User manual GAMES NINTENDO DS UNO - SKIP-BO - UNO FREEFALL

Insert Manual back Insert Manual cover PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO ® ®HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR USING YOUR NINTENDO HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. SAFETY INFORMATION. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. WARNING --Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain WARNING Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin oror eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these instructions toto avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain: instructions avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain: · · Avoid excessive play. It It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play. Avoid excessive play. is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play. · · Take a a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it. Take 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it. · · When using the stylus, you do not need toto grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Doing so When using the stylus, you do not need grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Doing so may cause fatigue oror discomfort. may cause fatigue discomfort. · · If If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several hours before playing again. hours before playing again. you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor. · · If If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor. WARNING --Seizures WARNING Seizures · · Some people (about 1 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, Some people (about in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns, such as while watching TV oror playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before. such as while watching TV playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before. · · Anyone who has had a a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition Anyone who has had seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition should consult a a doctor before playing a video game. should consult doctor before playing a video game. · · Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a a doctor if you or Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult doctor if you or your child have any ofof the following symptoms: your child have any the following symptoms: Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation · · To reduce the likelihood ofof a seizure when playing video games: To reduce the likelihood a seizure when playing video games: 1.1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible. 2.2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen. Play video games on the smallest available television screen. 3.3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep. 4.4. Play in a well-lit room. Play in a well-lit room. 5.5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour. WARNING --Battery Leakage WARNING Battery Leakage The Nintendo DS contains a a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the The Nintendo DS contains rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the battery pack, oror the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your battery pack, the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Nintendo DS. Nintendo DS. If If battery leakage occurs, avoid contact with skin. If contact occurs, immediately wash thoroughly with soap and battery leakage occurs, avoid contact with skin. If contact occurs, immediately wash thoroughly with soap and water. If If liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water. liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water and see a a doctor. water and see doctor. To avoid battery leakage: To avoid battery leakage: · · Do not expose battery toto excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids. Do not expose battery excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids. · · Do not disassemble, attempt toto repair or deform the battery. Do not disassemble, attempt repair or deform the battery. · · Do not dispose ofof battery pack in a fire. Do not dispose battery pack in a fire. · · Do not touch the terminals ofof the battery, or cause a short between the terminals with a metal object. Do not touch the terminals the battery, or cause a short between the terminals with a metal object. · · Do not peel oror damage the battery label. Do not peel damage the battery label. WARNING - -Radio Frequency Interference WARNING Radio Frequency Interference The Nintendo DS can emit radio waves that can affect the operation ofof nearby electronics, including The Nintendo DS can emit radio waves that can affect the operation nearby electronics, including cardiac pacemakers. cardiac pacemakers. · · Do not operate the Nintendo DS within 9 9 inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature. Do not operate the Nintendo DS within inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature. · · If If you have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, do not use the wireless feature of the you have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, do not use the wireless feature of the Nintendo DS without first consulting your doctor oror the manufacturer of your medical device. Nintendo DS without first consulting your doctor the manufacturer of your medical device. · · Observe and follow all regulations and rules regarding use ofof wireless devices in locations such as Observe and follow all regulations and rules regarding use wireless devices in locations such as hospitals, airports, and on board aircraft. Operation inin those locations may interfere with or cause hospitals, airports, and on board aircraft. Operation those locations may interfere with or cause malfunctions ofof equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or damage to property. malfunctions equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or damage to property. THISTHIS GAME CARD WILL WORK ONLY WITH GAME CARD WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE THE NINTENDO DSTM VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. NINTENDO DSTM VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. CONTENTS Starting the Game 4 5 5 ® House Rules Alternate Cards Challenge Mode Endurance Mode Timed Mode 21 22 23 24 25 Wireless DS DS Wireless Multi-Card Multi-Card 1-41-4 Play Play THIS THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITHWITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING GAMES EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A SEPARATE GAME CARD. A SEPARATE GAME CARD. During wireless gamegameif communication seems to be to be During wireless play, play, if communication seems a ectedected by other electronic devices, move to another a by other electronic devices, move to another location or turn oturn o interfering device. You may need need location or the the interfering device. You may to reset the power on the Nintendo DS and start the the to reset the power on the Nintendo DS and start gamegame again. again. Menu Controls Main Menu UNO and SKIP-BO Menus ® 7 UNO ® Game Controls How to Play Action Cards Going Out Scoring House Rules Alternate Cards Special Modes 12 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 UNO FREEFALL TM Game Controls How to Play Matching Action Cards Scoring Special Modes VS. AI Modes 27 27 28 28 29 30 32 34 portant Legal Information Important Legal Information opying of anyof any video game for any Nintendo system is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international intellectual property Copying video game for any Nintendo system is illegal and is strictly prohibited by domestic and international intellectual property ws. laws. "Back-up" or "archival" copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protectsoftware. Violators will be prosecuted. "Back-up" or "archival" copies are not authorized and are not necessary to protect your your software. 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If your ceases to operate and you have have no attached to it, to it, contact the me game publisher's "Technical Support" or "Customer Service" department. publisher's "Technical Support" or "Customer Service" department. e contents of thisof this notice do not interfereyour statutory rights.rights. This booklet and other printed materials accompanying this game The contents notice do not interfere with with your statutory This booklet and other printed materials accompanying this game e protected by domestic and international intellectual property laws. laws. Rev-D (L) are protected by domestic and international intellectual property Rev-D (L) SKIP-BO How to Play Scoring ® CREDITS 20 20 21 21 Game Controls BLACK BLACK LANTERN LANTERN STUDIOS, INC. INC. STUDIOS, LICENSED BY LICENSED BY Team Play NTENDO, NINTENDO DS AND AND OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. NINTENDO, NINTENDO DS THE THE OFFICIAL SEAL ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. 2004 2004 NINTENDO. RIGHTS RESERVED. © NINTENDO. ALL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. To avoid fatigue and discomfort when using the stylus, do not grip it tightly or press it hard hard against To avoid fatigue and discomfort when using the stylus, do not grip it tightly or press it against the screen. Keep your your fingers, hand, wrist arm relaxed. Long, steady, gentle strokes workwork just the screen. Keep fingers, hand, wrist and and arm relaxed. Long, steady, gentle strokes just as well as many short, hard hard strokes. as well as many short, strokes. CAUTION - Stylus Use CAUTION - Stylus Use UNO® and SKIP-BO® are fun and engaging card games that have been played and loved by families for many years. With today's hectic schedules and changing lifestyles, the ease and convenience of playing games like UNO® or SKIPBO® on a Nintendo DSTM system is an attractive option ­ especially for families on the go. Also included is the brand new UNO FREEFALL TM, a puzzle game using the classic UNO® cards. Players must make matches in order to clear out cards or the play area will fill up and the game will be over. This compilation features both "hot seat" multiplayer, which involves using one Nintendo DSTM system and one Game Card, and wireless multiplayer where each player must have their own Nintendo DSTM system and their own Game Card. Hot seat requires players to take their turn and then pass the system to the next player. Only UNO® and SKIP-BO® have hot seat, but all three games can be played with friends with wireless multiplayer. Menu Controls SELECT Not Available L Button Not Available R Button Fast Forward Ticker Text START Continue Past Title Screen X Button Not Available A Button +Control PadNavigate Menu Options Confirm B Button Back Starting the Game Correctly insert the Game Card into your Nintendo DSTM system. Switch on the system. Press START at the title screen. WARNING : Inserting a Game Card when the system is already on might result in damage to the Game Card. Y Button Not Available You can also use the touch screen to quickly navigate through the menus by simply selecting the option using the stylus. Main Menu The following options are available on the Main Menu: · Select a Game ­ Choose a game and play in single-player or Hotseat modes (only UNO® and SKIP-BO® have Hotseat modes). · Wireless Game Play ­ Play a multiplayer game using the wireless connection with friends who have a Nintendo DSTM system and their own Game Card. · Profile Options ­ Edit or delete the selected player profile and view player records. 4 5 · Game Options ­ Adjust game settings and view the credits. name and icon, but also all records that this profile had. Wireless Game Play Wireless Game Play allows up to four players that have a Nintendo DSTM system and one Game Card each to join in the fun of UNO®, SKIP-BO®, and UNO FREEFALL TM. Wireless Game Play is not available if you are playing as a guest. Game Options This menu allows you to adjust sound and music volumes. UNO® and SKIP-BO® Menus Quick Play Setup This allows you to quickly set up a game by addressing only the most necessary options. You will be asked to select the number of humancontrolled players, number of computer-controlled players, game difficulty, and game type. Players 2-4 must select a profile if they are human-controlled. Wireless Group Setup In this menu, you can choose to Join a group or Create a new group. One player, called the host, must choose to Create a new group. The remaining players must join that group. A group can contain a maximum of four players, and the host may choose to continue after at least two players are in the group. Wireless Game Setup The host gets to set up all game options. All other players will view the Waiting Room screen until the host starts the game. The host must first choose whether to play UNO®, SKIP-BO®, or UNO FREEFALL TM. If playing UNO® or SKIP-BO®, the host can then set up custom game options. If playing UNO FREEFALL TM, the host can select how long the game will last. After all options are set, the chosen game will begin. Custom Game Setup Selecting a custom game gives you full control over how to play. You can set the number of players, customize each player and choose which game type, alternate cards, and house rules to play with. Custom Game Player Setup After selecting a Custom game, you must first set your player options. First, you can set the number of players and whether to play a team game. Team play is only available in a 4-player game. Next, you can set each player as either human-controlled or computer-controlled, as well as set the computer difficulty. Player 1 must be human-controlled, since every game must have at least one human player. Finally, players 2-4 must select a profile if they are human-controlled. Profile Options The Profile Options menu allows you to edit or delete a profile, or view profile records. This menu is not available if you are playing as a guest. · View Records ­ View the current profile's high scores and other statistics. You can also view the records of the top player in each category. · Edit a Profile ­ Change the current profile's name and icon. · Delete a Profile ­ Removes the current profile. It not only erases the 6 7 Custom Game Settings The Custom Game Settings Screen lists a number of important options for the Custom Game mode. On this screen, you can select the game type along with the win condition for that type. You can also select whether you would like to play with House Rules and Alternate Cards on or off. Game Type · Endless · Points · Rounds · Survival Win Conditions N/A 100-1000 (reach this amount) 1-10 (win this number of rounds) 100 -1000 (starting point value) Special Modes Menu This menu allows you to choose one of three Special Modes for your chosen game. The following single-player modes are available: · Challenge Mode ­ Challenge yourself with one of 5 unique levels,or play a randomly-generated level for a new experience each time. · Endurance Mode ­ Maximize your score by winning big without losing too many times! · Timed Mode ­ Race against two clocks to score big before time runs out. Endless: Play endless rounds of UNO® or SKIP-BO®. Between each round, scores will be shown in two categories ­ points and number of rounds won. Play continues indefinitely. Points: Players race to reach a set points value to win. Between each round, scores will be shown. Once a player has reached the specified number of points, that player will win the game. Rounds: Players must win a set number of rounds to win the game. Between each round, the number of rounds each player has won will be displayed. Once a player has won the specified number of rounds, that player will win the game. Survival: In a Survival game, all players start with a set number of points. The losing players of each round lose points, as opposed to a Points game where the round winner gains points. When a player runs out of points, that player is eliminated from the game. Play continues until only one player remains. Game Help This menu allows you to view the controls and a review on how to play. New players may want to check out this information before playing for the first time. Theme Menu Before your game starts, you must choose a background to view and a music track to listen to while you play. There are animated and non-animated backgrounds to choose from and there are music tracks in a number of different styles. Pause Screen The pause screen can be viewed by pressing START during a game. It shows the current game scores and it allows you to access the in-game options screen or quit the game. 8 9 In-game Options This screen is accessed from the Pause screen. It allows you to adjust sound and music volumes, change the current background, and change the current music track. · Timed Mode ­ Have the highest score when time runs out! Game Help This menu allows you to view the controls and a review on how to play. New players may want to check out this information before playing for the first time. UNO FREEFALLTM Menus Classic Game Setup Before starting a Classic Game, you must select what level to start on. Choose wisely -- the higher the level, the faster the blocks fall and the rows will rise! Theme Menu Before your game starts, you must choose a background to view and a music track to listen to while you play. There are animated and non-animated backgrounds to choose from and there are music tracks in a number of different styles. Special Modes Menu This menu allows you to choose one of three Special Modes. Each mode features a special goal and requires you to play the game in a new way. The following Special Modes are available: · Flippy Mode ­ When a match is made, any adjacent cards that are left over get flipped. · Perfect Match Mode ­ Place each card in the correct spot to match them all! · Timed Mode ­ Race against the clock to earn a target score! Pause Screen The pause screen can be viewed by pressing START during a game. It shows the current game scores and it allows you to access the in-game options screen or quit the game. In-game Options This screen is accessed from the Pause screen and allows you to adjust sound and music volumes, change the current background, and change the current music track. Vs. AI Modes Menu This menu allows you to choose one of three Vs. AI Modes. In each of these modes, you'll compete against computer-controlled opponents. The following Vs. AI Modes are available: · Classic Mode ­ Stay in the game longer than your opponents! · High Score Mode ­ Be the first to reach a pre-determined high score! 10 11 UNO® Game Controls SELECT Not Available L Button Challenge Forgetting to call `UNO' R Button Call "UNO" a card from the Draw Pile, which ends your turn. Action Cards force an action: "Reverse" play, "Draw Two" cards, "Draw Four" cards or "Skip" next player. Wild cards let you name what color will continue play. Before discarding your second to last card (or immediately afterwards), you must call "UNO." If another player catches that you forgot before the next turn begins, you will receive two cards from the Draw Pile. In a team game, the player to go out first will earn a win for their team. No other rules change. START Pause Action Cards The following cards have special attributes when played in the game: X Button Control PadMove Cursor among cards in your Hand Move Cursor among cards in your Hand Move Cursor to Draw Deck Move Cursor to Hand Not Available A Button Confirm Draw Two Card: When played, the next person to play must draw 2 cards and miss their turn. B Button Cancel Y Button Challenge Wild Draw Four Reverse Card: This simply reverses direction of play. In twoplayer UNO®, it acts as a skip. You can also use the touch screen and stylus to move cards, draw from the main deck, and even call "UNO". Press START to pause the game when taking advantage of the touch screen. Skip Card: When played, the next person to play is skipped (loses a turn). How to Play Object: To win a round be the first to discard all cards. To discard, match a card from your hand with the top card on the Discard Pile by number/symbol or color. If you do not have any matching cards, you must take Wild Card: The person playing this card calls for any color to continue the play. 12 13 Wild Draw Four Card: Behaves as a Wild and a Draw card. This may only be played when the player has none of the active colored cards in their hand. Players may bluff and play it illegally, but the next player may challenge it. If caught, the bluffing player must draw four cards. If the challenger is wrong, they must draw six cards instead of the four they would have. House Rules The following are House Rules that can be changed when setting up a Custom Game: · Infinite Draw: Players who cannot play on a Discard Pile during their turn must continually draw until a playable card is found. · Stack Draw Cards: When a Draw Two card is played, instead of drawing two cards, you can stack a Draw Two card on top. The next player would have to draw four or stack a Draw Two card on top. · Wild Draw Four Cards: Choose when Wild Draw Four cards can be played as well as whether to allow bluffing. · Draw Card Penalty: Choose the number of cards a player who is caught forgetting to call "UNO" must draw. · Dealt Cards: Select the number of cards dealt: from 5 and 15. Going Out When a player has only one card left, they must call "UNO." This is done by pressing the R Button before the second to last card has been discarded. If the player fails to do this, opponents can challenge that player for forgetting to call "UNO" by pressing the L Button. This challenge must be made before the next player draws or discards. Player who are successfully challenged for forgetting to call "UNO" are forced to draw two cards. Scoring In a typical game of UNO®, scoring is used to determine the overall winner. The winner scores points for all the cards remaining in their opponent's hands. The scores for each card are as follows: Game Type · All number cards (0-9) · Draw Two · Reverse · Skip · Wild · Wild Draw Four Win Conditions Face Value 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 50 Points 50 Points Alternate Cards The following are Alternate Cards that can be turned on or off when setting up a Custom Game: Wild Reverse: This card is a combination of a Reverse card and a Wild card. It can be played at any time, allows the player to choose the new color, and reverses the direction of play. This card is worth 50 points. [Note: See the "Alternate Cards" section for their value.] Wild Skip: This card is a combination of a Skip card and a Wild card. It can be played at any time, allows the player to choose the new color, and skips the next player's turn. This card is worth 50 points. 14 15 Wild Symbol: When this card is played on the Discard Pile, the player chooses a symbol (0-9, Reverse, Skip, Draw Two, All Draw Two, Leader Draw Two). After the symbol is chosen, only that card can be played upon by matching the symbol or by playing a Wild card. This card is worth 50 points. [Note: The Wild Symbol does NOT take on the traits of the symbol picked. Picking a Draw card will not cause other players to draw, nor will it skip a player or reverse play.] All Draw Two: When this card is played on the Discard Pile, all other players must draw two cards. This card is available in all 4 colors. This card is worth 20 points. generate a random Challenge level and play that! Every Challenge level has its own game type, victory condition, and single house rule. Level 1 Win Condition: One Round Opponent's: 2 Difficulty: Easy House Rule: None Level 2 Win Condition: 250 Points Opponent's: 2 Difficulty: Easy House Rule: Play Wild Draw Four Anytime Level 3 Win Condition: Three Rounds Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Normal ouse Rule: Infinite Draw Level 4 Win Condition: 250 Points Survival Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Normal House Rule: Stack Draw Cards Level 5 Win Condition: 500 Points Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Hard House Rule: Start with 10 Cards Leader Draw Two: When this card is played on the Discard Pile, the opposing player(s) with the fewest cards must draw two cards. This card is available in all 4 colors. This card is worth 20 points. Special Modes These modes offer new challenges and unique twists on standard UNO® gameplay. Challenge Mode Challenge mode is a set of five unique levels meant to be a test of your skill and patience. Each level is tiered in difficulty. Play the Challenge tier of five levels or 16 17 Endurance Mode Endurance Mode features 2 computer opponents of normal difficulty. In this mode, you earn points for every card played, but you only keep these points if you win a round. If you lose a round, not only do you lose the points from that round, you also lose a token. You only get five tokens, so play carefully! based on your performance. If you get a Bronze or Silver award in a Special Mode, you can always keep playing that mode to upgrade to a Gold award. Here are the criteria for the different awards: Challenge Mode · Bronze: Beat Level 1 · Silver: Beat Level 3 · Gold: Beat Level 5 Endurance Mode · Bronze: Score 300 · Silver: Score 600 · Gold: Score 1,000 Timed Mode Timed Mode features a single computer opponent of normal difficulty. In this mode, a game lasts 20 minutes and each round lasts a maximum of 2 minutes. If either timer runs out before either player goes out, the player with the fewest cards wins the round. For winning a round, you earn 10 points plus the difference in point values between your hand and your opponent's. Race against the clock to make your score as high as possible! Timed Mode · Bronze: Score 200 · Silver: Score 500 · Gold: Score 1,000 Awards You can earn UNO® awards by playing the UNO® Special Modes. These awards will be displayed on the Profile screens and while playing UNO®. Each Special Mode has its own award, which will be either Bronze, Silver, or Gold 18 19 SKIP-BO® Game Controls SELECT Not Available L Button Not Available R Button Not Available Piles, or from the top of your Stock Pile. At the start of a turn, you will receive enough cards to bring your hand to 5. If you play all cards from your hand, you will receive 5 more and may continue your turn. End your turn by discarding a card from your hand onto a Discard Pile. Each player is dealt the same amount of facedown cards, which become their Stock Piles. Players overturn the top card of their Stock Pile. The remainder of the deck face is placed facedown in the center of the play area to form the Draw Pile. START Control PadMove Cursor among cards in Piles or your Hand Move Cursor among cards in Piles or your Hand Move Cursor to Building Piles Move Cursor to your Hand, Stock Pile, and Discard Piles Pause Scoring In a typical game of SKIP-BO®, the first person to collect 500 points wins. The winner of each game scores 5 points for each card remaining in his opponent's Stock Piles plus 25 points for winning the game. X Button Not Available A Button Confirm Team Play All that changes in the rules is that partners can play from each other's Stock and Discard Piles. Partners may not discuss plays at any time. The game is over when a team plays all cards from both of their Stock Piles. B Button Cancel Y Button Not Available House Rules The following are House Rules that can be changed when setting up a Custom Game: · Highest Stock First: The player with the highest top card on their Stock Pile goes first. · Stack Direction: Building Piles can flow either direction; from 1 to 12 or 12 to 1. · Stock Cards Dealt: Choose the number of cards dealt to each player's Stock Pile from 5 to 30. · Hand Cards: Choose the number of cards in a hand from 4 to 6. You can also use the touch screen and stylus to move cards and draw from the main deck. Press START to pause the game when taking advantage of the touch screen. How to Play Object: To win a round, be the first to play every card in your Stock Pile. The four building piles are built of cards stacked in numerical order: 1 through 12. This is how cards are played: either from your hand, the top of your Discard 20 21 · Wild Stacking: A Wild card can't be played directly on top of another Wild card. Alternate Cards The following are Alternate Cards that can be turned on or off when setting up a Custom Game: Starting 9 Card: This card can be played on an empty Building Pile spot to start a new pile beginning with a 9 instead of a 1. This card can also be played as a standard 9 card. Challenge Mode Redraw Card: When this Wild card is played on a Building Pile, the player's hand will be replaced with five new cards from the deck. Challenge mode is a set of five unique levels meant to be a test of your skill and patience. Each level is tiered in difficulty. Play the Challenge tier of five levels or generate a random Challenge level and play that! Every Challenge level has its own game type, victory condition, and single house rule. Level 1 Win Condition: One Round Opponent's: 2 Difficulty: Easy House Rule: None Level 2 Win Condition: 150 Points Opponent's: 2 Difficulty: Easy House Rule: 4 Hand Cards Level 3 Win Condition: Three Round Wins Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Normal House Rule: Stack Direction Add Stock Card: When this Wild card is played on a Building Pile, it will add one card to the bottom of every other player's Stock Pile. Clear Pile Card: When this Wild card is played on a Building Pile, that pile will be cleared off the playing field immediately even if the pile was not yet complete. Starting 5 Card: This card can be played on an empty Building Pile spot to start a new pile beginning with a 5 instead of a 1. This card can also be played as a standard 5 card. 22 23 Level 4 Win Condition: 150 Points Survival Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Normal House Rule: No Wild Stacking Level 5 Win Condition: 300 Points Opponent's: 3 Difficulty: Hard House Rule: 10 Stock Cards Timed Mode Timed Mode features a single computer opponent of normal difficulty. In this mode, a game lasts 20 minutes and each round lasts a maximum of 4 minutes. If either timer runs out before either player wins, the player with the fewest Stock Pile cards is declared the winner. For winning a round, you earn 10 points plus the 5 times the difference in stock card count between your hand and your opponent. Race against the clock to make your score as high as possible! Endurance Mode Endurance Mode features 2 computer opponents of normal difficulty. In this mode, the goal is to make your score as high as possible and you can earn points in two ways. If you complete a Building Pile, you earn points for every card in that pile ­ cards that were played from a Stock Pile are worth 15 and cards that were played from anywhere else are worth 5. If you win the round, you'll earn 2 points for each card you played during the entire round! If you lose a round, you lose a token. You only get two tokens, so play carefully! Awards You can earn SKIP-BO® awards by playing the SKIPBO® Special Modes. These awards will be displayed on the Profile screens and while playing SKIP-BO®. Each Special Mode has its own award, which will be either Bronze, Silver, or Gold based on your performance. If you get a Bronze or Silver award in a Special Mode, you can always keep playing that mode to upgrade to a Gold award. Here are the criteria for the different awards: Challenge Mode · Bronze: Beat Level 1 · Silver: Beat Level 3 · Gold: Beat Level 5 24 25 Endurance Mode · Bronze: Score 1,000 · Silver: Score 2,000 · Gold: Score 4,000 UNO FREEFALLTM Game Controls SELECT Not Available L Button Timed Mode · Bronze: Score 100 · Silver: Score 150 · Gold: Score 200 Not Available R Button Not Available START Control PadMove Falling Block to the Left Move Falling Block to the Right Place Falling Block Immediately Make Block Fall Faster Pause X Button Not Available A Button Change Wild Block Color Y Button Toggle Target Opponent B Button Use Special Item You can also use the touch screen and stylus to move cards, switch targets, and use action cards. Press START to pause the game when taking advantage of the touch screen. How to Play Object: To win make matches and score points ­ but don't let the blocks stack to the top! Three like cards, such as three reds, three skips or a combination of two reds and two skips (where one of the cards is a red skip) must be adjacent to match. Cards above matches fall into place, often creating match combos! 26 27 When a Skip, Reverse, Draw Two cards, or Wild Draw Four are matched, their special ability is triggered. Skip, Reverse, and Draw Two cards can also be banked in Vs. matches. If any of the matched cards had been underneath other cards, those will fall and can create matches as well. When several matches occur from a single card placement, it is called a cascade. At set intervals, a new row of non-matching cards will appear on the bottom row pushing up all of the cards in play. This means the board is always accumulating more cards and making it a bigger challenge to stay ahead! · WildDraw Four: Can be changed to any of the four colors. When any of these cards (except the Wild card) are cleared in a versus game, they will also be "banked" and appear on the left side of the screen. These Action Cards have various different effects when used in a versus game and up to three can be stored at a time. Players can choose which opponent to target and when to unleash the following effects: · Skip: Freezes an opponent's controls for 1.5 seconds. · Reverse: Reverses an opponent's controls for 1.5 seconds. · Draw Two: Drops two extra cards onto an opponent's playing field. · Wild Draw Four: Drops four extra cards onto an opponent's playing field. Matching Two like colors or values that are adjacent create a match. However, cards only clear when matching occurs in sets of three. In other words, each adjacent card must match to form a triplet match. Matches can be horizontal lines of three, vertical lines of three, or "L" shaped. For example, a Red 3 card can be next to a Red 7 card and those two would match. In order to clear out cards, a card adjacent to the Red 3 or Red 7 must match. If a Red 3 had a Red Draw Two or a Green 3 by it, those three cards would then be cleared. Scoring Scoring is entirely based on matches and cascades. Scoring Rates for Matches Card Type · "0-9" · Draw Two · Skip · Reverse · Wild · Wild Draw Four Score 10 20 20 20 50 50 Action Cards The following Action Cards are available: Skip, Reverse, Draw Two, Wild, and Wild Draw Four. Each of these has at least one special effect depending on which card it is and whether this is a versus game. Action Cards always have the following effect: · · · · Skip: Freezes the row timer for 1 second. Reverse: Adds 1 second back to the row timer. Draw Two: Uncovers two random facedown cards Wild: Can be changed to any of the four colors. 28 29 Combo Score Modifiers: A combo occurs when more than three cards match at once. Combo Size · 4 Cards · 5 Cards · 6 Cards · 7 Cards · 8 Cards · 9 Cards · 10 Cards+ Score Modifier X2 X4 X6 X8 X10 X12 X15 Perfect Match Mode: In Perfect Match mode, the game starts with cards on the playing field and the cards that will fall are pre-determined. Your challenge is to figure out where you must place each card in order to match them all. There are ten different stages each with a unique puzzle for you to solve. Special modes These modes each offer a unique twist on standard UNO FREEFALL TM game play. You'll need to come up with new strategies to do well in these modes. Flippy Mode In Flippy Mode, the game plays exactly like Classic Mode with one exception ­ every time a match is made, any remaining adjacent cards are flipped over. It does not matter if these cards were face up or facedown beforehand. Strategic placement is necessary or the entire field will fill up with facedown cards. Timed Mode: In Timed Mode, you race against the clock to earn a target score. Once you've reached that score, you win the stage and move on to the next stage. There are ten Timed Mode levels. If you run out of time or a stack rises above the top, the game ends and you must try again! 30 31 Vs. AI Modes In the Vs. Modes, you must compete against 1-3 opponents. You can play against the computer, or against friends if playing a Wireless game. Playing against opponents brings its own twists and challenges ­ when Action Cards are matched, they are added to your inventory and you can use them against your opponents! Classic Mode: Classic Mode is a survival-style competition. This is a standard game and the card falling speed increases as time goes on. Try to match as many special cards as you can to use against your opponent's. Be careful! If your cards stack up to the top, you lose. Be the last player standing to win! High Score Mode: Score big to get more points than your opponents. Choose a score and then race your opponent's to be the first to reach that many points. If your cards stack up to the top, you lose points. Don't forget to use your specials to help give yourself a fighting chance! Timed Mode: Timed Mode is a race against the clock and the other players. Use specials and get plenty of combos to increase your score, but don't let your cards stack up to the top ­ you'll lose points if you do. The winner is the player with the highest score when the time runs out! Flippy Mode · Bronze: Score 5,000 · Silver: Score 15,000 · Gold: Score 30,000 Perfect Match Mode · Bronze: Beat Level 3 · Silver: Beat Level 6 · Gold: Beat Level 10 Timed Mode · Bronze: Beat Level 3 · Silver: Beat Level 6 · Gold: Beat Level 10 Awards You can earn UNO FREEFALL TM awards by playing the UNO FREEFALL TM Special Modes. These awards will be displayed on the Profile screens and while playing UNO FREEFALL TM. Each Special Mode has its own award, which will be either Bronze, Silver, or Gold based on your performance. If you get a Bronze or Silver award in a Special Mode, you can always keep playing that mode to upgrade to a Gold award. Here are the criteria for the different awards: 32 33 CREDITS Developed by: Black Lantern Studios, Inc. President and CEO Richard Woods VP of Business Development Derek McDaniel VP of Operations Devin Clasby Finance Director Teresa Gloe Art Director Matt Raithel Development Director David Wilcox Producer Andrew P. Bilyk Lead Programmer Kyle Rayburn Lead Artist Chris Moore Game Designers Nikki Graham Doug Hill Programmers Tim Stephens Zach Allen Additional Programming Andrew P. Bilyk Matthew Endsley Tools Programmer David Wilcox Artists Andy Goodwin Gary Bedell Andrew Dour Music Composed by Chad Seiter Additional Composition Jared Hudson Orchestrator Jake Kaufman Music Engineer Jake Kaufman Lead Tester Wes Bowen Published by: DESTINATION SOFTWARE INC VP of Development Paul Tresise European Development Manager Aeron Guy Producer James Davis MATTEL Director, Games and Interactive Patricia Masai Producer Chip Bumgardner Brand Manager Joy Mann ECI - QA Managing Director Rupert Young Managers Sharad Chaturvedi Rajesh GS Lead Testers Jeffin Raj Paul Debdeul Baul Testers Krunal Kore Rajiv Mayanak Shashank Ambre Kaushik Raul Salvador Fernandes Vishal Karkera Dylan Coelho Sajjan Choudhary UNO, SKIPBO and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel, Inc. © 2006 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Exclusively licensed to Destination Software Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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