Radica Games Word Scramble 75013 Instruction Manual

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BUTTON FUNCTIONS

ON/HINT -

Press this button to wake the

game. During game play, pressing this button

solves one letter of the word at a time.  

HIGH SCORE - 

Press this button to see the

high score for the skill level you are currently

playing including the number of words com-

pleted, the average time per word to solve

and how many hints were used.  

SOUND -

Turns the sound on or off.  

NEW GAME - 

Press and hold this button for

two seconds to start a new game.  

LETTER BUTTONS -

Selects and places the

letter that you want to move.

RESET -

Resets the game at any time during

game play.

STARTING OUT

To begin playing Word Scramble, wake the

game by pressing the ON/HINT button. After

the introduction, the skill levels 1,2,3 will

appear. Press the Letter button under the level

you want to play and the corresponding level

will flash.  Then, press the ON/HINT button to

start the game.

Helpful Hint:

To skip through the introduction,

press the ON/HINT button. 

SKILL LEVELS

There are three levels to choose from. Level 1

uses words that are four letters long. Level 2

uses words that are five and six letters long.

Level 3 uses words that are seven and eight

letters long. 

CATEGORIES

The words are categorized into person, place

or thing.

SELECTING A LETTER

Each of the letter buttons on the console cor-

responds to the letter directly above. To select

a letter, press the letter button under the letter

you want to move. The letter will keep flash-

ing. To deselect a letter, press the letter button

again and the letter will stop flashing.   

MOVING A LETTER

A letter may be moved to any spot within the

scrambled word. Once you have selected a

letter, press the letter button where you want

to move the letter to. If the letter is correct in

the new position it will flash several times and

stop automatically. 

PLAYING THE GAME

Your goal is to earn as many points as you

can by putting the scrambled words in their

correct order. To begin playing, use the

ON/HINT button. The category will display on

the console for the scrambled word. Then,

start to move the letters into their correct

place. You will have five minutes to try and

solve as many words as possible. 

USING HINTS

During game play, you can press the ON/HINT

button for a hint. You can use three free hints

per game. After you have used the three hints,

points are deducted from your final score. 

SCORING POINTS

You score a point for each letter you put into

the correct order. Remember, after you have

used your free three hints, points are deduct-

ed from your final score. 

There is a progressive penalty when using

hints. After you have used your three free

hints and press hint again, one point is

deducted from your score. If you press the

hint button again, two more points are

deducted from your score and so on.

NEW GAME

The NEW GAME button may be pressed any

time during game play. After it is pressed, the

Word Scramble will start from the introduc-

tion. 

SLEEP MODE

Word Scramble will go to sleep after one

minute of non-activity. To wake the game,

press the ON/HINT button.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

This game is powered by two (2) AAA batter-

ies.  

• Using a screwdriver, loosen the screw until

the battery compartment door can be

removed.

• Insert two (2) AAA batteries (we recommend

alkaline) as indicated inside the battery

compartment.

• Replace the battery compartment door and

tighten the screw with a screwdriver. Do not

over-tighten.   

Adult supervision is recommended when

changing batteries.  

MODEL 75013 

For 1 player / Ages 8 and up

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

P/N 82389210   Rev.A

LETTER SELECT

/MOVE

ON/HINT

NEW GAME

SOUND

HIGH SCORE

RESET