Armor Battle instructions To the right of the Level Number is the OBJECT IN RIGHT HAND. To the left of the Object in Left Hand is the COMPASS, represented by a letter (N, W, S, E) that shows the direction you are facing (North, West, South, East). Around the Compass are the items currently in your PACK. There can be from none to four items in the Pack. To the right of the Object in Right Hand is the 3-WAY SCORE: three sets of numbers separated by slashes. The top set is your WAR/SPIRITUAL STRENGTH SCORE. The middle set is your ARMOR/RING DEFENSES SCORE. The bottom set is your WAR WEAPON/SPIRITUAL WEAPON SCORE. Above the 3-Way Score is your TREASURE SCORE (Castle Map only). YOUR COMMANDS * To LOOK at CASTLE MAP, press and hold either Upper Action Button. The FLASHING WHITE DOT will tell you where you are -- level and location -- in the maze system. Up to 12 levels can be seen on the map. The SMALL YELLOW CHEST in the center of the lowest level indicates the location of the TARMIN TREASURE...guarded by the MINOTAUR. This is the first of 256 levels where the treasure can be found. Each level down is filled with nastier monsters and magic items...and maybe the terrible Minotaur! You CANNOT look at the castle map while fighting a monster! * To MOVE FORWARD, TURN LEFT, or TURN RIGHT, press and hold DISC in corresponding position. * TO COUNT number of FOOD UNITS you have, press and hold Lower Left Action Button. You'll hear a series of CLICKS. Each click corresponds to a food unit. You can collect up to 99 units of food by picking up flour sacks of 6 to 9 units each. * To COUNT number of ARROWS you have, press and hold Lower Right Action Button. You'll hear a series of CLICKS. Each click corresponds to an arrow. You can collect up to 99 arrows by picking up quivers of 6 to 9 arrows each. * To pick up or drop objects, press PICK UP/DROP (1). This relates to your RIGHT HAND only. Your hand must be empty to pick up something, otherwise this command will swap what is in your hand with what is at your feet. * To swap objects from one hand to another, press SWAP HANDS (2). * To rotate objects in your pack, press ROTATE PACK (3). Up to 6 objects will rotate in a CLOCKWISE direction, one position at a time, occupying the following clock positions: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 o'clock. * To swap an object in your pack with an object in your right hand, press SWAP PACK (6). You can only swap an object occupying the 3 o'clock position in your pack. * TO open an UNLOCKED CONTAINER at your feet, or a door or hidden door directly in front of you, press OPEN (4). Certain walls may contain a HIDDEN DOOR. If TRAPPED in a room, try this command when facing a wall. * To use an object in your right hand, or possibly act upon an object at your feet, press USE (5). * To attack a monster directly in front of you with the object in your right hand, press ATTACK (7). You cannot attack while the objects in your left and right hands are flashing (this means it's NOT your turn). Monsters often attack first. Wait for your turn. * To REGAIN both your WAR STRENGTH and SPIRITUAL STRENGTH after a battle, press REST (8). The amount of rest you'll get will depend on the number of food units you have picked up. Each unit of food can give you up to 5 units of war strength and 2 units of spiritual strength. * To GO DOWN a LEVEL into a new maze using the ladder at your feet, press USE LADDER (9). Once used, a ladder WON'T allow you to CLIMB UP a level again. However, when you reach level 256, the deepest one, a ladder will place you back up to level 1. * To see what is to your left, press GLANCE LEFT (CLEAR). * TO see what is to your right, press GLANCE RIGHT (ENTER). * To go back where you were last or retrace your last step, press RETREAT/RETRACE (0). Press once to retreat and the monster will take one LAST SHOT at you. If you continue pressing this command, the monster will continue hitting you until you let up on the Disc. GET READY Start by setting the skill level: Press 3 for Easiest Press 2 for Easy Press 1 for Medium Press DISC for Hard START YOUR JOURNEY! Once a skill level has been set, the game begins immediately with a brief display of the overall CASTLE MAP. The castle map comes and goes. You've been told where you are in the first maze level, by the FLASHING WHITE DOT. You've seen the ladders diagonally connecting the maze levels, and the TARMIN TREASURE (represented by a small YELLOW CHEST) right in the middle of the bottom level! Here are your INITIAL CONDITIONS, depending on your skill level chosen: EASIEST Minimum Maze Levels: 2 Possible Length of Game: 5 to 30 minutes Your Vulnerability: 1/4 Your War/Spiritual Strength: 18/9 Your Food: 9 Your Arrows: 9 EASY Minimum Maze Levels: 4 Possible Length of Game: 1/4 to 1 hour Your Vulnerability: 1/2 Your War/Spiritual Strength: 16/8 Your Food: 8 Your Arrows: 8 MEDIUM Minimum Maze Levels: 8 Possible Length of Game: 1/2 to 3 hours Your Vulnerability: 3/4 Your War/Spiritual Strength: 14/7 Your Food: 7 Your Arrows: 7 HARD Minimum Maze Levels: 12 Possible Length of Game: 1.5 to 5 hours Your Vulnerability: FULL Your War/Spiritual Strength: 12/6 Your Food: 6 Your Arrows: 6 Now you're on your own in the NW corner of the maze...heading EAST...inside an outer corridor. You carry a BOW in your right hand, some ARROWS in the quiver, a little FOOD in a sack, and an empty pack. Neither the quiver nor the sack are seen. The pack occupies the area on the screen where the COMPASS is, and is noticed only when stuffed with objects. Move in the direction you want to go, by pressing edge of DISC. Often, EYEBALL MURALS will appear to you. They are always in the outer corridors, MARKING the ENTRANCE to the interior of a maze. They come in three different colors. DARK GREEN indicates a war type maze, BLUE a spiritual type maze, and TAN a mixed type maze. KNOW THE MAZE Check your direction with the COMPASS. Look for OBJECTS and DOORS. Objects can be anything...such as weapons, containers, keys, useful items or treasures. Doors are usually easy to spot. But... If TRAPPED in a DUNGEON, a HALLWAY, or a SECTION of the MAZE which seems to repeat itself endlessly, look for possible HIDDEN DOORS. Confront any suspicious wall as you would confront a regular door and press OPEN (4). If a hidden door exists, it will open. If not, turn around...step by step...and try other walls...or other pathways. Beware of OTHER DOORS...endowed with weird powers... A LADDER in your way will provide a quick exit, DOWN into a DEEPER LEVEL. Approach the ladder and press USE LADDER (9). A suction sound will immediately transfer you! You may want to check your new position on the castle map, if you're still displayed on it. Sometimes you will encounter GATES in hallways. Going through a gate moves you over to an adjacent maze, but it may JUMBLE your WAR/SPIRITUAL strength SCORE. And you CANNOT go back through it! (REST AFTERWARD to regain some points and check your new score.) Gates come in 3 colors: GREEN (makes you more war-like), BLUE (makes you more spiritual), and TAN (won't change you at all). TREASURES DISAPPEAR when picked up, because you either carry them in your pockets or wear them. THEIR VALUES are recorded only on the castle map, in BLACK, directly above the 3-way scoring display. QUIVERS and SACKS of FLOUR also DISAPPEAR when picked up. You'll be carrying them on your back! Other objects, like USEFUL ITEMS, may DISAPPEAR when picked up or used with your right hand. Or they may make you disappear...making you INVISIBLE to all monsters but the Minotaur (while also making the monsters invisible to you!) Such objects have SPIRITUAL POWERS. To use a spiritual object, and it must be in your right hand or at your feet, press USE (5). Use immediately -- rather than keeping it around -- to build up your spiritual power, increase your score, and stand better chances of SURVIVING ATTACKING MONSTERS. Check spiritual points, if any, right of the slash of any of the three displayed scores. ATTACKING! You must have a weapon or magical item for use in your RIGHT HAND to fight. If you don't, swap a weapon from your left hand or pack. Or pick up a weapon that you find. Try to be prepared with a shield in your left hand. If order of objects in pack needs rotating, do so, and get your most effective weapon out! Remember, many weapons and items will VANISH upon their use in battle. So keep several weapons in your pack to ensure victory. Watch both YOUR SCORE and the MONSTER'S SCORE before and after every round of attack. Work out a BATTLE STRATEGY. Some monsters will knock you out with just one or two blows...if you're not careful! Avoid attacking if your score looks weaker than the monster's. Press RETREAT/RETRACE and move away. Chances are you can PICK UP MORE WEAPONS in the hallways and dungeons and ATTACK LATER! You can only attack a monster STANDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT of you, although a monster may attack you from a nearby position. Sometimes he might just run smack in front of you from BEHIND a DOOR that behaves strangely because of an OMINOUS SPELL. Watch out for those SURPRISE ATTACKS! After the initial assault, you ALTERNATE ATTACKS. If you attack first , you CANNOT attack again until the monster has thrown something at you. The exchange will be brief if either you or the monster is much stronger. Or it may last quite a while if there is a balance of forces. The BATTLE ENDS when either you or the monster DIES...or when you RETREAT. Monsters NEVER retreat. A dying monster will disappear in a cloud of smoke. His score will vanish too. If you DIE, your score will end up with a 0 on either side of the slash of your WAR/SPIRITUAL STRENGTH scoring display. However, cheer up! If you are worthy, you'll be REINCARNATED! And that means, a new opportunity for you to win! SCORING Your 3-WAY SCORING DISPLAY on BOTH MAPS plus your SPECIAL TREASURE VALUE SCORING DISPLAY on the CASTLE MAP tell you how you're doing. Anything LEFT of a slash on the 3-way scoring is a WAR-TYPE score, anything RIGHT of a slash is a SPIRITUAL score. At the BOTTOM is the score of the object (WAR WEAPON or SPIRITUAL WEAPON) you have picked up for use in COMBAT...or BUILD YOUR STRENGTH in preparation for such a combat. The score will remain on the screen as long as you hold the object in your RIGHT HAND. In the MIDDLE is your ARMOR/RING body DEFENSES score. At the TOP is your overall STRENGTH (WAR and SPIRITUAL) score. Keep it high! A similar overall STRENGTH score is kept for the monster attacking you! His comes in green or blue colors. GREEN for WAR-derived STRENGTH and BLUE for SPIRITUAL-derived STRENGTH. This score will appear DURING a BATTLE only and on the spot on the screen where normally the maze level indication appears. The score that appears initially is the weakest of his two -- WAR or SPIRITUAL. Thereafter, is the score that was last damaged by your weapon used. Notice that your MAXIMUM STRENGTH score (top line) under normal conditions is 49/24. But using useful items such as war or spiritual books or certain potions may change that! Notice also that your MAXIMUM WEAPON score (bottom line) is 99/0 (if WAR type) or 0/65 (if SPIRITUAL). Always check the SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE tables to plan your STRATEGIES...and SURVIVE! And ultimately WIN the GAME! [NOTE: In the original hand-written instructions by programmer Tom Loughry, Tom suggests that the true gamer will have more fun by NOT reading the SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE section, instead learning the secrets for himself while playing.] SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE WAR WEAPON TYPES BOWS: Use 1 arrow at a time; bows may break KNIVES: Vanish when used in an attack AXES: Vanish when used in an attack DARTS: Vanish when used in an attack SPEARS: Vanish when used in an attack CROSSBOWS: Use 1 arrow at a time; crossbows may break WAR WEAPON COLORS & POWERS TAN (wood/leather): Regular Power ORANGE (rusty iron): Greater Power BLUE (steel): Fair Power GRAY (silver): Medium Power YELLOW (gold): High Power WHITE (platinum): Super Power ARMOR TYPES SMALL SHIELDS: Hold in left hand during fight LARGE SHIELDS: Hold in left hand during fight GAUNTLETS: Use to put on; best color is kept HAUBERKS: Use to put on; best color is kept HELMETS: Use to put on; best color is kept BREASTPLATES: Use to put on; best color is kept * Wearing a piece of armor will protect you a little from war weapons thrown at you by monsters. ARMOR COLORS & POWERS: Same as WAR WEAPONS SPIRITUAL WEAPON TYPES SCROLLS: Reusable; may break SMALL FIREBALLS: Vanish when used in attack SMALL LIGHTNING BOLTS: Vanish when used in attack LARGE FIREBALLS: Vanish when used in attack LARGE LIGHTNING BOLTS: Vanish when used in attack BOOKS: Reusable; may break SPIRITUAL WEAPON COLORS & POWERS BLUE: Regular Power GRAY: Greater Power WHITE: Fair Power PINK: Medium Power RED: High Power PURPLE: Super Power RING TYPES SMALL RING: Use to put on; best color is kept LARGE RING: Use to put on; best color is kept * Wearing a ring will protect you a little from spiritual weapons thrown at you by monsters. RING COLORS & POWER: Same as SPIRITUAL WEAPONS CONTAINER TYPES MONEY BELTS: Contents REGULAR/Open to grab contents SMALL BAGS: Contents BETTER/Open to grab contents BOXES: Contents FAIR/Locked; use key to open and grab contents PACKS: Contents MEDIUM/Locked; use key to open and grab contents LARGE BAGS: Contents GREAT/Open to grab contents CHESTS: Contents SUPER/Locked; use key to open and grab contents * Containers may contain bombs, which will hurt you when they blow up. There are 3 types of bombs. Nastier bombs will be found in better containers. There is no way of avoiding their blast. * When opened or unlocked, containers reveal a treasure or a useful item. The value of the treasure or item found depends on the type and quality of the container. Better treasures are found in better containers. * Use of a small potion increases the potential of all containers significantly while in effect. Attacking a monster with a container will make him take the container and forget about the fight. CONTAINER COLORS & POWERS TAN: Mild Quality ORANGE: Good Quality BLUE: Best Quality TREASURE TYPES COINS: 10 (silver), 30 (gold), 170 (platinum) NECKLACES: 20 (silver), 70 (gold), 200 (platinum) INGOTS: 50 (silver), 350 (gold), 450 (platinum) LAMPS: 100 (silver), 150 (gold), 220 (platinum) CHALICES: 120 (silver), 250 (gold), 400 (platinum) CROWNS: 300 (silver), 500 (gold), 600 (platinum) * Picking up treasures with your right hand automatically scores them for you. Read their special score in black on your overall castle map only. Watch each treasure being picked up disappear, since you'll be carrying it in your pocket or wearing it. USEFUL ITEMS TYPES KEYS TAN: Unlock tan containers ORANGE: Unlock tan or orange containers BLUE: Unlock any container WAR BOOKS (VANISH ON USE) BLUE: Increase your experience with war weapons; turn your war strength score blue when in use; raise maximum score to 99 PINK: Increase your experience with war weapons; turn your war strength score tan when in use; raise maximum score to 149 PURPLE: Increase your experience with war weapons; turn your war strength score white when in use; raise maximum score to 199 SPIRITUAL BOOKS (VANISH ON USE) BLUE: Increase your experience with spiritual weapons; turn your war strength score blue when in use; raise maximum score to 49 PINK: Increase your experience with spiritual weapons; turn your war strength score tan when in use; raise maximum score to 74 PURPLE: Increase your experience with spiritual weapons; turn your war strength score white when in use; raise maximum score to 99 SMALL POTIONS (VANISH ON USE) BLUE: Refresh war & spiritual strength to maximum; help in fights, but lose 1 turn during fights PINK: Help find better things in containers; magic ends with a little "whoosh" noise PURPLE: Make you invisible to all demons except the Minotaur (while making them invisible to you); magic ends with a little "whoosh" noise LARGE POTIONS (VANISH ON USE) BLUE: Raise war strength score by 10; help in fights, but lose 1 turn during fights PINK: Raise spiritual power score by 10; help you, but lose 1 turn PURPLE: Switch war & spiritual strength traits; help in fights, but lose 1 turn during fights SPECIAL BOOKS (NEVER VANISH) BLUE: Teleport books move you forward in maze rooms in spite of walls, but not into monsters PINK: Vision books allow you to see through walls for a time PURPLE: Midas books turn treasures & war weapons platinum at your feet * Useful items are found only in containers. BAD MONSTERS GIANT ANTS: Blue, Pink, Purple DWARFS: Yellow, Tan, Orange GIANT SCORPIONS: Blue, Pink, Purple DWARFS WITH SHIELDS: Yellow, Tan, Orange GIANT SNAKES: Blue, Pink, Purple ALLIGATORS: Blue, Pink, Purple DRAGONS: Blue, Pink, Purple * Bad monsters use spiritual weapons only. * Bad monsters are listed in order of increasing badness NASTY MONSTERS SKELETONS WITH SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange SKELETONS WITHOUT SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange CLOAKED SKELETONS WITH SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange CLOAKED SKELETONS WITHOUT SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange GIANTS WITH SHIELDS: Yellow, Tan, Orange GIANTS WITHOUT SHIELDS: Yellow, Tan, Orange * Nasty monsters use war weapons only. * Nasty monsters are listed in order of increasing nastiness. HORRIBLE MONSTERS GHOULS (SHORT HOODED & ROBED) WITH SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange WITHOUT SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange WRAITHS (TALL, HOODED & ROBED) WITH SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange WITHOUT SHIELDS: White, Gray, Orange MINOTAUR: Purple (Guards the Tarmin treasure) * Horrible monsters use either spiritual or war weapons. * In harder two skill levels, horrible monsters will shatter your weakest of two scores -- war strength or spiritual strength. * All together there are 52 types of monsters; you'll find more of the nasty and horrible ones in the deepest levels...down to level 256...if you care to find them! * To win the game you must slay the Minotaur and grab the Tarmin treasure! -------------- (c)1983, 1998 Intellivision Productions Inc.

ARMOR BATTLE

Intellivision Cartridge Instructions

(For 2 Players)

All-out tank combat! You and your opponent are rival tank

commanders. Each of you controls two machines, directs fire, lays

mines. The terrain you fight over will change again and again,

demanding new tactics! Simulated battle sounds! Computer selects at

random from over 240 battlefield maps!

OBJECT OF THE GAME is to knock out both enemy tanks, avoid

invisible mines and hits on your tanks. You maneuver your machines

around buildings and battlefield debris, through forests and water

hazards. If a tank hits a mine, the tank blows up! You sight the

enemy, maneuver into firing position and SHOOT! Points are won by

scoring hits on your opponent's tank. (3 hits on your opponent's tank

and it blows up! See scoring section.)

PRESS RESET BUTTON: Title will appear on screen: "ARMOR BATTLE"

SELECT SPEED:

Press button 1-2-or 3 to select a game speed SLOWER than normal

speed. (NORMAL SPEED IS FASTEST BATTLE ACTION OF ALL.)

1: MEDIUM FAST

2: MEDIUM

3: SLOW

REMEMBER: Faster playing speed means everything speeds up: Tanks

move faster, turn faster, etc.

If none of these buttons are pushed, game will be played at normal

(i.e., FASTEST) speed. Until you become more familiar with the game,

you'll probably want to begin at one of the slower speeds.

GAME CONTROLS

Shoot: Upper Side Buttons

Move Tank Forward: Lower Side Buttons

Turn Tank (Aim): Disc

Switch Tank: [8]

Lay Mine: [2]

CHECK THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN!

Press SWITCH TANK button [8]. BATTLEFIELD MAP appears on your

TV screen. Game starts!

To help you identify them quickly, the two tanks on both sides come

in different shapes.

This is just ONE of the 240 possible battlefield maps. The computer

selects one at random. The one you see on your screen may well

show everything in different places. (i.e., trees on the left, a river in

the center, etc.) Still, you will always have...

Buildings to maneuver around.

Roads to roll faster on.

Water to swim through slowly.

Trees to dodge, hide behind and use for cover.

Tanks run fastest on roads, slower in grass and through trees,

slowest of all through water.

Check the map on your screen ...and...THE BATTLE IS ON!

1. Each player controls TWO tanks. (TWO BLACK TANKS vs. TWO

BLUE TANKS). You can SWITCH from tank to tank, but you must

command ONE tank at a time.

2. Pick out an enemy tank & GO FOR HIM! MANEUVER your tank with

either FORWARD button (left or right side of the controller) and the

DIRECTION Disc. REMEMBER: Tanks will NOT go backwards! You must

maneuver around obstacles.

3. When you think your TANK is lined up with an enemy tank, push

either SHOOT button (left or right top button)! Moving BLACK DOT

shows the path of your shell.

4. SOUND & SIGHT will tell you when you've scored a hit! SCORE 3

HITS on an enemy tank and it will blow up. Enemy tank is knocked

out. (LOUD BANG)!

5. INVISIBLE MINES. Once only, during one tank combat on each

battlefield map, either player can lay a mine. Press LAY MINE button

[2]. Don't forget to move your own tank out of the way. Mine will go

off after 5 seconds! All mines are invisible, will blow up any tank

(yours included) on contact! Lay mines anywhere on the map.

6. GO after the second enemy tank. Maneuver, stalk him and press

the SHOOT button! Shoot until you've knocked both tanks out of

action. (3 hits scored, SECOND LOUD BANG!)

NATURALLY, YOUR OPPONENT WILL BE SHOOTING BACK! THE TRICK

IS TO MANEUVER YOUR TANKS, SO THAT HIS SHOTS MISS, YOUR

SHOTS SCORE HITS!

7. When one player has knocked out BOTH opposing tanks,

scoreboard will appear on your TV screen.

8. Touch ANY CONTROL and another Battlefield map will appear.

Totally new terrain, two new tanks for each player.

9. GAME IS OVER when you touch the RESET SWITCH on the console.

Before the shooting starts, you and your opponent will want to agree

on how many battles (maps) will make your war. 5 maps? 10 maps?

You decide.

IMPROVE YOUR SHOOTING

a. ALLOW FOR RECOIL! Your own tank will change position every

time you SHOOT! Hits on the enemy's tank will also cause his tank to

change position.

b. Watch for OUT OF RANGE. When your tank is too far away from the

target, you will see your shots fall short. Move closer.

c. OBSTACLES. Even if you get lucky and a shot carries through the

trees, chances are your aim will be deflected. You can't shoot through

buildings!

d. PRACTICE YOUR AIM. Use the gun barrel on your tank for sighting.

Before you SHOOT, be sure the tip of your barrel is lined up with

your opponent's tank. Remember, he's a moving target, you must

keep adjusting your aim.

e. PRACTICE TURNING your tank. Use the edge of the DIRECTION Disc

for better precision. Hold the Disc DOWN long enough to complete the

turn.

Think of the Disc as something like a compass. Pick out a slice of the

circle and press DOWN at that point. Again, use the EDGE of the Disc

for pin-point control. PLEASE NOTE: If you are used to the Hand-held

Controller with the NFL Football Cartridge, you'll notice a difference.

Tank will not turn like a swivel-hip halfback. When you point the

DIRECTION Disc, tank will turn more deliberately in stages. (In other

words, a tank will move like a tank!)

f. LEARN TO COORDINATE the DIRECTION Disc and FORWARD buttons.

Practice MOVING turns, this is a game of MANEUVER. To win, you

must MANEUVER TO AIM, MANEUVER to avoid enemy fire!

SHARPEN YOUR STRATEGY

a. GET THE JUMP! As in any fight, get in that first punch. Get into

firing position first, start scoring hits and points. Surprise is a great

ally!

b. USE COVER. Trees, building, a knocked out tank. They give you

protection, avoid enemy hits. Obstacles are also good places to hide

behind, especially for your second tank when the first one is in

action! When you have a "wounded" tank on your hands (say after 2

hits) use trees or buildings for cover. Avoid a knockout!

c. USE THE ROADS! The YELLOW strips on the battlefield maps are

roads. Your tanks will move a lot FASTER on them.

d. LAY MINES. Invisible mines are your secret weapon! Put one in

the path of your opponent's tank, where his tank will run over it!

(Remember: Mines will explode after 5 seconds! Get your own tank

out of the way!)

e. PULL A SWITCH! A great way to get the drop on your opponent.

You're fighting one tank, for example. Before your enemy can think

straight you've switched tanks and come at him from a different

direction! Just press the SWITCH button in the center of your

controller.

f. REMEMBER, HE CAN'T BACK UP. He can't go through a building

either! Try pinning the enemy tank up against a building or some

trees. He may well be vulnerable as he tries to turn around to avoid

the obstacle.

g. CATCH HIM IN A WATER TRAP! His tanks will be much more

clumsy and slow trying to swim rivers. Now's your chance to out-

maneuver him, get in some scoring hits.

h. FIGHT BOTH HIS TANKS AT ONCE. Remember, he can switch, too.

But he

can only command one tank at a time. Hit his first tank. Then

maneuver away and hit his second tank. If you're quicker on the

draw, you'll get your hits in before he can hit back.

SCORING:

Each player begins with a total of 50 TANKS. Player with the MOST

TANKS LEFT at the end of the game WINS! (Game automatically ends

when either player has LOST ALL 50 TANKS.)

THREE HITS on an opposing tank and that tank is KNOCKED OUT!

(You'll hear the SOUND of each hit, accompanied by a FLASH. On a

knockout, there will be a LOUD BANG & tank will "explode"! Only

battlefield debris will be left.)

Tanks can also be knocked out by hitting an invisible MINE!

You can stop the game after any round of battle (two tanks vs. two

tanks on one map.) FINAL SCORE is the running total of tanks each

player has LEFT, last numbers up on your screen.

Running scores will appear every time the battle map changes and

next round begins.

HOW TO WIN!

Review these four refresher pointers and you have a decided

advantage!

When you FIRST HEAR the ENGINE SOUND and your own tanks

haven't started moving yet -- BE ALERT! Your enemy is attacking!

REMEMBER, none of the tanks can back up!

ALLOW FOR RECOIL. Your tank will move after every shot. His tank

will move after every hit. Adjust your aim!

DON'T WASTE your shots. Misses cost opportunities to score.

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