Talking Little Teacher Learning Keyboard
(600-2490) Game Descriptions Faxback Doc. # 18771
This section describes all of the games that you can play on your Talking
Little Teacher. Each game's description includes:
Object - describes the object of the game (what the
game is about)
1-Player or 2-Players - explains how to play the game by yourself
(1-player) or with a friend (2-players)
Scoring - explains how many questions appear and whether
the keyboard keeps score during the game.
01 Missing Letter
Object: Guess the missing letter to complete the word.
1-Player - A word appears on the display with one letter missing marked
by a flashing asterisk (*). When the keyboard says,
"Complete the word," press the missing letter on the keyboard
so it appears on the display, then press ENTER.
2-Players - MISSING LETTER is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press his/her player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within
5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five words.
2-Player - A score is given after ten words.
02 Flash Word
Object: Spell the word that appears then disappears from the
keyboard's display.
1-Player - A word appears on the display for about 3 seconds, then
disappears and is replaced by a flashing *. When the keyboard
says, "Repeat the word," press the desired letters on the
keyboard to spell the word that showed on the display, then
press ENTER.
NOTES: You can press HELP if you need a clue about the answer during
1-player play.
If you press HELP once, the keyboard awards only 10 points for a
correct answer to that problem. If you press HELP more than once,
no points are awarded.
2-Players - FLASH WORD is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press his/her player
button (PLAYER A OR PLAYER B) before entering an answer.
NOTE: If the keyboard sounds a tone when you press ENTER but doesn't tell
you if your answer is correct, then you have entered too few
letters. If it sounds a tone when you press a letter, but the
letter doesn't appear on the display, then you have already entered
the correct number of letters.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five words.
2-Player - A score is given after ten words.
03 Hangman
Object: Guess the secret word.
1-Player - 10 appears on the left side of the display (meaning you have
10 chances to guess the word), and dashes (like this '- - - ')
appear on the right side of the display. Each dash stands for
a letter in the secret word. When the keyboard says "Guess
the word," guess what you think the secret word is, then press
the letters (in any order) on the keyboard to spell the word
on the display.
If you press a correct letter, a tone sounds and the letter
replaces a dash on the display. If you press an incorrect
letter, the keyboard makes a "boi-oing" sound, and the number
on the left of the display is reduced by 1. If the number
reaches 0 before you guess the secret word, the round is over
and the keyboard tells you the correct word.
2-Players - One player must choose a secret word (2-8 letters long), enter
the letters of the word so they appear on the display in the
correct order, they press ENTER. A dash (-) replaces each
letter on the display. When the keyboard says, "Guess the
word," the other player must then guess the secret word
entered by the first player. To guess the secret word,
follow the instructions in "1-Player" above.
NOTES: You can press HELP if you need a clue about the answer during
either 1- or 2-player play.
Each time you press HELP, one of the secret letters appears on the
display, and the number of chances you have to guess the word is
reduced by 3.
Scoring: No score is given for this game
04 Scramble
Object: Unscramble the letters to form a word.
1-Player - A word appears on the left side of the display with its
letters scrambled (in the wrong order, and a flashing *
appears on the right side of the display. Enter the letters
one at a time in the correct order to unscramble them and
form a word. As you press each letter key, the keyboard
repeats the letter out loud, and the letter disappears from
the left side of the display and reappears on the right side.
Press ENTER after you have entered all of the letters.
2-Players - At the beginning of each turn in 2-player play, the keyboard
says "Enter a word." One player must choose a word (2-8
letters long), enter the letters of that word so they appear
on the display in the correct order, then press ENTER.
The word disappears then reappears on the display with its
letters automatically scrambled. When the keyboard says,
"Guess the word," the other player must then guess the
scrambled word.
To unscramble the word, follow the instructions in "1-Player"
above.
NOTES: Remember, if you enter an incorrect letter, you can press ERASE to
clear that letter from the display.
You can press HELP once if you need a clue about the answer during
either 1- or 2-player play. The first letter of the scrambled
word appears on the display.
If you press HELP, the keyboard awards only 10 points for a
correct answer to that problem.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five words.
2-Player - No score is given.
05 Addition
Object: Solve the addition problems.
1-Player - An addition problem, such as 2 + 2 =, appears on the display
with a flashing * after the equal (=) sign. When the keyboard
says "Enter the correct answer," press the desired number
key(s) so your answer appears on the display, then press
ENTER.
2-Players - ADDITION is played the same way with 2 players as it is with 1
player, except a player must first press a player button
(PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
06 Subtraction
Object: Solve the subtraction problems.
1-Player - A subtraction problem, such as 4 - 2 =, appears on the display
with a flashing * after the equal (=) sign. When the keyboard
says, "Enter the correct answer," press the desired number
key(s) so your answer appears on the display, then press
ENTER.
2-Players - SUBTRACTION is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press a player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5
seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
07 Multiplication
Object: Solve the multiplication problems.
1-Player - A multiplication problem, such as 7 x 8 =, appears on the
display with a flashing * after the equal = sign. When the
keyboard says, "Enter the correct answer," press the desired
number key(s) so your answer appears on the display, then
press ENTER.
2-Players - MULTIPLICATION is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press a player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5
seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
08 Division
Object: Solve the division problems.
1-Player - A division problem, such as 10 / 2 =, appears on the display
with a flashing * after the equal (=) sign. When the keyboard
says, "Enter the correct answer," press the desired number
key(s) so your answer appears on the display, then press
ENTER.
2-Players - DIVISION is played the same way with 2 players as it is with
1 player, except a player must first press a player button
(PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
09 Math Quiz
Object: Solve the math problems, including addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division.
1-Player - A math problem appears on the display with a flashing * after
the equal (=) sign. When the keyboard says, "Enter the
correct answer," press the desired number key(s) so your
answer appears on the display, then press ENTER.
2-Players - MATH QUIZ is played the same way with 2 players as it is with
1 player, except a player must first press a player button
(PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
10 Operation
Object: Guess the missing math "operation" sign.
NOTE: An operation sign can be "+" (plus), "+", "-" (minus), "x"
(times/multiplied by), or "/" (divided by).
1-Player - A math problem appears on the display with a flashing * in
place of the math operation sign. When the keyboard says,
"Enter the correct sign," press the desired operation sign key
so your answer appears on the display, then press ENTER.
2-Players - OPERATION is played the same way with 2 players as it is with
1 player, except a player must first press a player button
(PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
11 Target X
Object: After the keyboard gives you a target number, choose a
combination of numbers announced and displayed by the
keyboard that adds up to the target number.
1-Player - The keyboard announces and displays a target number. When the
keyboard begins to announce and display numbers, one at a
time, about every 2 seconds, you must select the correct
combination of these numbers that adds up to the target
number.
To select a number when it appears, press either PLAYER A or
PLAYER B within 2 seconds. When you press the button, a tone
sounds, then an asterisk briefly appears on the display. The
keyboard continues to announce and display more numbers until
you select the correct combination of numbers and reach the
target number, or until you select a combination of numbers
that adds up to more than the target number.
NOTE: Remember to keep track of the numbers you select. The keyboard
does not do this for you on the display.
2-Players - TARGET X is played the same way with 2 players as it is with
1 player, except players can press only their assigned player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B) to select number(s). Each time
a player button is pressed, an * appears on that side of the
display (left side for Player A, right side for Player B).
Scoring: 1-Player - No score is given in this game, but the keyboard
plays a short tune after each correct answer, then says "GOOD"
or Excellent."
2-Players - No score is given in this game, but the keyboard announces the
winner after each round. For example, if Player A is the
first to reach the target, or if Player B goes over the
target, then the keyboard says "Player A wins the game."
12 Forget Me Not
Object: Repeat the set of numbers that appears then disappears from
the display.
1-Player - A set of numbers appears on the display for about 3 seconds,
then disappears and is replaced by a flashing *. When the
keyboard says, "Repeat the numbers," press the desired number
keys so your answer appears on the display, then press ENTER.
NOTES: You can press HELP if you need a clue about the answer during
1-player play.
If you press HELP once, the keyboard awards only 10 points for a
correct answer to that problem. If you press HELP more than once,
no points are awarded.
2-Players - FORGET ME NOT is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press his/her player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within 5
seconds.
NOTE: If the keyboard sounds a tone when you press ENTER but doesn't tell
you if your answer is correct, then you have entered too few
numbers. If it sounds a tone when you press a number, but the
number doesn't appear on the display, then you have already entered
enough numbers to complete the set.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
13 Letter Count
Object: Count how many times one letter appears in a group of letters
that appears then disappears from the display.
1-Player - A group of letters, such as HBOPO, appears on the display
while a short melody plays. Then the letters are replaced by
an *, and the keyboard asks out loud how many times one letter
appears in that group, for example, the keyboard might say
"How many Os are there?"
Press a number key so your answer appears on the display, then
press ENTER. The keyboard repeats your answer out loud.
If you enter the correct number, the keyboard says "Good" or
"Excellent," the letter group reappears, and the correct
number appears next to the letter on the left side of the
display.
If you enter an incorrect number on the first try, the
keyboard says "Uh-oh, try again." If you enter an incorrect
number on the second try, the keyboard makes a "boi-oing"
sound, the letter group reappears and the correct number
appears next to the letter on the left side of the display,
then the keyboard tells you how many times the letter appears.
For our example, the keyboard would say "There are 2 Os."
2-Players - LETTER COUNT is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press a player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within
5 seconds.
Scoring: 1-Player - A score is given after five problems.
2-Player - A score is given after ten problems.
14 Guess the Numbers
Object: Guess the secret group of four numbers in the correct order.
1-Player - 10 appears on the left side of the display (meaning you have
10 chances to guess the numbers), and four asterisks appear on
the right side of the display. Each asterisk stands for a
number in the secret group. When the keyboard says "Guess the
numbers," try to guess the four secret numbers in the correct
order, press the desired number keys so your answer appears on
the display, then press ENTER.
NOTE: The same number might appear twice in the same number group.
After you press ENTER, a short melody plays, then each number
in your answer appears in one of three ways.
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If a number appears with 2 dots above it (like this 3 ), it
means that you entered a correct number in the correct
position. If you need to enter the number group again, be
sure to enter this same number in the same position.
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If a number appears with 1 dot above it (like this 3), it
means that you entered a correct number, but it is in the
wrong position. The next time you enter the number group,
enter this number in a different position.
If a number appears with no dots above it, it means that the
number is incorrect and does not belong to the secret group.
Try a different number in its place the next time you enter a
guess.
After each incorrect guess, the keyboard says "Keep trying," and the number
on the left side of the display is reduced by 1. If the number reaches 0
before you correctly guess the secret numbers, the turn is over, and the
keyboard tells you the correct numbers.
If your guess is correct, the keyboard says "Good" or
"Excellent."
2-Players - At the start of 2-player play, the keyboard says "Enter the
numbers." One player must secretly choose four numbers, enter
those numbers so they appear on the display in the correct
order, then press ENTER. An * replaces each number on the
display.
When the keyboard says "Guess the numbers," the other player
must then guess the secret number group entered by the first
player. To guess the secret number group, follow the
instructions for "1-Player" on Page 32.
Scoring: No score is given for this game.
15 The Challenge
Object: Answer the review problems
1-Player - The CHALLENGE includes ten different problems taken from these
games: MISSING LETTER, FLASH WORD, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION,
MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, OPERATION, and FORGET ME NOT.
As each problem appears on the display, the keyboard tells you
what you need to do to answer it. Press the desired letter or
number key(s) so your answer appears on the display, then
press ENTER.
2-Players - THE CHALLENGE is played the same way with 2 players as it is
with 1 player, except a player must first press a player
button (PLAYER A or PLAYER B), then enter an answer within
5 seconds.
Scoring: A score is given after 10 problems in both 1- and 2-player
play.
16 Playback
Object: Have fun while you play music on the keyboard's special keys,
then set the keyboard to play your music back to you.
NOTE: Only 1 player at a time can play 16 PLAYBACK.
The rows of keys labeled A-L and Z-V act like keys on a musical
keyboard during PLAYBACK. The bottom half of each key in those
rows is also labeled with the nickname of a musical note, such as
DO, RE, or MI.
Follow these steps to play PLAYBACK.
1. Press GAME CODE, then enter 16 to select PLAYBACK. The keyboard plays
a short melody, PLAYBACK scrolls across the display, then an * appears
in the center of the display.
2. Press the desired keys to play any music you like. As you press the
keys, the keyboard plays a musical note, and the asterisk moves to the
left or right on the display.
NOTES: If you press the wrong key (keys other than the musical keys,
DISPLAY CONTRAST, GAME CODE, OFF, or ON) while you play music, the
keyboard says "Uh-oh."
The keyboard can play back up to 78 notes, including pauses (each
pause counts as a note). If you play more than 78 notes, the *
moves to the right of the display and stays there, even if you
play more notes. You can play more music after this, but the
keyboard can only play back THE first 78 notes you played.
3. To set the keyboard to play your music back to you, press N/PLAY. The
keyboard automatically replays all of the notes you played, in the
same order that you played them.
NOTE: Even if you take a long time between notes when you are playing
music, the keyboard plays the notes back at THE same pace, one
right after another. If you want to insert a 1-beat pause between
notes, press B/PAUSE.
4. To clear the keyboard's playback memory and start new music, press
M/RESET. The * moves back to the center of the display, then flashes
a few times. You re not ready to play new music for your keyboard to
play back.
NOTE: If you do not press M/RESET, the keyboard will add the new music
you play at the end of the last music you played.
(PH 12/5/95)