Radio Shack 60-2708 User manual

Brand: Radio Shack

Model: 60-2708

Category: Video games

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

Handheld Game System 60-2708

Radio Shack Handheld Game System 60-2708 lets you play three games: Poker, Blackjack, and Solitaire. It features a compact design and simple controls, making it easy to carry and play on the go. You can bet and win virtual points in Poker and Blackjack, while in Solitaire, your goal is to stack all 52 cards by suit in ascending order.

Object of the Game

The object of this game is to get all 52 cardsstacked by suit in ascending

order, from Aceto King, in thesuit stacks.Seven stacks of cards are dealt

across thedisplay. Move the cards fromthe deck and from other stacks in

descending order and alternating color (black and white). If youhave an

empty stack, move aKing from the deck orfrom another stack into that

position.Then, build onthe suit stacksin ascending order, beginning with

the Ace of each suit.

Deck

Indicator for selected card

Card Stack Buttons

Suit Stacks

PresstoselectStandar

orVegas-styleand1o

3-card draw

Press to move a

card from the

deck

Presstomovea

card to or from

the suit stack

Press to turn on

the game, deal

thecardsandflip

the cards in the

deck

Winning Hands

Installing Batteries

Deluxe 3-in-1

Casino Game

60-2708

You will need...

Two AAA batteries

PhillipsScrewdriver

• Loosen the screw on the battery compart-

ment cover and remove the cover.

• Insert two AAA batteries, matching the

polaritysymbolsmarkedinside.

• Replace the cover and secure it with the

screw.

Draw Poker deals five different cards on the

display.Eachcard’ssuitsymbol(heart,diamond,

club or spade) appears below it. You select

which cardsto hold,and then drawone ormore

new cards in order to get a winning poker

combination and scorepoints.

•Press

DEAL/DRAW to turn onthe game.

• Repeatedly press

GAME until POKER appears.

•Press

DEAL/DRAWto start a new game. Your

current score appears, and 20 appears at the

top of the display.

•Press

BET toplace yourbet and then press

DEAL/DRAW. Or, press MAX/BET to place amaxi-

mum bet (100 points)and press

DEAL/DRAW.Ô

• Decide which winning poker hand you want to

obtain. See Winning Hands.

•Press

HOLD beneath eachcard you wantto

keep.

H appears above the card(s) youheld.

•Press

DEAL/DRAW again. The game deals you new cards to replace any cards you did not hold.

If youwin,

WIN flashes, the game plays a sound effect (if sound is on), the winning hand appears, and the game

automatically adds the points won to your total. If you want to change your bet, you must do so before you press

DEAL/

DRAW/HIT/ON

to start a new game.

If youlose,

LOSE flashes,the game playsa sound effect (ifsound is on), andthe losing handappears.

Ô NOTE Ô

• Your bet cannot exceed the number of points available to you. For example, if you have 80 points, you

cannot bet 100 points.

• You can choose to discard all five cards if the game deals a bad hand, but you only have one chance to

improve your hand.

• TodiscardacardafterH appears above it, press the corresponding HOLD button again. H disappears.

About Poker

Eachplayerbeginsthe gamewith10,000 points.To increasethescore,

a player must have a winning hand. The following chart lists the

winning hands and themultipliersused by thegame to determine how

many points to award you.

Hand Description

Bet

(20-90 Pts.)

Max

Bet

(100 Pts.)

Royal Flush

Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and

10 of the same suit

250 500

Straight

Flush

Five consecutive cards of the

same suit

50 50

4 of a Kind Four cards of the same value 25 25

Full House

Three cards of the same value

and any pair

8 8

Flush Five cards of the same suit 5 5

Straight

Five consecutive cards of any

suit

4 4

3ofaKind Threecardsofthesamevalue 3 3

2Pair Two pairs 2 2

1 Pair, Jacks or

Higher

Pair of Jacks, Queens, Kings,

or Aces

Turning the Game On/Off

To turn onthe game, press DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ON.

To conserve battery power, the game auto-

maticallyturns off after about two minutes

and saves the last game’s settings and point

total if you do not press any key. To turn the

game back on, press

DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ON

again. Press GAMEtostartthe gameover and

remove any accumulated score.

Turning the Sound On/Off

Thegame ispresetto hearsound. To turn the

sound off, press

SOUND. You will hear a con-

firming tone whenyou toggle on the sound

effects.

Checking the Score

Hold down SCORE to view yourcurrentscore

during a game. Release SCORE to continue

playing.

Using Bet & Max Bet in Poker/Blackjack

Before you begin a round during Poker or

Blackjack, press

BET to bet points in 10-point

increments (minimum 20). Or, press

MAX/BET

to bet the maximum amount of points during

that round.

Note: Deck/Suits does not apply toPokeror

Blackjack.

Operation

Minimum points

you can bet

Press to turn on the game

or deal/draw the cards

Repeatedly press to

select Poker

Press these buttons to hold

any cards you want to keep

BET

MAX/BE

For example, ifyou bet 50points (out of apossible maximum bet of100

points)then win with a straight flush,the game multiplies 50 (your bet)

by 50 (the multiplier fora straightflush) and awards you 2,500 points.

Otherwise, ifyou pressed

MAX/BETand then won with a straight flush,

thegame multiplies 100(your bet) by50(themaximum betmultiplierfor

a straight flush) and awards you 5,000 points.

About Solitaire

Card

Stacks

Press repeatedly

until Solitaire

appears

Flipped

Cards

About Blackjack

Limited Ninety-Day Warranty

Playing Solitaire

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Object of the Game

The object ofBlackjack is to defeat thedealer by

getting morepoints than thedealer (withoutgoing over

21 points).

Playing the Game

• Repeatedly press GAME until BJ appears.

•Press

DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ON. Your current score

appears, and 20 appearsat the topof thedisplay.

•Press

DECK/BET to place your bet.

• Decideonyourstrategy(

SURRENDER, DOUBLE,

INSURE, SPLIT, HIT, or STAND). See

Blackjack Strategy below . Press DEAL/DRAW/HIT/

to deal the cards.

• After eachround,the display shows the game

status:

If you win, you hear a sound effect (if sound is turned on),

WIN and the player’s and dealer’s point totals from the

handappear.

If you lose, you hear a sound effect (if sound is turned on), GAME OVER and the player’sand dealer’s point totals

appear.

• Repeat steps 4-5 or press DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ONto start another round.

Blackjack Strategy

Insurance

Ifthedealer’sup-cardisan Ace,you canpressINSURE to placeaninsurancebet(Referto thechartbelow).If thedealer

hasa Blackjack,11/2timesyourinsurancebetare addedback toyourtotal. Ifthedealerdoesnot havea Blackjack,you

lose your insurance and continue the hand.

Split

Ifyourfirst twocards area pair, SPLIT appears.PressSPLIT tosplitthe cardsandplaytwohands,whichareindicatedby

SPLIT1 (hand one) and SPLIT2 (hand two).Yourbet automatically doubles and is subtracted from yourscore.Ô

Surrender

If you do not think you can beat the dealer’s hand, you can press

SURRENDER to give up your hand. The hand ends and

you losehalf your bet.

Double

If youthink youcan beat thedealer’s hand with onlyone more card, you can press

DOUBLE to double yourbet on any

initialtwo-card combination.Your bet automatically doubles and you only receive one morecard

. Ô

Stand

Press STAND if you aresatisfied withyour hand anddo not wantto hit, spilt, ordouble. Play goesto thedealer.

Hit

Press

DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ON torequestan additional card if youare not satisfied withyour current hand. Your runningtotal

appears.

Playing the Game

•PressGAME until SOLITAIRE appears.

•PressDEAL/DRAW. Then, press MODE to toggle

between Standard (Klondike) andVegas-style Soli-

taire.Press

DEAL/DRAW to selectthe style you want.

SeeScoring below for differences between the two

game styles.

• Press MODE totogglebetween1-CARD or 3-CARD

style.

•PressDEAL/DRAWto select the style and deal the

cards.

• Tomovea cardorstackof cardsfromthecard stacks,

pressthe button beneath thecard stack you want to

move.Thecardstack andindicator(.) flash.Pressthe

button beneath the desired cardstack tomove the

card(s)to thatposition.

• To movea flippedcard fromthedeck, press

DECKand

the flipped cardflashes.Press thebutton beneath the

desired card stack or press

SUITS to movethe card to

the suits position.

• To move cards from the suit stacks, repeatedly press

SUITSto selectthe card you want to move. Thecard

flashes. Press the buttonbeneath the card stackto

movethecardtothatposition.Ô

•Press

MODEto start a newgame.

Scoring

Standard Solitaire

The game starts with 0 points. Cards are turned over

one ata timeor three at atime in thedeck. You can

pass through the deckas many timesas you like.

Vegas-Style Solitaire

The game starts with 500 points and points are

accumulatedbetweenconsecutivegames.Youonlycan

make one pass through thedeck.

Points Action

5 Each card moved from the deck to card stacks.

5 Each face down card turned up in the card stacks.

Each card moved from the deck or card stacks to the

suit stacks.

-15

Each card moved from the suit stacks back down to

thecardstacks.

-20 After three passes through the deck at 3-card games.

-100 Each pass through the deck after one pass.

Points Action

-52 Starting a new game.

Each card moved from the deck or card stacks to suit

stacks.

-10

Each card moved from suit stacks back down to card

stacks.

Ô NOTE Ô

• To stop a card or stack from flashing, press the

corresponding button again.

• If you try to move a card to an incorrect position,

the card will not move.

Your total points

Your

hand

Dealer’s down card

Insure

Split

Double

Stand

Surrender

Allows you to Hit,

deal the cards

and turn on game

Hints & Tips

• If the game stops operatingor does not operate properly, you mayneed

to reset it.Pressthe

Reset

hole on theback of the game with a straight-

ened object, such asa paperclip or straight pen.

• Keep thegamedry. Use and storein normal temperature environments

only. Wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keepit looking new.

• If your gamedoes not performas it should, take it to your local

RadioShack store for assistance.

Dealer’sup

card

Ô NOTES Ô

Insurance

You cannot buy insurance if no Ace appears in the dealer’s up card.

Split

• You cannot splitif your pointscore is lessthan your initial bet.For example, youcannot

splitif yourbetis 20pointsbut youonlyhave 10pointsremaining. Ifyou get aBlackjack

after splitting, you win only the amount of points you bet, not the 5-to-2 payoff for

Blackjack.

Double

You cannot double down if your point score is less than your bet.

Hit

The game deals a card each time you press DEAL/DRAW/HIT/ON until you stand, reach

21 points, or have a total of more than 21 (bust).

Counting the Deck

• Deck consists of three standard 52-card decks.

• Numbered cards count at face value. For example, a four is worth four

points,and aneightis worth eight points.

• The 10 and face cards (Jack, Queen, and King)countas 10 points each.

• You can countanAce as either 1 or11 points.

Betting

The gamestarts with 10,000points. Whoever winsthe hand collects the bet.

Bets are paidoff evenly, except when:

• If you Blackjack(geta total of21 points on the first draw), you get a5-for-2

payoff — you win50 points for your20-point bet.

• If you double your bet, you can win fourtimes theamountyou bet. For

example,if you betan additional20 points, you would win 40 pointsand

receivea total of 80 points (including the 40 points you bet).

• If you split your hand, you can win double stakes (you bet an additional 20

points on the second hand and winbothhandsforatotalof40points).

• If you surrenderyourhand, you only lose halfof your bet.

Winning, Losing, and Pushing

You win your bet in the following cases:

• If your total is21 points or less, andis more thanthe dealer’s total.

• If the dealer’stotal ismore than 21points.

• If the two cardsyou are dealt arean Ace anda 10-countcard (blackjack),

and the dealerdoesnot have a Blackjack.

You lose your betin thefollowing cases:

• If your total is less than21 points and is less than the dealer’s total.

• If yourtotalis morethan21 points(

BUSTED appearsif yourtotalis exceeds

21 points.).

• If the dealer gets Blackjack and youdo not.

• If your total is21 points butthe dealer gets Blackjack.

Youpush(tie)whenyouand thedealerhavethesametotalhand(21orless).

Your bet is returned to you and play continues withthe next hand.

Blackjack Rules

Using Insurance

Initial Bet Insurance Bet Payoff

20 or30 10 15

40 or50 20 30

60 or70 30 45

80 or90 40 60

100 50 75

Radio Shack 60-2708 User manual

Brand: Radio Shack

Model: 60-2708

Category: Video games

Type: User manual

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