the

same time.

NOTE: Game starts at level “00”. The point

multiply will start by 2 at level “01”.

In the event that you score more points than can

be displayed, a “Roll Over” will occur and the

score display will restart at zero. A Roll Over is

indicated by dashes in front of the score.

HIGH SCORES

The highest score of the game will be displayed in

the Score and Line Count indicator at the end of

the game.

GAME MODES

Tetris® has three game modes: Classic Tetris

(Game One), Speed Tetris (Game Two) and Ultra

Tetris (Game Three).

CLASSIC TETRIS

In Classic Tetris, you will compete for points/lines

and continue to play until you “Top Out”.

NOTE: “Topping Out” occurs when any cell for the

starting position of a new Tetramino is filled.

SPEED TETRIS

In Speed Tetris, your objective is to score as many

points/lines as possible within a specific time

period.

At start-up, you will select a 2, 3 or 5-minute game

by pressing either Rotation Buttons. The time

limit you have selected will appear on the screen.

You will play until you reach the time goal or until

you “Top Out”.

ULTRA TETRIS

In Ultra Tetris, you will attempt to clear a certain

number of lines within the shortest period of time.

At start-up, you will select a 25 or 40 line goal by

pressing either Rotation Buttons. The number of

lines you have selected will appear on the screen.

You will keep playing until you “Top Out” or when

you clear the number of lines you have selected.

If you exceed the time goal with the placement of

the last Tetramino, you will be awarded all of the

points scored, including points for lines completed

over the goal.

GETTING STARTED

Press the Start button to begin a new game. You

will see the Game Mode screen.

To scroll through the game modes, press the Up

and Down Directional Keys. There are three

game modes: Game One (Classic Tetris), Game

Two (Speed Tetris) and Game Three (Ultra Tetris).

To select a game level from which to start, press

the Right and Left Directional Keys. There are

nine game levels, each increasing in difficulty. The

game level icon is located in the top left hand

corner of the screen.

When you have selected the desired game mode

and game level, press the Start button to begin

your game.

TETRAMINO CONTROL

As the Tetraminos fall, you will need to rotate them

to fit into the lines below.

You can move a Tetramino to the left or to the right

as it is falling by pressing the Left and Right

Directional Keys.

A Tetramino will come to rest when it hits the

bottom line of the play field or when it is blocked

by another Tetramino.

After a Tetramino has come into contact with the

blocks beneath it, you can slide it to the left or the

right for one second before “Lock Down” by

pressing the Left and Right Directional Keys.

To rotate a Tetramino clockwise, press Rotation

Button 1 until the Tetramino is in the desired

position.

To rotate a Tetramino counter-clockwise, press

Rotation Button 2 until the Tetramino is in the

desired position.

SOFT DROP

To accelerate the speed at which a Tetramino falls,

press the Down Directional Key. The Tetramino

will “Lock Down” immediately upon contact with

placed Tetraminos when using Soft Drop.

PAUSING A GAME

To pause a game during gameplay, press the Start

button. Press this button again to return to the

game in progress.

GAME OVER

A game is over when any cell for the starting

position of a new Tetramino is filled. This is called

“Topping Out.” The words “Game Over” will scroll

across the screen.

At the end of the game, the Score and Line Count

Indicator will display your line count, score, high

line count, and high score.

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