User manual GAMES NINTENDO DS SODOKU GRIDMASTER

[. . . ] Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour. WARNING - Battery Leakage The Nintendo DS contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the battery pack, or the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Nintendo DS. If liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water and see a doctor. To avoid battery leakage: · Do not expose battery to excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids. [. . . ] If a puzzle is marked with a "?", it can't be played yet. Once you collect enough stars by completing puzzles, you will be able to play such puzzles. PRACTICE If a wrong answer is entered into a cell in Practice mode, the cell will alert 8 Puzzle level-selection screen Puzzle Selection screen PUZZLE LEVEL-SELECTION PANEL PUZZLE SELECTION PANEL 9 PLAY SCREEN CONTROLS Rules and Basic Controls The rules are exactly the same as traditional Sudoku. (Please refer to them as needed. ) According to the rules, one must deduce a number to be placed in an empty cell. To enter a number, touch the desired cell, then touch the number you want to input. Using Options While solving a puzzle, you may have several possible numbers for a single cell. You can input up to four small numbers inside a cell as a note to yourself. These are called options, and you can enter them into the four corners of a cell using the options panel. Options and Quick Save In addition to solving puzzles, you can also change settings and save your progress in a puzzle that you want to continue later. For more information, please see the information on pages 12 and 13. TIME ELAPSED CURRENTLY SELECTED CELL OPTIONS PANEL Touch the left square to enter regular numbers. Touch one of the four corners of the right square to enter an option into the selected corner. NUMBER INPUT PANEL SUDOKU Touch the number you want to enter. You can change the entry method in the options menu. SUDOKU ERASE Erase the number in the selected cell. OPTIONS Display the options menu. ! USING THE GUIDELINES Guidelines are areas highlighted in orange. You can toggle the Guidelines on and off by using the L or R Buttons. SAVE & EXIT Save your progress on the current puzzle and return to the title screen. TIP If you touch a number within a puzzle twice, all other cells with the same number will be highlighted. This is a useful tool for solving puzzles! STEP GUIDELINES 11 Touch [Undo] to go back a step. Touch [Redo] to repeat a step. 10 OPTIONS AND SAVE & EXIT Touch [Options] on the play screen, or press START on the console, to display the options menu. The functions and controls for this window are explained here. CHANGE MUSIC Change the background music. When you find a track you like, touch [Resume]. BACKGROUND Change the background color of the game. When you find one you like, touch [Resume]. SUDOKU Option menu ENTRY METHOD The default setting is [Touch]. Tap [Write] to switch the number panel into a handwriting area where you write numbers with the stylus. If you want to undo only a single step, use the undo button. SUDOKU ERASE DATA This will erase all data, including all accumulated solution data (which is used to meet conditions for rank tests). Touch [Yes] to delete this data, or [No] to return to the previous screen. RETRY RESUME GO TO PUZZLE SELECTION Return to the puzzle-selection screen without saving your progress. If you want to save your progress, use [Save & Exit] (`P13) on the play screen. 12 Close the options menu and return to the play screen. On the play screen, touch [Save & Exit], then touch [Yes] to save your progress on the current puzzle and return to the title screen. [. . . ] If a defect covered by this warranty occurs during this three (3) month warranty period, Nintendo will repair or replace the defective product, free of charge. SERVICE AFTER EXPIRATION OF WARRANTY Please try our website at www. nintendo. com or call the Consumer Assistance Hotline at 1-800-255-3700 for troubleshooting information and repair or replacement options and pricing. In some instances, it may be necessary for you to ship the complete product, FREIGHT PREPAID AND INSURED FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, to Nintendo. Please do not send any products to Nintendo without contacting us first. [. . . ]